We do realize that taking a screenshot on an Android cell phone is genuinely simple nowadays. Android natively bolsters screenshots and most cell phones support the two-button combo (lock/power button + volume down/home) for screenshots. Some cell phones even accompanied with gestures to capture screenshots. But what about sharing a screenshot on the go or what if you have to doodle something rapidly on a screenshot to share. If you are an avid screenshot sharer, you most certainly require an advanced screenshot application.

Why we need a third party app for screenshots?

The two-button combo for screenshots is simple yet what if our smartphone has a fragile lock or volume button, we wouldn’t want the buttons to break, would we? Alongside that, we sometimes need editing tools for doodling, arrows, boxes etc. to point out something in screenshots before we can post them on social networks. There are various screenshot applications on the Google Play Store that not just enable you to bring screenshots effortlessly, they also bring some cool extra features.

We attempted numerous applications on the Play Store and here are the best screenshot applications for Android (in no particular order):

Note:

Most of the screenshot applications on Android come with numerous triggers to take screenshots. Not every trigger will work on all cell phones because of to access or hardware limitations.

Best Screenshot Apps for Android

Screenshot Easy

Screenshot Easy is a very popular Android application for taking screenshots with effortlessness. The application has a very easy User Interface, which works fine with Android’s Material Design User Interface guidelines. There are numerous triggers in the application, which lets you take a screenshot. You can select to take a screenshot via an overlay button, which keeps floating or utilizing a button in the notice center or by shaking your gadget. The application also lets you set your hardware camera button to take screenshots and that’s if your smartphone has a hardware camera button. If the application is running in the background and you take a screenshot the conventional way, it detects that and opens the screenshot in the application for your altering wants.

Screenshot Easy

When it comes to the altering features, it gives you to crop your screenshots, ZIP it or print it. You can also modify existing colors in a screenshot to the one you like. There are alternatives to show date & time on screenshots and save the pictures in PNG or JPG format. Different features of the application include themes, support for locale & tasker plugins. Moreover, the application is accessible for free on the Play Store.

Install: (Free)

Compatibility: Android 4.0 and up.

Screenshot Ultimate

Screenshot Ultimate is not the good looking Android application out there but if you want a lot of features in a screenshot application, Screenshot Ultimate won’t disappoint you. It has the most number of triggers to take a screenshot and you may discover some of them to be truly convoluted. You can take screenshots through an overlay button, notification bar button, shaking your gadget, power connect/disconnect and some more. There are advanced triggers like audio trigger (blow into your device’s mic to take screenshot), interval (set time period to automatically take screenshots), cronjob (set when to take a screenshot in a specific application), proximity (put finger on proximity sensor to take screenshots), intent (tasker & locale support) and more.

Screenshot Ultimate

Along with the numerous triggers, the application lets you create adjustments to your screenshots, change formats and some more. There are also altering features like draw, crop, inlude text, rotate, mirror, effects and more. It also lets you share pictures directly to Imgur. The good news is Screenshot Ultimate is accessible for free on the Play Store.

Install: (Free)

Compatibility: Android 2.1 and up.

Screenshot Snap

While the Screenshot Snap application doesn’t really bring any intuitive methods to take a screenshot, it makes up with its diverse altering features. The application detects a screenshot being taken and loads it up on the application. You can then alter the screenshot on the go and share it rapidly. You can doodle on an image with the pencil or paintbrush tool and you can also insert arrows, boxes, text and some more.

Screenshot Snap

The application gives you the option to save images in PNG or JPG, increase or decrease image quality. Screenshot Snap is available in a free version but it is limited when it comes to features and the advertisements can be a little frustrating. The paid version of the application gives some cool stamps, blur tool, cloud uploading and removes advertisements.

Install: (Free, Paid $0.99)

Compatibility: Android 4.0 and up.

Perfect Screen Shot

Perfect Screen Shot is other cool screenshot application, which stands out due to its unique features. The application feels smooth in operation and it embodies Android’s Material Design User Interface, if that’s a deal breaker for you. While the application does not take screenshots for you, it detects when one is taken and opens the application with the screenshot right in front. It gives you to frame your screenshots inside a gadget’s frame and you can alter the colors, background and more. There are numerous choices to alter the frames and you can include glare, shadows & blur to the images. You can get frames of various devices ranging from Nexus gadgets such as Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X to Galaxy S6 Edge, One M9, Moto G and some more.

Perfect Screen Shot

The free “Classic” version of the application is pretty limited when it comes to the number of frames and altering features. The paid “Ultra” version gives you 3D frames, numerous editing choices like background color, custom background pictures, optional blur and some more.  You can also select to alter your screenshots without a frame, if frames are not really your thing. The application also lets you import screenshots from any cloud storage services that you use like Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox etc. To sum it up, Perfect Screen Shot is a cooler way to share screenshots and those screenshots certainly do look better inside a gadget frame.

Install: (Free Classic, Paid Ultra $1.99)

Compatibility: Android 4.0.3 and up.

Capture Screenshot

Capture Screenshot is very like to Screenshot Easy but Capture Screenshot is a great screenshot application in its own right. The application is fast and is designed stunningly, so full marks to the developers on that front. It provides you numerous triggers like overlay button, notice shade button and shake to capture. When you click the “Start Service” button, the application begins running in the background and detects at all screenshots you take.

Capture Screenshot

Once a screenshot is taken, Capture Screenshot gives you to crop, draw, rotate, invert, include text and some more. It also gives a number of filters like Boost, Grayscale, Gamma, Hue, Vignette etc. There’s capability to save screenshots in PNG or JPG image formats. Alongside that, the application gives you themes and you can choose the color you like for the application to give it a personalized look. While the free version of Capture Screenshot packs in most of the features, the “Pro” version removes advertisements and gives more filters.

Install (Free, Pro version $3)

Compatibility: Android 2.3 and up.