I find something liberating about all of these photo effect apps for the iPhone. Being an avid Photoshop user, I’m used to getting exactly what I want out of an image if I’m willing to work at it long enough. That type of power and control is not available on an iPhone app, of course, but that makes it more fun to play around with. And when it comes to iPhone photography and manipulation, few are as fun as Camera Plus Pro.

The iPhone camera is not the best. We get that. But with the help of the myriad camera apps out there, you can still get some pretty good functionality or pull off some good tricks. Here are two inexpensive but powerful apps to help you get more out of your iPhone camera than you may have thought possible.