SquareBlend Review

by Jessica Pritchett

Description

According to SquareBlend they, "are an app to blend two photos together with no cropping."  Very limited to what the app provides when overlaying photos and stickers, but the app is fun and easy to use for android users. Able to turn normal photos into something totally different all while on your phone, while keeping the limitations in mind.  The app does need some major updates as far as the stickers and "effects" a user can use. 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.baiwang.squareblend

Access

Free to ALL Android users in the Play Store 

Sample Usage

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=544620569033443&set=a.544620545700112.1073741866.100004565146418&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=544620582366775&set=a.544620545700112.1073741866.100004565146418&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=544621529033347&set=a.523462084482625.1073741860.100004565146418&type=3&theater

Tips, tricks, and tutorials

you can take a photo or use one already on your camera.  The hardest part is moving the sticker around, re-sizing or placing, your background picture will try to move as well. There is only one picture overlay effect allowed per picture, but you can save and pull that photo back up if you want to keep adding "effects" to it, just know after awhile the original will not be noticeable. If you want to share on social media it will not allow you to add it to any albums. 

What the Tool Does Well

The first time overlay is pretty good, and the fact it is easy to use. 

What it Does Poorly

The additional effects are hardly noticeable, along with moving "stickers" around. I only recommend this app for the overlays not the photo edit options. 

What happens when you...

If you want to overlay more than one "effect" as they call it the original picture becomes harder to see.  If a picture is used that has already been altered somewhere else it is harder on the app to make any edit type changes.  

Additional Resources

There is a long list of photo editor apps in the Google Play Store 

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=edit%20pictures&c=apps