So, I've once again prawled through the App Store like an alchoholic in a liquor store during payday... 🥲 (this is totally not a cry for help) BUT last night, I focused on TOOLS—apps that are of utility. Stuff that maybe students or casual users may need. Sometimes Apple's native iPhone apps don't cut it when it comes to editing pictures or tweaking your files. 📂 Maybe you just need to stitch screenshots together or censor something at the background of one of your photos. But when you search the App Store, the first set of apps that show up are ad-ridden editing platforms with USELESS AI features. "I just need to blur the background why is this app 260mb..." (I'm looking at you, PICSART). Well, here are three apps I've found that let you ANNOTATE pics/create basic collages, COMPRESS videos, and capture videos/pictures IN LOWER RESOLUTIONS without sacrificing too much output quality. 📷 Useful if you're saving storage space :3 (links to these apps are below) 🆒 ------------------- Links ^___^ - GramCamera: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gramcamera-save-storage/id6804235227 - iMark: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/imark-image-annotation-tool/id1174741369 - LeanVid: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/leanvid-video-compressor/id6796710561 ------------------- P.S. I've found two Android apps that are pretty cool to showcase. However, one of them is a freemium app (free but your options are capped until you pay a subscription fee). I don't really wanna recommend apps with a subscription plan cuz the whole point of this series is to help others avoid spending money on things they won't own... Though, I get that devs need money; maybe I'll only highlight indie dev apps that aren't super money hungry. Also my phone's memory is fighting for its life. I download at least 10 apps to try, and only write about 3 because those 3 apps are the only ones worthy of being acknolwedged. P.P.S. GramCamera and LeanVid are both from the same developer + both apps were released just this month, i think ^^ the dev seems to know what a lot of iOS users struggle with