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Best rainbow effect apps

Never let your snapshots look dull and boring! Make your pictures stand out all the time for your friends and everyone to see. Add a rainbow filter to your photos or whatever effect that captures your senses. Take a look into this list of the best rainbow effect apps for your next photo session.

1.Instagram

Free download

Instagram is a simple way to capture, edit, and share the users' favorite moments. They can express their artistic sides through their feeds. Users can follow their friends and family, and discover accounts from all over the world.

  • Website:Instagram.com
  • Age rating:Everyone

  • Category:Photo sharing

  • Publisher:Instagram

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  • Angela Gu

    by Angela Gu

    What can I say? I've been using Instagram for so long now and most of my pictures from vacations are edited here. Their rainbow filters are definitely More

  • Cheryl Carroll

    by Cheryl Carroll

    My younger sister (she's 12, turning 13 this yr) and I so so love having pictures taken when are on full makeup and share them with our friends on

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  • Christina Fields

    by Christina Fields

    No problem when using this. plus Instagram has tons of filters and rainbow effects which you can sort of control and customize

  • Barbara Peters

    by Barbara Peters

    I love that I don't need to open another application to edit my selfies after taking them. I can just point, pout, shoot, add rainbow effect, and s

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2.Flickr

Varies by plan

Flickr is an online platform where you can upload, access, organize, edit, and share your photos from any device anywhere in the world. You can use its web services or its practical mobile app.

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  • Andrew Ford

    by Andrew Ford

    This is much more usable for editing high-res photos and what-not as I do but for beginners, you'll find the best filters and rainbow effects here

  • Benjamin Knight

    by Benjamin Knight

    Flickr is nothing new, but a classic. If you are a big picture taker like I am, then you need this app. With Flickr, i can share my photos (just li

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  • Brittany Sanders

    by Brittany Sanders

    I have tons of pictures in my catalog and using lots of tools can be heavy but Flickr is like all-in-one. You can basically use this as a very good

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3.Pixlr-o-matic

Free download
Pixlr-o-matic is a photo-editing software application that features dozens of filters and allows users to choose or add more lighting accents, borders, and frames. It is a useful tool for adding retro effects to your pics!


  • Website:http://pixlr.com
  • Age rating:Everyone

  • Category:Photography

  • Publisher:123RF

  • Size:6.82 MB

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  • Grace Ruiz

    by Grace Ruiz

    This has been my go-to photo editor for a while now. I just like the feel of its filers cause it's very vintage and very cool. Seems like my photos re More

  • Diana Austin

    by Diana Austin

    Very cool app that ads some extra vintage flair to your photos. You don't need Instagram to add rainbow filter etiher! So you can edit and modify your More

4.PicsArt

with in-app purchases

PicsArt is an app with tools, effects, collage maker, camera, free clipart library, millions of user-created stickers and drawing tools. You can use your own photos or free-to-edit pictures in the app and turn them into collages and memes.

  • Website:https://picsart.com/
  • Age rating:12+

  • Category:Photo & Video

  • Publisher:PicsArt, Inc.

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  • Christina Thompson

    by Christina Thompson

    Very easy to use app and also multi-functional. If you've been using this, you know that this is a great way to add rainbow filters on your photo!

  • Patricia Schultz

    by Patricia Schultz

    OMG I love this app! You can get the cutest rainbow flares with it which will for sure guarantee you a bunch of

  • Brittany Bell

    by Brittany Bell

    Soooooooooo prettyyyyyyyyyyyy

  • Gilberto Luna

    by Gilberto Luna

    My daughter actually uses this app and loves it. She like to be creative and draw and this app gives her the flexibility to do this on the go, like on More

  • Tiffany Murray

    by Tiffany Murray

    This actually has the best rainbow filter that I've seen for pictures, plus its so easy to use. I always use it seen it became a trend for photos l

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  • Kathleen Jordan

    by Kathleen Jordan

    Can I just attest to the other comment saying I'd be getting a bunch of likes and hearts on Instagram if I use this app??! They say downloading the

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5.Pixlr

with in-app purchases

Pixlr is a free photo editor app wherein you can transform and improve all your pictures. It features simple tools that will help you add effects and filters to photos. The photo editing app is available online and on Android and iOS.

