Adjustive vs Retrograf
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Adjustive
This photo editing app allows precise enhancements to specific areas of your images. Apply up to eight adjustments like brightness, contrast, and saturation to selected regions, bringing professional-level control to your mobile device.
- Selective adjustment technology
- Up to 8 simultaneous adjustments
- Adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, shadows, highlights, temp
- Magnifier for precise point placement
- Zoom in/out image
- Preview results
- Save and share edited photos
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Adjustive - Selective Adjust is a specialized photo editor for creation of beautiful images with selective adjustment technology allowing to make precise selections and enhancements to specific areas of your photos. Creating image with Adjustive is awesome. There is no better way to turn the image into the art. You can make 8 adjustments at a time (simultaneously). You just need to select a part of the image, that you want to edit/adjust and apply the features and effects you want to. It allows to apply adjustment effects such as brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, shadows, highlights and temp effects to selected parts of the photo. This app brings to your mobile device the power and control of professional photo editing software, previously only available on the desktop. Now with the tap of a finger you can retouch, adjust perspective, re-edit, and more. These adjustments are easy to use on any Photo and create amazing Photos from your existing ones. You don't need to worry about shading effects or focal effects anymore while shooting the Photos anymore thanks to Adjustive. Features: * User can add up to 8 points and adjust the radius of affection for each point. While moving points Magnifier appears that shows area under fingertip and the exact colour of the point making easier for user to adjust the position of point * User can zoom in/out the image while working * User can preview results by pressing preview button * User can import photo from native Image Picker * User can save resulted image to Gallery and Share to other networks * Selectively adjust brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, shadows, highlights and temp effects You can select an area you wanna focus in your photos, then Adjustive will do all the work for you. By using this app, you can become a photographer even without a good camera. A built-in photo editor is available in the app with many easy-to-use features, such as photo filters, brightness & contrast adjustment, etc. There are also multiple photo frames included in this app. You can either pick a photo from your gallery or take a photo by your camera. Photo sharing is supported as well.
Retrograf
Transform your photos and videos with authentic '90s analog film and VHS aesthetics. Apply a variety of filters, adjust key visual elements, and add unique overlay effects to achieve a vintage look.
- 24 film style presets
- Light leaks, film scratches, fades
- Vintage color palettes
- Exposure, contrast, temperature adjustments
- Vignette and chromatic aberration
- Customizable overlay effects
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Inspired by analog film cameras and VHS videos from the '90s, Retrograf reproduces retro touches to your photos + videos. ● Filter Presets Light leaks, film scratches, fades and vintage color palettes are the basic elements for transport your photos and videos back to another era. Retrograf offers 24 fantastic film style presets that combine these elements appropriately. ● Adjustment Tools You can alter the exposure, contrast, temperature, tint, and clarity, enhance shadows and highlights, add vignette and chromatic aberration, and much more. ● Overlay Effects You can create your own look by combining the overlays provided. Overlays include light leaks, film scratches and grainy textures.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Adjustive at Free against Retrograf's $2.99. Adjustive also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Adjustive is free to download; Retrograf costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Adjustive ships an update every 11 days, Retrograf every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Adjustive | Retrograf |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Photo and Video Creative Labs, Inc. | Seohyeon Lee |
Customer experience
Adjustive
Retrograf
In-app purchases
Adjustive
No in-app purchases
Retrograf
No in-app purchases









