Best camera apps that are not just for iPhones

PicSay Pro provides users with the “retro fix” that made Instagram an iPhone sensation (and made Instagram’s recent Android rollout inevitable). In addition to a vintage-style black-and-white option, there’s a way to caption the images you share. ($4)

Paper Camera can make ordinary photos look more like pastel paintings, comic books, or scratchy cartoons. ($2)

Postagram allows you to create your own postcard. Why settle for a cheesy souvenir-shop card when you’ve just taken the “perfect sunset shot”? Type in a personal message and this app will mail the card by snail mail to any U.S. address. (Free download, $1 to $2 per postcard)

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Thumba Cam works with Windows Phone 7, whose “excellent out-of-the-box camera” lacks a good editing tool. This “filter-rich” editor is “the simplest to use.” ($1)

Source: The Wall Street Journal