  • Website:http://pixlr.com
  • Age rating:Everyone

  • Category:Photography

  • Publisher:123RF

  • Size:12.58 MB

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  • Lei Xu

    by Lei Xu

    Being a photographer, I can say that this photo editor really is very useful and can definitely give you your desired effects. Very easy to use

  • by Jeffrey Hamilton

    As a traveler, I love taking photos but I could not find a photo editor for using on the go. Then I found Pixlr which is easy to use and has over 2

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  • Lori Woods

    by Lori Woods

    Great to use for a rainbow effects app. It's actually clean to use and good to go without much tweaks needed for standard pictures

6.VSCO

with in-app purchases
VSCO is a mobile application developed by Visual Supply Company for taking photos, editing them with a variety of settings and filters, and sharing them. Users can join a creative community with no public followers, likes, or comments. 
  • Website:https://vsco.co/store/app
  • Age rating:12+

  • Category:Photography

  • Publisher:Visual Supply Company

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  • Jerry Huang

    by Jerry Huang

    I've been sharing my photos here and definitely a lot of people have seen it and gave me some tips over the years. I've been improving a lot. BTW, thi More

  • William Powell

    by William Powell

    If you like to take and edit high-def photographs then this app would suit you. If you are proud enuff, you can share it to the vsco community wher

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  • Amy Hart

    by Amy Hart

    I am willing to spend a penny on the pre-set filters that this app offers because they were carefully designed for every look that you want. Althou

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7.Camera+ Legacy

Paid: $2.99 With in-app purchases

Camera+ is an app for iOS that helps you to use your phone to shoot the best photos you possibly can. Packed with several handy features like Touch Exposure & Focus, Photo Flashlight, Photo Grid, Digital Zoom and various Shooting Modes.

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  • Xu Pan

    by Xu Pan

    Been using this to edit my photos on my iPhone. Even great photos need some filtering sometimes and i trust this app a lot

  • Juan Dean

    by Juan Dean

    This is a camera app has a rainbow effect function but the user may not be satisfied with it as it does not have a lot of setting for the rainbow f

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  • Doris Powell

    by Doris Powell

    This camera app is really good on my iPhone. It adds flavor to my pictures with special effects as well. Otherwise is is a pretty standard app with sh More

8.Snapseed

Free download

Snapseed is a complete and professional photo-editing software application developed by Google that will upgrade your regular photos, with lots of filters and special effects. It has 29 tools like healing, brush, structure, HDR, etc.

  • Website:http://www.snapseed.com/
  • Age rating:4+

  • Category:Photo and Video

  • Publisher:Google LLC

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  • Claire Shi

    by Claire Shi

    Much more complicated than other photo editor apps. I think this suits much more professional guys but this sure has lots of cool filters which you ca More

  • James Wallace

    by James Wallace

    Snapseed offers a professional quality of photos and I was able to enhance some important family photos with the effects. I found the interface to

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  • Shreya Yadav

    by Shreya Yadav

    Definitely a convenient app for me. The best thing about this editor is that it supports RAW files from my dslr camera! I don't need to convert it

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9.Aviary

Free download

Aviary is a photo editing app that gives users options to enhance, accessorize and apply effects in their photos and share them on social media. It is developed by Aviary Inc. and is currently available for Android devices only. 

  • Website:https://www.aviary.com
  • Age rating:4+

  • Category:Photography

  • Publisher:Aviary Inc

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  • Victoria Arenas

    by Victoria Arenas

    The effects here give you an impression that you would be able to create a rainbow-like filter that's good enough to show everyone. Fair enough for me More

  • Jennifer Jenkins

    by Jennifer Jenkins

    Aviary is a pretty good photo editor, and it has a ton of different effects you can add that are somehow rainbow in effect but there is no specific

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10.Luminar

Paid: $69

Luminar is an image editing software for Windows and Mac that allows you to edit pictures with an easy-to-use interface. It allows you to apply filters, process raw images, shift hues, and much more. 

  • Website:https://macphun.com/
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  • Category:Multimedia

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  • Harry Pierce

    by Harry Pierce

    Great tool for more experienced photo editors! You'll get to create more than rainbow effects here

  • Jiang Bai

    by Jiang Bai

    Luminar has been one my favorites for filters and rainbow effect apps specifically. It's somewhat close to Photoshop so I've been able to use it wi

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DID YOU KNOW?

Did you know that the ‘rainbow light filters’ started when Instagram released it as one of their Instagram story features? When selfie became a global phenomenon, numerous photo taking and photo editing apps have become readily available to download for Android and iOS users, especially now that almost everyone can easily take photos using their smartphones. Frames, texts, GIFs, time, location, filters, and so on can even be added to a single photo before people upload it to social networking sites. All of those have increased the popularity of the creation of mobile applications such as sparkle app, vintage filter app, and many more. Back then, the famous dog and flower crown filter from Snapchat were taking over social media. 

These days, one of the most common trends in the digital world is the use of ‘rainbow light filters’. This has started when Instagram released this community-inspired face filter. This bizarre beauty trend is just one of those trends that Instagram released in their Instagram story feature. People can take a selfie and simply play with this rainbow light filter before sending it to a friend or uploading it to their Instagram story. Besides Instagram, other apps like PicsArt Photo Studio also offer this feature so users can have several options when it comes to putting a rainbow effect on their photo.

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