# Photo-Sharing Services The Picplz App Offers Cool Photo Filters from Your Smartphone By Renee Ramsarran | Published 2011-01-25 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/picplz References: [geeksugar](http://www.geeksugar.com/PicPlz-Photo-Sharing-iPhone-Android-13426711) & [picplz](http://picplz.com/) The world of mobile photo sharing applications has a new competitor: Picplz. The application allows you to take photos, add a cool filter to them and then upload them to multiple social networks, like [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noplace-app) and [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wifi-digital-picture-frame). It takes photo-sharing to fun new heights, giving users the power to edit their image with a professional finish right from their mobile phones. Picplz popularity has been growing and unlike its rival [Instagram](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bluesky-flashes), is available for use on Android phones. If you use your smartphone as a camera and enjoying sharing your photos, then you’ll get a kick out of Picplz. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.0/10 - Popularity: 19% | Activity: 4% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Mobile Photo Sharing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a mobile photo sharing application that offers unique and customizable filters for users to enhance their photos. - **Social Network Integration:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a photo-sharing service that seamlessly integrates with popular social networking platforms, allowing users to easily share their edited images across multiple networks. - **Professional Editing on Mobile:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a mobile app that provides professional-level photo editing capabilities, allowing users to achieve high-quality image enhancements directly from their smartphones. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile Applications:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a mobile application development company specializing in photo-sharing services to cater to the growing demand for innovative mobile photo editing and sharing experiences. - **Social Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a social media platform that prioritizes visual content and allows seamless integration with popular photo-sharing apps, enabling users to effortlessly share their creatively edited images. - **Photography and Imaging:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate in the photography and imaging industry by developing advanced camera technologies and editing software specifically designed for mobile devices, enhancing the overall mobile photography experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Photo Enhancers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/filtr.md) - [Modern Photographer Organization Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/picflow-platform.md) - [Creative Photo Communities](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hipstamatic.md) - [Visual Chat Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/picnow.md) - [Photographer-Inspired Photo Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-leica-lux-app.md) - [Image-Sharing Social Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lapse-1.md) - [Private Social Photo Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/retro-app.md) - [Sunset-Sharing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sharing-sunset.md) - [Real Time Film Filters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vsco-capture.md)