Photomator
A capable photo editor for iPhone and iPad with RAW support, AI selections and batch editing
by Apple Inc. · listed Oct 27, 2026
Quick verdict
One of the most complete photo editors on Apple devices and well worth trying if you edit seriously. Check what the free tier allows before you commit.
Best for iPhone and iPad photographers who want pro-level RAW editing and AI masking on the go
Reviewed by AppsPicks on Oct 27, 2026. How we review
Photomator review
Photomator is a photo editor for people who want more control than the built-in Photos app gives, without moving to a desktop workflow. It was built by the Pixelmator team, now part of Apple. It handles color adjustments, masking, object removal, cropping and perspective fixes. It opens a wide range of RAW formats, including Apple ProRAW and compressed Fujifilm files. It suits hobbyists and working photographers who shoot on an iPhone or import from a camera.
In daily use it works directly on your photo library, so you edit images where they already live instead of importing them. Edits are nondestructive, and a live histogram shows what each change does. AI tools can select a subject, sky or background in a tap. Denoise, super resolution and debanding can rescue weaker shots. Presets and copy-paste editing make it practical to process a whole batch from a shoot.
Why we picked it: It brings a serious editing toolset to a phone and stays fast and approachable while doing it.
Watch out for: The download is free, but the full feature set has historically required a Pro upgrade. Several apps on Google Play use the Photomator name and are unrelated to this one.
What we like
- Opens hundreds of RAW formats, including ProRAW
- AI selections for subject, sky and background
- Nondestructive edits made directly in your photo library
- Batch editing and copy-paste of adjustments
- Denoise, upscaling and debanding tools for problem photos
What could be better
- Full features have historically sat behind a paid upgrade
- Apple devices only, with no official Android version
- The depth of controls can feel like a lot for casual edits
Questions about Photomator
Is Photomator free?
It is free to download. Its full editing and export features have historically required a Pro subscription or one-time purchase, so check the current terms in the App Store.
Is there an Android version?
No. The official app is for Apple devices. Apps called Photomator on Google Play come from unrelated developers.
Does it work with RAW files from my camera?
Yes. It supports more than 750 RAW formats, including Apple ProRAW and compressed Fujifilm RAW files.
Will it change my original photos?
No. Edits are nondestructive, so you can revert to the original image later.
What are the alternatives?
Lightroom Mobile and Darkroom are the closest alternatives on iPhone and iPad. Snapseed is a free option for lighter edits.
From the developer: how Photomator describes itself
Photomator is the most powerful photo editing app ever designed for a mobile device. It includes an extensive collection of cutting-edge color adjustments, automatic selections powered by AI, support for over 750 RAW image formats, a magical Repair tool for removing unwanted objects, and many more powerful features, letting you enjoy pro photo editing anyplace, anytime.
Everything you need to make your photos look incredible • Edit photos using a wide collection of powerful, nondestructive color adjustments • Quickly make precise subject, sky, and background selections in photos using AI, add gradient masks, and easily make selections using a brush • Effortlessly remove unwanted objects using an incredible object removal tool • Crop, straighten, rotate, and adjust the perspective of photos with an easy-to-use Crop tool • Instantly increase the resolution of photos using AI • Remove camera noise and image compression artifacts with the powerful Denoise feature • Magically remove color banding and increase color depth in photos with the AI-powered Smart Deband feature • Make your photos stand out with photographer-designed presets for landscape, black and white, and other photography styles • Easily copy and paste edits between photos or batch edit even hundreds of photographs at a time • Open and edit over 750 RAW image formats, including Apple ProRAW and compressed Fujifilm RAWs • Follow all the changes you make in the beautiful live histogram
Tools powered by AI • Select the subject, sky, or background in a photo with just a tap • Improve the quality of photos by reducing camera noise with the AI-powered Denoise feature, intelligently upscale photos with Super Resolution, or magically remove color banding and increase color depth using Smart Deband • Automatically enhance shots using a machine learning algorithm trained on 20 million pro photos, or fine-tune individual adjustments, like White Balance, Selective Color, or Color Balance with a single tap • Intelligently crop photos using the AI-powered auto-cropping • Copy the look of any photo to another using the incredible Match Colors feature
State-of-the-art color adjustments • Enjoy powerful tools for effortlessly adjusting the temperature, tint, exposure, contrast, brightness, hue, saturation, and vibrance in your photos • Recover incredible amounts of detail in the highlights and shadows of photos • Magically enhance fine details and structure in photos using powerful Clarity and Texture adjustments, or adjust textures in the highlights, midtones, and shadows separately • Selectively edit individual color ranges with Selective Color, or improve the balance of colors in the shadows, midtones, and highlights with Color Balance • Adjust lighting and colors with full precision using Levels and Curves adjustments • Mix the balance of the red, green, and blue color channels to create intense color effects in your images • Replace any color with any other using the Replace Color adjustment • Create beautiful black and whites even from your color photos • Use a range of additional adjustments, like Sharpen, Fade, Grain, Color Monochrome, Sepia, and Invert to make your photos stand out • Instantly change the look of photos with LUTs or export custom LUTs to use in other apps
Compatibility • Automatically sync every change back to your Photos or Files browser • With the support for iCloud Drive, enjoy seamless edit syncing across Mac, iPhone, and iPad • Photomator is built from the ground up for iPhone and iPad with a native design that blends seamlessly with the sleek and modern look of iOS and iPadOS 18 • Photomator uses powerful Apple technologies like Metal, Core ML, and Core Image to deliver staggeringly fast performance, even when editing large RAW photos or batch editing multiple images at a time
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