iPhone Appidemic: Labelbox

Section: iPhone / iPod touch / iPad, iDevice Apps, Features, Appidemic

If you think the trend for vintage effects on digital photography is getting out of hand, get ready for this—Labelbox, a free iPhone app, lets you apply labels to your pictures. I don’t mean editing the EXIF metadata that tells you when the photo was taken and with what camera, etc. I mean it lets you apply virtual labels to your pictures.

What is it?

Labelbox is a simple app. You take a photo (or load it from your library), then choose a label from a drawer at the bottom of the screen. They come in a variety of styles, from black plastic to masking tape, and others like a blue ribbon that’s folded at the end.

Fix your label to your picture, then save it or share it.

How does it work

Once you select the style of label you want to use, you swipe your finger across the picture, applying it. The keyboard pops up, letting you type the info you want. Be careful though, because once you apply the label, you can’t move it. You can delete it, however, by touching and holding the label—it’ll slowly fade (giving you time to change your mind) before disappearing with a “pop.”

You can save the photo back to your library, or share it to Facebook, Twitter, or Tumblr using “Steply” which is Stepcase’s middleman software. You have to create an account with them if you want to share pictures from within the app, though of course you can just save back to the photo gallery and do whatever you like with it.

The app comes with six different labels for free, and four more are available for $0.99 as an in-app purchase.

Is it contagious?

As much as I enjoy “retro” effects for my cameras, I’d forgotten the simple fun of labeling a photo. Granted, my iPhone creates a digital fingerprint of the date and time (along with a lot of other EXIF data), but as pictures get passed around and copy ‘n’ pasted, it can be easy to lose track of what was happening. For a fun and free way to customize and record photo information (as well as drive photo purists balmy), check out Labelbox.

Category: Photography
Developer: Stepcase
Cost: Free (some labels are DLC)
Download: Labelbox

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