Hydra 2 is an AI-powered camera app that makes the most of your iPhone’s ultra-receptive camera sensors. Whether you’re shooting in low light, up close or at a distance, the app delivers crystal-clear, professional-grade images thanks to 6-8x zoom, HDR with a 20-stop range and the ability to glean 110 megapixels from a 12-megapixel sensor.

What we love: Hydra’s flexibility. Manual mode lets you manipulate the shutter speed, ISO, white balance and focus point. Automatic mode uses tailored presets (HDR, Macro, Zoom, High-Res and Lo-Light) so you can snap the perfect photo on the fly.

Quick tip: Want a little more control in automatic mode? Tap and hold the screen to adjust the image exposure before you snap. And after you take your photo, Hydra helps you make tweaks for clarity, saturation, temperature and more.

Meet the creator: Raphaël Sebbe, Benoît Bourdon and Bunuël Cubo Soto of Belgium-based firm Creaceed have been channelling their love of photography and design into photo and video apps for 15 years. “We want to push the limits in the field of image processing and artificial intelligence through useful, elegant and enjoyable experiences,” says Sebbe, the company’s CEO.