Comparison

Photo Retouch vs Eraser Cat

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

Eraser Cat

This app utilizes AI to remove unwanted people or objects from your photos. It processes images entirely on your device, ensuring your privacy with no network requests or server usage. Enhance your pictures by easily eliminating distractions.

Highlights
  • AI object removal
  • Local image processing
  • Privacy protection
  • Eliminate passers-by
  • Enhance photos
Features
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Eraser Cat, an App that uses Apple's CoreML machine learning model for AI to eliminate passers-by in photos. Use local large model, completely local processing of images, no network requests, no server, protect user privacy.

Screenshots

Photo Retouch4 screens
Eraser Cat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Eraser Cat at 5.0 against Photo Retouch's 4.5. Eraser Cat also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). Photo Retouch's advantage is ratings volume (122K vs 2) and chart position (#110 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Eraser Cat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eraser Cat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Retouch has 122K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Photo Retouch's written reviews are positive against 50% of Eraser Cat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Retouch ships an update monthly, Eraser Cat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Photo Retouch versus Eraser Cat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto RetouchEraser Cat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (122K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings122K — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#110 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB104 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Tushi Technology Co.,LtdRainbowTime Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Photo Retouch

All ratings122,189 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews1,887 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral6.0%
Negative39.7%

Eraser Cat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Eraser Cat

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
1 purchases

Eraser Cat

One-time1
  • EraserCat PRO$2.99

Questions

Is Photo Retouch free?
Photo Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eraser Cat free?
Eraser Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Retouch or Eraser Cat?
Eraser Cat is rated higher. Photo Retouch averages 4.5 out of 5 from 122K ratings, while Eraser Cat averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Photo Retouch or Eraser Cat have ads?
Photo Retouch shows ads; Eraser Cat does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Retouch or Eraser Cat?
Photo Retouch ships an update monthly, and Eraser Cat every 3 days. Most recently, Photo Retouch was updated on October 29, 2026 and Eraser Cat on October 15, 2026.

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