Photo Effects Studio

a little buggy, a bit slow... but! the effects are nice (and some i've found only in this app, of maybe 30 photo and art apps i've tried) and it saves at full resolution -- something many photoediting apps don't do. for me, that's important. in particular, it has the best cartoon, edge, and emboss effects i've seen so far on i-device apps, and tho the slider responsiveness needs polishing, they add quite a bit to my art arsenal. to use this app: load the photo (book type icon, far left), then hit what looks like a crop icon to un-gray the effects buttons. when you apply a preset, be sure to hit the blue arrow precisely, and you need to wait before the effect is applies (about 30 secs or so). making this faster would be good, but even as it is, i'm glad i got this. i got even better results than some the devs show here.

It's got a great selection of effects but everytime I pick 1 it freezes for what seems like forever!

This app has some interesting features not found in other painting / photo editing apps. It's interface is clean (just needs some minor touchups), and the ability to pull pictures from the web shows promise. But can't recommend this app because it is beyond sluggish and somewhat not responsive. However, the developer should spend another 30 days fixing performance and interface issues, then resubmit the app to Apple. For example, I like the cut features, but where's copy and paste in the painting module? Who ever is the developer, don't abandon this app, you are 70% there.