# Selective Color Photo Effect

> Black & White Picture Editor

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1034582249](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1034582249)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1034582249`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alan Cushway
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (692 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-18
- **First published:** 2015-09-10
- **Size:** 20 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/selective-color-photo-effect/id1034582249)
- **Website:** [http://photovidapps.com/](http://photovidapps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/selectivecolor/privacy.html](https://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/selectivecolor/privacy.html)

## Description

Selective Color Photo Effect is a high‑resolution photo editing Chrome extension that lets you highlight specific areas of an image in color while the rest stays black and white. It offers real‑time editing with offset brush support, soft and hard brushes, and options for grayscale and sepia, delivering crisp, arty results without compromising detail.

Additional features include rotating the image, undo, and saving to the Camera Roll in high resolution. A Wallpaper crop option helps you create dramatic wallpapers from your photos. Help/instructions are available, and users love the precise zoom and watermark‑free exports.

## Rankings

- #62,950 — Overall
- #81 — selection

## Review summary

The app is praised for its easy, intuitive interface and its core selective color feature that makes parts of a photo pop without watermarks. Reviewers also like the absence of intrusive ads and subscriptions and the straightforward export flow. Recurring drawbacks include no save-session between photos, some color options feeling limited or gated behind pay, occasional export quality issues, and onboarding confusion on how to apply color. Overall, it's a simple, effective color-pop tool with potential improvements in feature access and export fidelity.

### Pros

- Easy to use and intuitive interface
- Powerful selective color / color-pop feature on black-and-white photos
- No watermarks, no forced subscriptions, and generally ad-free
- Good export/save workflow with easy saving to the photo library
- Fine-grained editing controls (brush size, zoom, rotate) for precise masking

### Cons

- No progress-saving between photos (no save-session feature)
- Some color options appear limited or gated behind a paid version
- Export can drastically compress or alter file size/quality
- Occasional confusion on how to apply color and limited color options

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1034582249)