Google acquires Snapseed developer Nik Software

Google has acquired Nik Software, the German developer behind the award winning photography app Snapseed. The news was announced via a blog post on Nik Software’s website. The purchase price was not revealed.

Apple named Nik Software’s popular photo editing app as the the best iPad app of 2011 in its annual iTunes Rewind feature. Interestingly in the same feature, Apple selected Instagram as the best iPhone app of 2011 — that company went on to be acquired by Facebook in a deal worth about $735

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