Top 10 Apps for Creating Perfect Passport Photos

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Gone are the days when you had to step out of the comfort of your home to take photos for your government documents. These days, an increasing number of people choose not to visit a photo studio. Rather, they use creative websites and apps that automatically crop/ adjust their photos for passports.

Why take the pain of going to a photographer when you can get it all done from the comfort of your home? Just ask someone to take your photo from a phone (keeping in mind the requirements) and then upload the photo to PhotoforID and you’re done.

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In this article, we’ll discuss the top 10 passport photo apps available on the Google PlayStore and Apple Store.

 

  1. PhotoforID.com (Website)
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based online tool.
    • No app downloads are required. You can use this tool straight from your web browser regardless of whether you use an Android smartphone or an iPhone.
    • Easily export photos for US/ UK passports, visas, US green cards, USCIS, EAD, etc.
    • Delivers high-quality, high-resolution photos.
    • You can upload an unlimited number of photos for free. However, you’ll only be charged for the final print-friendly downloadable version you choose. (The downloadable version removes the watermark).
    • You can order high-quality photo prints from Walmart, Walgreens, Costco and CVS.
    • If you’re manually printing the photo, 4*6 (10*15 cm) is the recommended size.
    • Guarantee of acceptance or money back: You can rest assured with the money-back guarantee. If your photos are not approved at the passport office, your money is returned with no questions asked.
    • Secure payment processing.
    • Privacy-friendly: Your photo is automatically deleted from the database after 24 hours to protect your privacy.
    • Since there’s no app download required, you don’t have to worry about downloading a malicious app or wasting your phone’s precious storage.

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  1. Passport Size Photo Maker
    • Compatible with over 150+ countries’ visa and passport standards.
    • Automatic photo editing tools are available to simplify your job.
    • Adjust white balance, adjust contrast, and saturation, change image backgrounds, and more.
    • In-house photo-sharing functionality to transfer your photo to a local photo booth for a high-quality print.
    • Easily share your photos to order photo prints from Amazon, Kinkos, Walgreens and other services.
    • Supports passport photographs, PAN cards, visa id cards, OCI cards.
    • In-house converter to convert your existing passport, VISA and ID photos into a single paper of different sizes (4*6, 5*7 and A4).

Download Passport Size Photo Maker (Google PlayStore)

  1. Passport ID Photo Maker Studio
    • You can print your photos in various sizes including 4*6, 5*7 and A4.
    • Supports cropping photos for passport, visa, OCI/ PAN card of almost every country.
    • An option to get photos printed from Amazon, Walgreens Photo or other services.
    • The app is currently available in both free and paid versions. The Pro version unlocks the background removal feature, ink saving and other photography tips.

Download Passport ID Photo Maker Studio (Google PlayStore)

  1. Passport Photo Booth
    • Passport Photo Booth has a modern, intuitive user interface.
    • The app developers also provide an option to directly ship your photo for your fee of $5.96, rather than ordering them from a third-party service. The photo delivery is provided within 7-9 business days. The service is currently offered only in the United States.
    • The app provided customization features to crop your photos in all sizes including 2*2.
    • It’s free to share and email your photos.
    • Custom photo sizes are supported.
    • The app also contains a timer to let you get ready to snap photos.
    • You can snap as many photos as you want.

Download Passport Photo Booth for Android (Google PlayStore)

Download Passport Photo Booth (Apple Store)

  1. Passport Photo Maker
    • Passport Photo Maker (formerly ID Photo Free) contains in-house features to edit photos, fix the gray scale.
    • Comes with a handful number of templates varying for different counties.
    • Passport Photo Maker also provides two options: Take a picture with your mobile’s camera or import an existing photo in your Gallery.
    • You also have the option to combine multiple photos in a single sheet of varied sizes (3*4, 4*4, 4*6, 5*7 or A4).
    • This app is completely free. There are no in-app purchases for additional features. However, the app is ad-supported and displays advertisements.
    • Passport Photo Maker is compatible with almost every Android smartphone, thanks to the backward compatibility up to Android 2.3.3

Download ID Photo Free (Google PlayStore)

  1. Passport Photo ID Studio
    • The developers of the Passport Photo ID Studio recommend taking a photo with a white color object in the background and adequate lighting.
    • The app supports cropping photos for passports for over 100+ countries.
    • One unique feature that distinguishes Passport Photo ID Studio is it’s integration with Google Cloud Printers. You can get your photos printed directly from the phone if your printer is linked to your Google Cloud account.
    • The app has over 1 million installs in the PlayStore.
    • The app is free of cost but relies on ads for revenue.
    • A major drawback with this app is it was last updated in 2015.

Download Passport Photo ID Studio (Google PlayStore)

  1. Passport Photo Maker from BigQ Group
    • This app has in-house facial recognition tools to ensure your photo meets the strict requirements laid by the US Department of State.
    • Apart from passport photos, this app can also be used for US green cards, naturalization certificates, school documents, etc.
    • You can crop photos, adjust brightness, white balance, contrast, remove background or create your custom photo designs.
    • You can also rotate your photos by 360 degrees.
    • Supported paper sizes: A4, A5, A6, A7 and A8.
    • Only 47 countries are supported including the USA, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, etc.
    • The app also supports sharing photos to social media, if required.
    • This app is NOT free. You must purchase it to generate a passport-ready photo.

Download Passport Photo Maker (Android PlayStore)

  1. ID Photo Passport Maker
    • This app can be used to crop and publish high-quality photos for your passports, identity documents, visas, green cards, school documents, corporate ID cards, international driving licenses, firearm permits, etc.
    • This app contains various photo beautification features to fine-tune your photo.
    • Using this app, you can change the photo background to anything like white, blue, red etc.
    • The app makes it incredibly easier to change the dress to a formal dress, change collar, etc. to meet your passport photo requirements.
    • You can turn your photos into a square or rectangle based on your needs.
    • The app is currently available in English, Japanese and Chinese.

Download ID Photo Passport Maker (Apple Store)

  1. Biometric Passport Photo
    • This app lets you save, print and email your passport-ready photos within seconds.
    • The app comes with passport photo templates supporting 100+ countries.
    • Apart from passport photos, the app can also be used for printing photos for job applications.
    • Various photo editing and balancing features provided. For example: Adjusting photo brightness, contrast, saturation.
    • A wide variety of paper sizes are supported from 3½x5¼, 4×5¼, 4×6, 4½x6 and 5×7.
    • The app does not support directly ordering photo prints. However, you will have an option to choose among a long list of photo labs available on the Internet.
    • If you own an AirPrint-compatible printer, you can link it to the app, adjust print sizes to take print-outs.
    • The app supports taking photos directly from the camera, or by locating it from your phone’s photo album.
    • You can zoom your photos, change positions, rotate them using the multi-touch gestures available.
    • The free version of the app is ad-supported. If you want to get rid of the ads, you might want to switch over to the Pro version.

Download Biometric Passport Photo (Apple Store)

  1. ID Photo
    • ID Photo is an all-in-one app for your passport, visa and other photographs.
    • It contains a feature that automatically informs users about common pitfalls in regards to their photos.
    • Delivers quick ready-to-print photographs.
    • You can either take a new photo or pick up an existing photo from your phone’s photo library.
    • Adjust photos to meet the size and proportions for the passport requirements in your country.
    • You can either specify a size for the output photo or the app will export your photo in the best size based on the nature of your document.
    • You can export your photos into different formats among JPEG, PDF and later open, copy or view them on the computer.
    • Air-Print compatible printers are also supported. You can order automated printing by connecting the app to your Air-Print compatible printer.

Download ID Photo (Apple Store)