May 16, 2010

The CrossProcess iPhone App is pretty darn good

I’ve actually had the CrossProcess app on my phone for awhile now but I only found the time now to write a review about it. In a nutshell, if you like to take unique and gorgeous pics, this is an app for you!

The CrossProcess app lets you take interesting photos. Pic taken with my iPhone.

Advantages

The app has the same advantages as the ShakeIt app, which may not be surprising since it’s from the same developer. (View my review of ShakeIt app here.) In addition, though, I like that CrossProcess has thinner borders. The pictures taken by the app are also longer in length compared to ShakeIt.

Disadvantages

Right now, you can choose from four difference “process” options: red, green, blue and basic. You can also choose whether you’d like to add a border and whether you’d like to save the original. I’d like to see even more interesting options. For instance, a black border would give the pictures a more interesting look. Having said that, I have to claim ignorance on how Cross Processing film looks like, so perhaps my wishes are not appropriate for this app.

The bottom line

I happen to like CrossProcess better than the ShakeIt iPhone app, so I definitely recommend this. It’s super affordable and, as you can see in some of the examples I provided here, the pics turn out interesting and beautiful. Hipstamatic is still my fave iPhone photo app, but CrossProcess is a close second!