7 Best Photo Retouching Apps for Smartphone Portrait Photos

Do you want to get into portrait photography? These days, you can even make great portrait photos with your smartphone.

There are also many great photo retouching apps available but it’s not easy to pick the right one.

To help you out, here’s a list of the seven best photo retouching apps for portrait photos.

7. AirBrush

iTunes | Android

Airbrush is the perfect photo retouching app if you want to remove imperfections. In a few seconds, you can remove blemishes and acne or whiten teeth.

Besides that, AirBrush offers a whole range of retouching tools. From skin smoothing and sculpting to face stretching and reshaping.

PROS

Edit pictures from Camera or Gallery
Change the image quality easily

CONS

Free but with in-app purchases

6. FaceTune 2

iTunes | Android

FaceTune 2 offers the basic features like skin smoothening and teeth whitening but there’s a lot more to it. With FaceTune 2 you can reshape faces and even give your subject a smile if you want to.

It’s a complete retouching app but the best feature is Relight. This feature allows you to change the direction of the light in your photos.

PROS

Complete retouching app
Unique features like Relight

CONS

Only for iPhone. (The original FaceTune is also available for Android)
Free but with a subscription if you want to use all functions

5. Pixelmator

iTunes | Android

Pixelmator is a great all-around editing app. It comes with editing tools like cropping, color adjustments, and filters. But there’s also a great set of portrait photo retouching tools.

The Clone tool allows you to move or remove objects and the Soften tool allows you to smooth out the features on any face. You can also sharpen a person’s eyes for better portrait results.

PROS

Advanced photo retouching
Easy to use
Collages and panel edits

CONS

Costs $4.99

4. Photoshop Fix

iTunes | Android

Photoshop Fix is not as easy to use as some of the other apps but it’s well worth learning. It includes a large range of photo retouching tools. The Lighten tool is great for teeth whitening and you can use the Smooth tool to even out skin.

The Healing brush will correct spots and blemishes quickly without effort. The standout feature is the Liquify tool, which allows you to make adjustments to facial features.

PROS

Free
Quick in use
Lots of features and tools
Combine with Photoshop CC and Lightroom
Save files as PSD format and include layers

CONS

Slight learning curve
You need a CC subscription to use it with Photoshop and Lightroom

3. Fotor

iTunes | Android

Fotor is more than just a portrait photo retouching app. The Fotor app is both an editor and collage maker that allows you to add filters, effects, frames, and graphics enhancements to your photos.

You can easily edit your portrait photos and at the same time be creative with graphic design.

PROS

Easy to use
Photo editing and graphic design
Frequently updated Web version
Share your photos through social media and e-mail

CONS

The help-related resources could be improved
Limited functionality available for free

2. Visage

iTunes | Android

This free photo retouching app lets you quickly and easily retouch your portrait photos. You can smooth skin, reduce skin shine, whiten teeth, apply eye makeup, and more.

It also features a set of interesting backgrounds and effects. Its the perfect selfie editing app.

PROS