Gorgeous Phototag app arrives for Windows Phone, goes free (for a limited time)

Phototag for Windows Phone

On Windows Phone, we accept enough of photo tagging apps like Ciel or InstaWeather Pro to document your travels or life in general. These apps vary in functionality but they often eye effectually the thought of placing an overlay with data, including atmospheric condition or your location, over a square photo. You tin can then mail service them to Facebook, Instagram, etc. We recently did that when we were downwardly in Florida before this week.

Developer Jason Ong has a new app out called Phototag. Nosotros've covered his piece of work before in the highly rated Audiocloud app and Phototag is just every bit stunning and useful. For 1, the UI is striking—it'southward minimal simply bold and easy to navigate. Second, Phototag allows you to as well stamp baby or food info in addition to the typical weather and location data. More categories are forthcoming too.

What else is there? Read on to observe out in our mini-review.

Phototag features

4 overlay themes: Identify, Atmospheric condition, Food and Baby. More to come
Front and dorsum camera support
Historical conditions overlay back up (subject to weather data availability)
xx gorgeous photo filter furnishings
Instantly share to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Renren, Sina Weibo and VK
6tag integration for uploading to Instagram
Photos Hub and Lens integration

For a version ane.0 of an app, that'southward a mighty impressive feature list (although nosotros oasis't found those filters or straight 6tag sharing quite however, perchance an omission). [Update: Indeed, both features are at that place only difficult to notice. The developer has posted some usage tips on his Facebook page to help explain it - link]

Users can launch the app directly or through the Lens characteristic for quick access. Optionally, y'all can use grid lines for alignment, toggle the flash and by tapping the camera icon choose the front or rear camera. Besides, y'all can cull those 4 categories (Place, Weather, Food and Baby) by tapping the icon in the upper right corner.

Once the photograph is taken, y'all can still modify those categories and swipe left to right to change the overlay manner. By swiping up or downwards, yous can also move the text effectually—nice impact. 1 of the best features gives you the ability to change the name of your location and the time, including manually typing something in similar "home".

If you want to re-use a photo, you lot can too import any image from the library. The app and then asks if yous desire to use the EXIF information. That'due south useful because if yous have prototype geo-tagging enabled (under Windows Phone settings), information technology will observe and apply that information along with the time and date. However, you tin optionally deny that request assuasive you to utilise the photo for your current location.

Phototag for Windows Phone

Some criticisms

While the app is exquisite looking, we will say discoverability of certain features are not obvious. Rich didn't realize you had to tap the display to take the photo (ap choice to employ the shutter cardinal is in the app'southward settings). I couldn't effigy out how to toggle the rear and front camera and Sam learned that yous tin move the text around by sliding up or down on the image. Those aren't deal breakers by any ways, but it does suggest the app could apply some re-working of sure design aspects (or at least feature a tutorial on initial launch).

We've also noticed that using the camera shutter push volition crash the app and as we mentioned before, filters and 6tag were omitted from this release. Finally, quite a few of our images needed to be rotated after the photo was taken.

But hey, for a version one.0 nosotros're really impressed with this app. It looks great and none of those quirks are killers—just annoyances that can exist easily fixed. But the potential here is huge. Nosotros'll be real curious to meet what you have to say well-nigh it below.

Plus, it's gratuitous (for now)

The best part is Phototag is currently gratis "for a express time". Nosotros don't know for how long nor what it will somewhen cost, simply if you download it now you can lock in that free cost tag basically forever—even if you get a new Windows Telephone. Considering of that, at that place's little reason to non give it shot and send feedback to the developer (employ the Nearly choice in the app).

Caput hither to the Store to requite Phototag a become and let us know in comments what you lot think. Windows Phone viii only.

Thank you, zhoulhas, for the tip

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