When comparing EyeEm vs Flikr, the Slant community recommends Flikr for most people. In the question“What are the best Android apps for sharing photos?” Flikr is ranked 1st while EyeEm is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Flikr is:
Photos in the library can be automatically uploaded to Flikr, which enhances the usefulness of the free TB they give all users.
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Pros
Pro See local photos
EyeEm has a feature where users are able to see which other photos have been posted from their location.
Pro High quality community
The EyeEm community is a group of serious photographers, not teens casually posting selfies.
Pro Local competitions
EyeEm runs "missions" where users compete to have the best photo based on a seasonal theme.
Pro Lets users retain photo rights
EyeEm makes sure that those who take photographs remain the copyright holders of their work.
Pro Auto-sync
Photos in the library can be automatically uploaded to Flikr, which enhances the usefulness of the free TB they give all users.
Pro Provides 1TB of free space
Any user can store 1000GB of photos or videos completely for free. Strangely, the cost for 2 TB is $499 per year.
Pro Provides photo meta-data
Users can see lots of info on each picture including: shutter speed, camera and lens model, category tags, license info, aperture, and location.
Cons
Con Unstable login
The feature for logging in with Google+ is flawed and makes the app freeze.
Con Low quality in-app camera
The in-app camera is lower quality than standard camera apps, so it's better to take a photo normally and then import it into Flikr.