SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Google Play
editors recently featured Picas, a newly launched app that
transforms photos into paintings with advanced artificial
intelligence (AI), in its Editors' Choice section. Picas, Inc.
released the free photo artwork app both for iOS and Android and it
was quickly creating new trends for photo filtering and
processing.
The Android version of Picas app was first launched on the
Google Play Store on September
1st for limited test areas. In less than a month,
it reached an impressive 4.7-star average rating and has received
thousands of downloads. Due to its good performance, Picas for
Android now opens to global users.
Along with the global launching, Picas is also hosting an online
activity on Instagram starting from September 30th, titled "Turn the
Beauty around You into Art". Users
who are interested in the activity could follow @picasapp in
Instagram, take a photo and edit it with Picas, and share it on
Instagram with the tag #artbyPicas. Participants who showcase
photos with the most "likes" will be awarded with a
Canon EOS Rebel T5.
Being selected by Google Play editors indicates that Picas
successfully met Google Play's criteria by offering better
experience with more attractive results in its kind. "Even though
Picas is categorized as a photography app, it is more than a selfie
enhancement app or your traditional photo editing app. Not many
apps include the suite of artistic filters carried by Picas.
Therefore, its niched concept further contributes to its favorable
selection by Google Play editors," expressed Eunice Hu, the marketing director of Picas
Inc.
As to its users' feedbacks, one user named Christina Berry, calls the app "brilliant" and
was satisfied with Picas' seamless user experience and its ability
to render "realistic artist effects with a simple click" with "no
flaws, no glitches, no bugs -- just brilliant perfection!"
Users are impressed with its ever-growing variety of filters and
the photo processing speed, such as Roland
Lelis, who remarked in amazement at "the number of
possibilities to create artistic photos with extraordinary quality
in under 10 seconds".
Consequently, it comes as no surprise that Picas boasts user
loyalty with a retention rate of 70% compared to the average 30%
among phone apps. According to the company, each day, a single user
will open the app three times and will spend an average of 48
clicks selecting a filter. With its quick functionality, users are
instantly comfortable with navigating the app and selecting as many
filters as they want.
In addition, Picas has also attracted young influencers on
social media platforms, such as Justice
Carradine, who is constantly trying new things. Upon his
discovery of Picas, shares, "Picas is awesome, I love the Gothic
filter so much, it makes me look like an artist. I've already
shared Picas to my followers."
About Picas Inc.
Picas Inc. is a subsidiary of IObit, focusing on picture
processing and picture privacy protection. IObit, founded in 2004,
provides consumers with innovative system utilities for Windows,
Mac, and Android OS to greatly enhance their performance and
project them from security threats. With over 100 awards, 250
million downloads and 10 million active users worldwide, IObit is a
well-recognized industry leader.
For more info, please visit: www.picas.tech
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