Reflectar: turn photos and video into art
Turn photos & video into art.
Upload any photo and Reflectar writes it a poem, repaints the scene as art, and scores it with music you made. A keepsake worth posting, from a picture you already had.
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How it works
From camera roll to keepsake
It is not a filter and it is not a template. Every one is written from your photo, and no two come out the same.
Pick a photo
Your camera roll is full of them. Choose one from your library or from Files, or a short video that moves.
Choose a voice
Haiku, Rhyme, Olde English, Film Noir, Gratitude, Wonder, Zen Koan or Romantic. The same photo sounds different in each.
Keep the lines you like
The poem is written from your picture. Lines drift in three at a time, and you keep the ones that land.
Make it art
Repaint the scene ten ways, add effects and your own music, then save it or share it.
What's inside
The same photo, transformed
An AI photo and video editor built around one idea: the picture you already have is more interesting than you think.
Start with a photo you already have
Normal photos are boring. Reflectar turns yours into keepsakes worth sharing. Pick one from your library or from Files, and Reflectar does the rest.
- A photo from your library or from Files
- A short video, or a Live Photo on iPhone, and your keepsake moves
- Or open AR mode and catch a moment live
It notices what you almost missed
The poem is written from your picture, not picked from a list. Three lines drift in at a time, you keep the one you like, and the poem builds as you go.
- Eight voices: Haiku, Rhyme, Olde English, Film Noir, Gratitude, Wonder, Zen Koan and Romantic
- The same photo, said eight different ways
Make it yours
Drag every line exactly where it belongs, then dress the whole thing the way it feels.
- Fonts, colors, sizes, and glass behind the words
- Photo filters, and effects that move: hearts, stars, leaves, sakura, dandelion, rain, snow and wind
- An instant-camera frame, or the place and time you made it
Repaint it ten ways
Anime, Watercolor, Ink wash, Pastel, Woodblock, Cartoon, Comic, Neon, 3D and Vintage, all on the same picture. Your photo, repainted around your words, and the original is always one tap back.
Video Keepsakes that move
Upload a short video, or a Live Photo on iPhone, and your keepsake moves, with effects and your own music.
- Export a still, or a video that plays your music with the effects in motion
A calm score for each one
Compose an original track for any Reflectar, in the mood you choose: Serene, Tender, Cute, Lively, Cinematic or Dreamy. It is yours to reuse on any other.
Or catch it as it happens
Lift your phone and the words drift into the live scene, in augmented reality. Rest on the lines you love and they become your poem. Try it in the demo at the top of this page.
Made to be shared
Save it to Photos, or send it straight out to TikTok, Instagram, Messages, or anywhere else on your phone. No location and no personal data ever go with it.
- A live Reflectar shares as video, with your music and effects still moving
- Every keepsake is kept in your private album, backed up to your own iCloud or Google Drive
- Enter the monthly #Reflectar Contest, where our pick of the month wins a free month of Reflectar+
Breathe in the room you're in. Notice one true thing. Let it be enough.
A look inside
Ten ways to see it
Start with the app preview, then swipe through. Tap any one to open it full screen.
Reflectar+
Twice the credits, half the price on everything.
- 60 credits every month, double the free allowance
- Half price on everything: transforms & music
- Free captures on every Reflectar
- Free watermark removal
- Every poem theme, free
- Dark mode & 5 app themes
Cancel anytime · manage in your App Store or Google Play account
A note from the maker
I wanted a reason to stop, look up, and notice the small good thing in front of me, and to keep it.
Reflectar started as a habit before it was an app. On busy days I'd point my phone at something ordinary (light on a wall, steam off a mug) and try to find a few words for it. It slowed me down in the best way.
So I built the tool I wished I had. It began as three breaths in front of a live camera, and it grew to meet the pictures already on your phone: choose one, and Reflectar hands you a small poem, a painting and a little music to keep. No feeds, no numbers to chase. Just you, the moment, and a keepsake at the end of it.
I hope it gives you a softer minute in your day.
Dean
Maker of Reflectar