Kimiko Pro Color Cam is a solid camera app for iOS

Although there are a mountain of photo apps for iOS, I always like to see fresh ideas, and Kimiko Pro (free) definitely has some. As opposed to a post-processing tool, Kimiko Pro lets you frame your picture and make changes in real time before you snap away.

With a pinching motion, you can choose a full frame or 1:1 square format image. You can focus the camera manually, or automatically.

There are on-screen sliders for color temperature and contrast, and you can use your iPhone volume button to trip the shutter if you like. Images can be cropped and rotated after your photo has been capture, which is the only post-processing option available in Kimiko Pro.

Without post-processing, any photo you take can be loaded into a favorite editor. Once you get used to it, adjusting the image before taking it becomes second nature and may be your preferred way of shooting iPhone photos.



I found Kimiko Pro's adjustments to be very natural, but you can push them to surreal if you want to. I enjoyed playing around with Kimiko Pro and appreciate the thought that went into it. It's free if you want to give it a try, with no ads and no in-app purchases.

Kimiko Pro requires iOS 7 and it is optimized for the iPhone 5.