Retromo vs Purideco Book
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β 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 β 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. βApply retro filters with real-time preview to give your photos a nostalgic, vintage look. βPacked with nostalgic stamps featuring vintage fashion, sweets, and antique accessories. βAdd text overlays to your photos for a personal touch. βCreate a nostalgic atmosphere instantly with retro frames. βUse templates to apply pre-set combinations of frames and stamps in one tap β 6 preset templates available. βShare your finished photos with everyone on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, LINE, and more.
Purideco Book
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Purideco Book is a photo decoration app for adding doodles, stickers, text and date stamps to the photos you already have. Pick a photo, then decorate. No camera filters, no face retouching - just a simple app focused on doodling on photos and making them cute. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Doodle with neon, fluffy, puffy and marker-style pens - Draw pens in front of or behind stickers and text - Erase, undo, redo or clear everything - Add simple stickers such as hearts, sparkles and ribbons - Add illustrated stickers in many styles: retro, dreamy-cute, fan-art style, animals, emoticons, decorated letters and more - Add bubbly, neon and outlined text with many font styles - Add date stamps in film, retro and English styles - Move, resize and rotate everything with your fingers REMOVE BACKGROUNDS AND IMPORT YOUR OWN IMAGES - Remove the background of your photo by painting over it or tapping a color. Bring back anything you erased by mistake - Import an image from your photo library, remove its background, and place it like a sticker - Cut imported images into circles, squares, hearts or stars, and add an outline if you like - Edit the background again after placing an image ADJUST TO FIT YOUR PHOTO Move and resize your photo, and choose a background color or gradient. SAVE AND KEEP EDITING - Save a finished photo to your camera roll - Save your work as a draft and keep editing later - Save to Drafts and Camera Roll at the same time UNLOCK MORE STICKERS Open the app each day to pick a gift box and earn stars with Daily Gift. You can also watch optional ads to earn more stars. Use stars to unlock locked sticker packs one by one. Prefer to get everything at once? A one-time purchase, "Unlock all stickers", unlocks all locked stickers, including stickers added in the future. AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND JAPANESE The app follows your device language. YOUR DATA Your photos stay on your device. No account is required. The app shows ads. This app is not affiliated with any other company's official service or characters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Retromo at none against Purideco Book's 1. Purideco Book's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Purideco Book sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Retromo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retromo ships an update every 3 weeks, Purideco Book every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retromo | Purideco Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks β better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TOSHIYUKI HIRATA | HARVEST LAB |
In-app purchases
Retromo
No in-app purchases
Purideco Book
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