Retromo vs anista
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retromo
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Make your photos look like they were taken in another era. Retro filters, nostalgic vintage stamps, and classic frames combine to transform any shot into a timeless memory — the kind that feels like it came straight from an old photo album. Real-time preview and one-tap templates make creating retro photos effortless. ●Apply retro filters with real-time preview to give your photos a nostalgic, vintage look. ●Packed with nostalgic stamps featuring vintage fashion, sweets, and antique accessories. ●Add text overlays to your photos for a personal touch. ●Create a nostalgic atmosphere instantly with retro frames. ●Use templates to apply pre-set combinations of frames and stamps in one tap — 6 preset templates available. ●Share your finished photos with everyone on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, LINE, and more.
anista
Easily decorate your photos with animated stamps and GIFs to create cute videos. The simple editor allows for intuitive manipulation of stamps, and you can share your creations directly to social media or save them to your device.
- Animated stamp decoration
- GIF integration from GIPHY
- Simple drag-and-drop editor
- Stamp resizing, rotation, and movement
- Direct SNS posting
- Video saving to device
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＼Let's decorate your favorite photos／ Anista is an easy operation. It is a video creation application to decorate photos with moving stamps. With a cute stamp Let's decorate your favorite photos! *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- ◆Decoration with moving stamps! Cute decoration for photos using moving stamps There are over 100 types! Let's decorate even more using GIF images in GIPHY! ◆Simple operation with a simple editor! Operation is easy! Choose a photo, choose a stamp, just decorate it according to the desired position and angle Stamps can be moved, rotated and scaled. ◆Post to SNS! You can post the created video directly to Instagram. ◆Save video to device You can save the created video on your device. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- We will continue to add stamps and features in the future, so stay tuned!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retromo at none against anista's 2. anista's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. anista sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Retromo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retromo ships an update every 3 weeks, anista every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retromo | anista |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | TOSHIYUKI HIRATA | Daisuke Katayama |
In-app purchases
Retromo
No in-app purchases
anista
- Hide Logo$0.99
- Hide Ads$2.99
