Comparison

Photo Retouch vs Retouch

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Photo Retouch

Easily remove unwanted objects, blemishes, or people from your photos and videos. Enhance your images with a wide range of AI-powered editing tools, including face and body reshaping, makeup, filters, and background changes.

Highlights
  • Object and blemish removal
  • AI face and body reshaping
  • Makeup and filter application
  • AI background removal
  • Hairstyle and hair color changer
  • Old photo restoration
  • AI image generation
Features
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Photo Retouch is a photo and video editing tool for removing visual distractions, refining portraits, and creating polished edits. Key features: • Object Removal: Brush over distracting objects or background passersby and apply the edit. • Photo and Video Retouching: Make local corrections, blur selected areas, and track moving subjects in videos. • Portrait Tools: Adjust facial proportions, eyes, nose, mouth, skin tone, texture, and the appearance of fine lines. • Makeup, Hairstyle, Hair Color and Virtual Try-On: Preview different makeup styles, hairstyles, hair colors, nail designs, and predefined virtual try-on options. • Background Editing: Automatically separate subjects and replace or blur backgrounds. • Photo Editing Tools: Crop, blur, adjust light and color, apply filters and effects, add text, create collages, and use other creative editing tools. • AI-Assisted Tools: Expand images, restore older photos, add color, preview hairstyles. • AI Photo Enhancement: Improve photo clarity, details, lighting, and overall quality. • Future Baby: Create simulated baby appearances from selected photos using AI-assisted generation for entertainment and creative purposes. • Photo Repair: Improve the perceived clarity and color of older or blurry photos. • Live Photo & Beauty Camera: Apply supported edits to Live Photos and use built-in beauty camera features. • Video Retouching: Apply supported retouching, blur, tracking, and editing tools to videos. • Cloud Backup: Save edited results through the app’s cloud storage feature. Portrait adjustments are creative visual effects and are not medical treatments. Results may vary depending on the source image. Premium Package Subscription - You can subscribe for large cloud storage space & premium features - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - You will be able to use large cloud storage space & premium features for the duration of the subscription - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "one week"/"one month"/"one year" package unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package (weekly, monthly or yearly package) - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below Privacy Policy:https://privacy.tushikeji.com/app/privacy?name=photoretouch&os=ios&language=en&channelNo=1 Terms of Use: https://privacy.tushikeji.com/app/userAgreement?name=photoretouch&os=ios&language=en&channelNo=1

About

Retouch

Effortlessly remove unwanted elements from your photos using advanced AI technology. This app allows you to erase blemishes, wires, scratches, and any other distractions with just a few simple steps for a flawless final image.

Highlights
  • Remove pimples and blemishes
  • Erase lines and wires
  • Remove photo scratches
  • Remove unwanted objects
  • AI-powered image processing
Features
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Are you tired of unwanted objects on your photos? Try this application and remove it with a few simple steps. It uses the advanced AI-technology and image processing for receiving a fantastic output result. FEATURES • Removing pimples and blemishes • Erasing lines/wires • Removing photo scratches • Removing anything that you don't want to see on your photos CONTACT If you have any issues or ideas, please contact the author at support@alextataurov.com.

Screenshots

Photo Retouch4 screens
Retouch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retouch at none against Photo Retouch's 17. Retouch also leads on ads (none vs shown). Photo Retouch's advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 25%) and ratings volume (122K vs 137). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Photo Retouch sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Retouch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Retouch holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Retouch has 122K ratings behind it against 137, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Photo Retouch's written reviews are positive against 25% of Retouch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Retouch ships an update monthly, Retouch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Photo Retouch versus Retouch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto RetouchRetouch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (122K ratings) — better4.3 (137 ratings)
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings122K — better137
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#117 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Tushi Technology Co.,LtdAlexey Tataurov

Customer experience

Photo Retouch

All ratings122,189 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews1,892 reviews
Positive54.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative39.9%

Retouch

All ratings136 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

Bugs and requests

Photo Retouch

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Permanent loading screen issue
  • Unexpected subscription charges
  • Inability to cancel subscription
  • Metadata stripping from photos

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add selection tool for more precise editing
  • Improve object removal algorithm
  • Provide more editing options beyond just removal
  • Add tutorial or instructions for using advanced features

Retouch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Photo Retouch

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly VIP -Flash sale7 Days trial3 variants$4.997 Days
  • Weekly VIP Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Weekly VIP Subscription$4.997 Days
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  • Monthly VIP-Flash Sale1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • AI Membership-Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • AI Monthly Membership3 Days trial$13.991 Month
  • Yearly VIP subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly VIP-Flash sale1 Year trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • AI Membership-Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Unlock function2 variants$0.99
  • 50 times$1.99
None

Retouch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Retouch free?
Photo Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retouch free?
Retouch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Photo Retouch or Retouch?
Photo Retouch is rated higher. Photo Retouch averages 4.5 out of 5 from 122K ratings, while Retouch averages 4.3 from 137 ratings.
Do Photo Retouch or Retouch have ads?
Photo Retouch shows ads; Retouch does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Retouch or Retouch?
Photo Retouch ships an update monthly, and Retouch fortnightly. Most recently, Photo Retouch was updated on November 1, 2026 and Retouch on October 30, 2026.

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