Written Android App Review
We’ve all been there: You’re out with friends on a party night, and you see a cool this-or-that that you absolutely have to take a picture of. If you’ve ever worn the amateur phone-photographer hat, Molome Android app by developer HLP International has (almost) everything you need to up your game on the go. Android app reviews of photo apps are common, but this Android app is rare.
Form and Functionality
Molome is easily clumped into the same suite as several other photography Android apps, not least among them Snapbucket or Lightbox. These are Android apps that attempt to fill an Instagram-shaped void on the Android platform: They allow you to quickly snap a photo, apply a cool Picnik-style filter, and then blast the photo onto several social networking options. A good way to look at these apps—and at what Molome offers—is as if they’re the stock Android camera, only with several severe benefits.
Molome for Android
On the whole, Molome is a fantastic addition to the mix. When it worked, snapping a photo was a few-clicks affair and the 19 included filters run the gambit from wicked cool to just-alright. Molome allows you to upload photos to the app’s private network, as well as Twitter and Facebook. On the subject of the Molo network, one of the coolest things about the app is the immediate social integration: Everyone’s photos are displayed on the public timeline, and Molome will notify you when another user has liked or commented on one of your photos. It’s a tight package, but one that’s mired with inconsistencies. Getting the app to actually take a photo on my LG phone was hit-or-miss. Crashes were particularly rampant during the transition from shot to filter. Molome’s Nokia-based history may be at fault here, but I sincerely hope future updates improve compatibility.
Design and Looks
Molome easily sports one of the coolest designs I’ve seen in an Android photography app. It harks back to several of its predecessors (especially Snapbucket) but at the same time improves on the fluidity and ease-of-use of its elders. Tabbed browsing along the bottom keeps things simple, while the featured photos wall loaded quickly and remained lag-free thereafter. Applying filters is as easy as picking one from a scrolling list, and the camera itself keeps things clear and clean-cut. Molome offers a truly first-rate package, which is yet another reason why its constant crashes are a real drag.
Overall Value
As a free download in the Android Market, Molome is certainly worth a test-drive. The app offers fantastic design and functionality (when it works) and hopefully future updates will sort out any lingering bugs. I’d love to replace Lightbox on my phone with Molome, and though the latter isn’t quite up to the challenge yet, it’s still an open possibility in the future. Combining excellent photography with easy social networking, Molome is definitely one to watch.
Android Apps Review Details: Molome Android app is free. This app requires Android 2.1 and up. You may download Molome from the Android Market.
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