Picplz, the only application of the bunch that caters to the Android crowd, wisely added collections, or playlists for photos, to its service before the festival got underway. The smart maneuver was especially appropriate for SXSW as Picplz users can now team up to curate their favorite photos from the show.
On March 11, the kick-off of the Interactive portion of the show, Instagram gave its newsfeed a sexy makeover. Photo effects aficionados will get an even bigger rise out of the new Tilt-Shift Effect. The effect lets app users add focus to their photos and is unbelievably impressive in action.
Path's version 1.5 release -- a significant upgrade -- finally hit the app store Wednesday, just in time for the Music portion of the festival. The new Facebook sharing options and photo and video lenses make Path infinitely more compelling. Could this be the startup's breakout moment?
Apple's favorite app for the iPhone, Hipstamatic, is giving users something to celebrate at SXSW: a free SXSW HipstaPak complete with a limited edition lens and a commemorative case. The giveaway is perfectly suited for super users and newbies alike.
So with four formidable contenders, which one will deliver the knockout punch? Instagram looks to have the momentum at the moment -- you could say it's won the battle, and not the war -- but the fledgling mobile photo sharing genre still needs time to mature and so too do the apps competing for consumer attention.
Mashable readers, what say you? Which photo sharing app will win the mobile photo sharing war?
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