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We Are Here

For digital artists and photography enthusiasts seeking a specific painterly aesthetic for landscape and still life images.

2apps4.8(6.5K)Photo & Video

Snapshot

Who is We Are Here?

Empowering photographers to transform images into fine art through professional-grade textures and overlays.

Target audience

Digital artistsPhotography enthusiasts seeking a specific painterly aesthetic for landscapeStill life images

Top rival

Adobe

Other rivals

Portfolio

2
apps
Photo & Video2

Last updated

Distressed FX : Photo Editor

v2.3.1

1.3y ago

Maintenance

Publisher DNA

What defines We Are Here?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Fine art photo editing tools

Scale

indie

Target audience

Digital artists and photography enthusiasts seeking a specific painterly aesthetic for landscape and still life images.

Origin

Founded by award-winning artist Cheryl Tarrant to translate her fine art texture techniques into mobile tools.

Signature Patterns

  • โ€ขFocus on artistic, textured overlays specifically optimized for landscape and still life photography
  • โ€ขStrict adherence to a paid-upfront pricing model across the portfolio
  • โ€ขDirect collaboration with fine art creators for content and texture libraries
  • โ€ขMinimalist portfolio management with a focus on long-term app stability over frequent releases
Maintenance

Portfolio momentum

With zero releases in the last six months across two active apps, the portfolio is currently in a stable maintenance state.

Active apps 2

Company profile

medium confidence
Headquarters
East Tennessee, USA
Founded
2012

Portfolio

What does We Are Here ship?

Apps

2 apps analysed

Distributed across 20 markets, strongest in Europe.

Based on 2 of 2 apps with localized market data ยท last scanned .

Americas (4)

  • Brazil2 / 2
  • Mexico2 / 2
  • United States2 / 2
  • Canada1 / 2

Europe (9)

  • France2 / 2
  • Germany2 / 2
  • Italy2 / 2
  • Netherlands2 / 2
  • Portugal2 / 2
โ€บ+4 more europe markets
  • Spain2 / 2
  • Sweden2 / 2
  • Turkey2 / 2
  • United Kingdom2 / 2

Asia-Pacific (7)

  • India2 / 2
  • Indonesia2 / 2
  • Japan2 / 2
  • Singapore2 / 2
  • South Korea2 / 2
โ€บ+2 more asia-pacific markets
  • Vietnam2 / 2
  • Australia1 / 2

Core markets (2/2 apps)

BrazilFranceGermanyIndiaIndonesiaItalyJapanMexicoNetherlandsPortugalSingaporeSouth KoreaSpainSwedenTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited StatesVietnam

Rivals

Who does We Are Here compete with?

The rivals identified

Same space(17)

Adobe

known forPhotoshop Express Photo Editor

1 app4.5Photo & Video

Provides generative AI tools for social media creators, competing for the same creative workflow time.

Appostrophe AB

known forSCRL: Photo Collage Maker

1 app4.8Photo & Video

Specializes in collage and carousel layouts for Instagram, serving a similar visual-first audience.

Bazaart

known forBazaart AI Photo Editor Design

1 app4.8Photo & Video

Serves small business owners with an all-in-one design suite, competing for the same creative workflow.

Bytedance Pte

known forHypic - Photo Editor & AI Art

2 apps3.8Photo & Video

Targets the same aesthetic-focused creators with AI-driven filters, but prioritizes trend-based content over artistic textures.

Deep Flow Apps

known forRetake AI: Face & Photo Editor

1 app3.8Photo & Video

Offers personalized facial retouching via custom AI models, contrasting with the source app's texture-based artistic approach.

FaceApp Technology

known forFaceApp: Perfect Face Editor

1 app4.3Photo & Video

Focuses on portrait-specific AI transformations, whereas the source app emphasizes general landscape and still life textures.

Glam Labs

known forGlam AI: Video & Photo Editor

1 app4.5Photo & Video

Targets viral-content creators with rapid AI generation, contrasting with the source app's slower, artistic process.

Good Retouch LP

known forRetouch Me: Face, Body Editor

1 app4.4Photo & Video

Provides professional-grade retouching services via human designers, offering a high-touch alternative to automated artistic tools.

Google

known forSnapseed: Photo Editor

1 app3.9Photo & Video

Shares the professional-grade editing space but focuses on non-destructive utility rather than artistic overlays.

Instasize

known forInstaSize: AI Photo Editor

1 app4.7Photo & Video

Addresses the platform-specific formatting needs of social media creators, diverging from the artistic texture focus.

Lightricks

known forFacetune: Photo & Video Editor

1 app4.6Photo & Video

Competes for portrait-focused social media creators by providing generative AI refinements.

PIXOCIAL TECHNOLOGY (SINGAPORE) PTE

known forBeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor

2 apps4.6Photo & Video

Serves the same social media creator audience but shifts from artistic textures to automated facial retouching.

Prequel

known forPrequel: Photo & Video Editor

2 apps4.7Photo & Video

Offers aesthetic-focused motion graphics that compete for the attention of creative social media users.

Prisma labs

known forLensa AI: Photo Editor

1 app4.7Photo & Video

Provides AI-assisted portrait editing that competes for the time social media users spend on image refinement.

Tezza App

known forTezza: Aesthetic Photo Editor

1 app4.7Photo & Video

Focuses on visual consistency for creators, competing for the same aesthetic-driven user segment.

Visual Supply Company

known forVSCO: Photo Editor & Presets

1 app3.5Photo & Video

Shares the creative community focus but uses film-emulation presets rather than texture overlays.

Xiamen Meitu Technology Co.

known forMeitu- AI Photo & Video Editor

2 apps4.5Photo & Video

Targets social media creators with AI-assisted editing, contrasting with the manual artistic focus of the source app.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on We Are Here

Bottom line

We Are Here is a highly specialized indie studio that has successfully defended a premium niche for over a decade. Their exceptional weighted rating signals a strong product-market fit among users who value artistic integrity over mass-market feature sets.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does We Are Here publish?
We Are Here has 2 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Photo & Video category.
Where is We Are Here based?
We Are Here is based in East Tennessee, USA.
What kind of apps does We Are Here make?
We Are Here's portfolio is concentrated in Photo & Video, with an average rating of 4.8/5 across rated apps.
What is We Are Here's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, Distressed FX : Photo Editor is We Are Here's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are We Are Here's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked We Are Here's apps across 20 countries.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
2
With full intel:
0
With overview:
2
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

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AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by We Are Here, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. โ€œWe Are Here intelligence.โ€ Updated 2026-04-24. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/we-are-here

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