10 best selfie apps to capture that perfect closeup

Photo credit: Paško Tomić.

If you’ve got a phone and a face, you’re likely looking for the perfect selfie app – something that’s fun, flattering, and capable of wowing your friends. Depending on what you’re after, there are plenty of choices out there. So we’ve curated a list of 10 of the best selfie apps that give you an array of visual effects.

This list is not meant to be exhaustive, so we’ve picked out ones that help your selfies really stand out. They’re all free, though some have an in-app purchase to remove the ads or to access certain features.

1. B612

Get app: iPhone; Android

This is made by the team behind the popular Line messaging app, but you can use it without signing up for anything. The idea behind B612 is to make selfies look more slick than usual. It has more than 40 filters designed for use with faces. It can even make video clips that are three or six seconds long.

2. PIP Camera

Get app: iPhone; Android

If you want lots of slightly surreal special effects for your selfies, PIP Camera is one of the best choices. All the filters are of a pic-in-pic style, allowing your face to pop up inside a bubble, or a glass bottle, or on a polaroid snap that someone’s holding.

3. Selfie Cam App

Get app: iPhone

4. Photo Wonder

5. Perfect365

6. Frontback

7. Bestie

8. BestMe Selfie Camera

9. YouCam Perfect

10. Retrica