Snapbucket, a distinct application separate from Photobucket's existing mobile apps for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7, encourages users to stylize and share their photos in much the same way they would with Instagram, Picplz, Path or Camera+.
Users can snap a photo and select from filters, vignettes, frames and effects to apply artistic elements to the photo. Then, just as with other mobile photo-sharing apps, Snapbucket users can quickly share the shot on Facebook and Twitter.
With Snapbucket, both the original capture and the stylized version of each snapshot are also saved to the user's Photobucket account.
The new Photobucket offering, albeit late to market, is not without its unique features: Snapbucket lets users mix-and-match different filters, effects and frames into their own customized sets. The app will also reward active users with additional filters.
Photobucket has 100 million site users, and is adding 1 million new users a month, says CEO Tom Munro. The company has 15 million Photobucket Mobile users, and uploads via mobile apps are said to have increased 600% year-over-year, which equates to users adding more than 20 million photos and videos uploads each month.