iPhone App Review - Whitagram

Whitagram is an awesome app I use all the time for Instagram. I love it because I can easily keep the exact size I want my image (for instance, a vertical image instead of square) and I get to add my own border or frame. Instagram still crops some of the edges of certain vertical images, and it doesn't allow for selecting a border around an image.

This is how Instagram cropped my image (left) compared to my framing in Whitagram (right):

I love having a clean white border to my images; it makes it look like a matted print. Using Whitagram also makes your Instagram feed look clean, showing a little more space between the photos (see image below). I like this look.

Let's get to it! This is Whitagram's home screen, where you choose to take an image with your camera or select one from your library. 

Once you bring it in from your library, you'll see this screen. This is what it looks like without a border. I'd like to add a white border around the top and the bottom, so I'll click the white square in the middle of the toolbar below the photo.

Choose your frame color and size by sliding the bottom slider to the right. I usually end up around 10-12 for the extra white space around my image.

If you'd like a different color of background, you can choose from all the colors below. I usually stick with white, but these can be fun to use as well.

To save those changes, just click anywhere on your image. The icon on the left  of the toolbar below your image (the three circles) will allow you to edit your image using Aviary. Here you can add filters (effects), change the brightness, saturation, sharpness, add text and more.  

Once you have your final image, click save on the top and you'll come to an export screen that looks like this:

I always save mine in the Large file size. Then choose to save it to your camera roll or send it straight to Instagram or other apps like Twitter or Facebook.

Whitagram is a pretty awesome app that is easy to use and can really take Instagram photos to the next level!  

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