If we got wildly excited about a great new app that apes toy cameras, effortlessly allows you to add filters to amusingly retro square pics, and lets you upload the lot to a photography-oriented social network, you might say: “Um, you do realise Instagram came out two years ago, right?” But the app we’re talking about isn’t Instagram, although it is, in effect, pretty much Instagram.
Starmatic: retro camera app for iPhone
Can this new photo-sharing app challenge the might of Instagram?
Our Verdict
Nice enough, but offers nothing new, and won’t tempt people who are already heavily immersed in a rival network.
For
- Nice enough filters
- Decent UX design
- Grid overlay when taking photos
Against
- Nothing new or different
- Slow uploads during testing
- Filters aren’t applied live
- Some minor interface bugs
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The Verdict
6
out of 10
Starmatic
Nice enough, but offers nothing new, and won’t tempt people who are already heavily immersed in a rival network.