Between the radically updated look and feel of iOS 7 and the new features and emphasis of iPhoto 2.0 for iOS, it's sometimes hard to determine where one ends and the other begins. On the one hand, the new iPhoto for iOS update shares many similar features and image editing concepts with the previous version. But it looks and functions so differently that even some old features feel new. And then there are a number of genuinely new features added to the app, which is universal for both iPhone and iPad.
The edit module looks a bit different now, but functions in much the same way as in the debut version.
The most obvious change in iPhoto 2.0 for iOS, derived from iOS 7, strips away most archaic visual cues—called skeumorphism—recognizable representations of objects like photo albums or leather grain to represent familiar physical items. Part of the problem with skeumorphism is that object representations mean different things to different people and thus introduce noise into an intended clear signal. With iOS 7 everyone is now focused on the same electronic page and it feels right.
Aside from the look and feel, iPhoto 2.0 for iOS also works faster and smarter because of an engineering advancement that shifts the burden of image editing from the device's CPU to the GPU for smoother, more organic performance.
iPhoto 2.0 for iOS is a free upgrade to owners of the previous version of iPhoto for iOS. It's also free to anyone who buys a new iOS device. If you've never had iPhoto for iOS, the new version is $5.
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