Sometimes we use apps that are not extensive enough to deserve a full post, but are useful enough to deserve a mention. I’ve got three apps I’d like to talk about today, all of which have something to do with photos. So if you have a lot of snaps on your iPhone, read on…

HoloSnaps

If you used to marvel at the magic of a hologram, HoloSnaps from Embraceware will definitely grab your attention. The developer of the spectacular Alarm clock ‘Awaken’ releases his first app on the App Store, complete with a stunning user interface.

HoloSnaps allows you to select 3 snaps on from your photo library (or click them on the spot), and merge them to create a permanent hologram on your iPhone. Tilt the iPhone from left to right to see one of images at a time (fading into one another at midpoint). The image of course is overlayed with fuzzy pinstripes, which really gives you the feeling that this is an actual hologram.

Whether this is of any utility is yet to be decided. The friends I showed my collection of around 7 holograms were all impressed but its general utility is rather limited. A cool app at $0.99 nonetheless.

Cropulator

When I first tried out this app, I was thoroughly disappointed. Wasn’t going to write about it since I thought it was totally pointless on the iPhone. However, I realised that I’ve had the app on my iPhone since the day it was released, a whole two months ago, so I reconsidered my opinion about it.

Cropulator basically allows you to crop, straighten, and rotate images. You drag the marquee around to whatever size you want, drag a line to straighten the image, and rotate it to whatever angle you want using the butons below. Everything is super easy to use, without any slowdowns of any kind.

Which brings me to the utility of this app. More often than not, it’s always twitter. If I grab an image with the iPhone camera, and I notice something extra crept into the image, I can easily crop it out before publishing. If I grab a screenshot on my iPhone and find that what should have been a landscape screenshot is showing vertical, I can flip it. After you’re done with your edits, just hit save and the image will be saved in the Camera Roll.

At $0.99, it doesn’t cost much, and is really handy when you need it. I haven’t used the app other than for posting images through twitter or Facebook, so if you’re not active on either you could skip this one.

Flickit

I’m sure many of you use the very popular Darkslide app from Connected Flow for your Flickr access. However, when it comes to uploading to the web, the app is kind of clunky. This is ironic considering the FlickrExport app for the Mac is done by Connected Flow. And what of those who don’t want to browse flickr on their iPhone but just want a slick uploading tool?

Flickit from Green Volcano Software is one gorgeous piece of work. The app does one thing, but does that well. The simple user interface allows you to snap from your camera, or add pictures from your photo library. Yes, multiple uploads. Tapping on a pic allows you to add titles, descriptions, and the rest of the regular flickr settings. It can also geotag your photos.

The only shortcoming I see in this app is that it can’t edit details for all the pics at once. Would have liked to upload a bunch of pics to a set without having to go through them one at a time. At the full price of free however, one can only hope.

Seen anything cool at the App Store lately? 50,000 is a lot of apps!