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Thursday 06 September

Photo prints directly from your phone? Snapperific!

Edit and print photos with the Snapperific appIf there's one downfall to having thousands of photos stored on my iPhone, it's figuring out how to get them from the phone to a photo album. (Yes, with actual prints!) Now you can skip the photo printing service middleman, with a terrific app called Snapperific.

 

Snapperific is a free iOS app that lets you upload whichever pictures you want, add simple photos effects (black & white, vibrant, sepia) and then directly order prints of varying sizes from wallets to 16x20. The interface and layout of the app are very easy to follow, and let you tap your way through the whole process. Perfect for those multitasking moms who only have one hand free. 

You can even print photos from your Flickr stream or other apps like Snapseed, Instagram, or AutoStitch, by giving the app access your account.

As for the pricing, that may be the one drawback. A 4x6 starts at $0.80, while it starts at $.15 on Shutterfly. However, Snapperific does use a professional photo lab to create beautiful prints--and not some supermarket photo machine in the corner of the produce section. That can be a big difference in quality if you're ordering a 16x20 canvas print or want a real gift for the grandparents to frame, and not just some family snaps for the bulletin board inside your kid's Pre-K class.

The one other thing you should be aware of: when you start an order, make changes to photos, and start to pick print sizes, you have to complete the order while you're in the app, otherwise, it's lost when you exit. I realized that the hard way and had to go back in and recreate the entire order. The app developer tells me that the "save order" option will indeed be available in a future version, which will make it a lot easier to print-and-go. 

But with that in mind, definitely check out Snapperific and find out how easy it is to populate that lonely photo album on your shelf with all the great pictures you took this summer. -Jeana

Snapperific is available for free from iTunes.

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