Acquire for Photoshop lets you take photos directly into Photoshop. Compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS5 and later, this is really handy if you take and edit a lot of mobile photos. Working via WiFi, the app supports several connections at once, so several devices can upload simultaneously. Sweet!

Photo editing apps are ten-a-penny but I promise Paper Camera is worth trying out. Get effects like cartoon, sketch, comic book and noir applied directly to your camera. No more messing around after you've taken a photo; see how the shot will look with the effect before you snap it.

Pano is an award-winning photography app for Android. Letting you take panoramic photos from your phone, Pano has a very user friendly UI and handy tools to help you line it up. Just take up to 16 photos of your surroundings to create a panoramic image, then edit as necessary..

Here's the perfect way to create and star in your very own comic book. ComicBook! lets you use a plethora of fonts, captions, filters and other tools to transform your snaps into comics. Reckon your friend would make a good villain? Fancy yourself as a superhero? There's nothing stopping you!

Zooming up to 1000 miles, X-Ray Camera is an amazing app which lets you take photos through buildings! Ok, it's not really but it's ok for a bit of fun. Not sure you'd get more than one use but taking photos in different directions will give you a laugh.

Turn your iPad into your very own mobile lighting studio with SoftBox Pro. Choose your shape, brightness and reflection and add some professional lighting to your photos. With 15 shapes and 15 grids and patterns, it's sure to come in handy.

PhotoForge 2 is billed as the definitive photo manipulation software for iOS. It is pretty good in that it lets you edit full res photos, create composite images and add some amazing effects and filters. Sadly, it's missing some essential basics like rotation. Could be fantastic with some tweaks.

The first app to include multi-camera video production and live editing, CollabraCam is ace! Direct a video, collaborate with up to 4 iOS devices, add titles and credits, edit your video as you go...you get the picture! The app is amazing and truly makes the most of iPhone technology.

Photo-based social networking app Trover lets you explore your locality by browsing images. Discover hidden gems nearby, post photos of your own finds for others to enjoy and find great places you never knew existed.Log in with Facebook to share.

Another great photography app, HalfTone adds a vintage printed effect to your photos. Choose from 21 paper styles, 2 caption styles, 21 stamps, a selection of fonts and many more great features to add a personal, quirky touch to your phone snaps.