Comparison

Cinematical vs Retroscope

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

Head to head
About

Cinematical

Easily add black bars to your videos for a cinematic look. Select your video, apply filters, and adjust positioning to achieve the desired effect before saving.

Highlights
  • Add black bars (letterboxing)
  • Apply video filters
  • Adjust scale and position
  • Simple save function
  • Select videos easily
Features
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Cinematical adds black bars(Letterboxing) like move and filter your video. How to use is very simple. - Select the video you want. - Select the filter you like. As a default, a color1 filter is selected. - Adjust scale, horizontal/vertical positions if you need. - Hit "Save" button.

About

Retroscope

Transform your photos with vintage filters, light leaks, and textures inspired by 80s and 90s cameras. Create stunning visuals with creative effects like glitch and lens distortion. Apply a retro look with a single tap using curated themes.

Highlights
  • Vintage filters from 80s/90s cameras
  • Light leaks and textures
  • Glitch and lens distortion effects
  • One-tap themes
  • Film emulation categories
  • Adjustments and editing tools
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Get professional results with filters prepared by examining the cameras and printing methods of the 80s and 90s. Get the vintage look you're looking for by adding light leaks and textures. Create stunning visuals with creative effects such as glitch and lens distortion. Retroscope provides retro filters, light leaks, textures, effects, adjustments and themes. Easily apply vintage look into your photos with a few taps. There are many old camera or effect adaptation as categories in Retroscope like Lomography, Film Emulations, Film Noir, Vintage etc. Lights: Lights are the important part of retro look. All lights will help you to transform your photos into vintage or retro look. Film Burn, Light Leak, Lens Flare, Prism and many others are available light categories in app. Textures: Textures or dusts are especially designed to provide an old photo paper. Dirt, Grunge, Ripped Paper, Folded Paper, Punch Holes and Plastic are available texture categories in app. Themes: Just a single tap is enough. Themes are presets of filters, lights and textures. You only have to tap a theme for a great look. Effects: Lens distortion, zoom blur or glitch. Effects will complete your edit. Get professional results with filters prepared by examining the cameras and printing methods of the 80s and 90s. Get the vintage look you're looking for by adding light leaks and textures. Create stunning visuals with creative effects such as glitch and lens distortion. Retroscope provides retro filters, light leaks, textures, effects, adjustments and themes. Easily apply vintage look into your photos with a few taps. There are many old camera or effect adaptation as categories in Retroscope like Lomography, Film Emulations, Film Noir, Vintage etc. Lights: Lights are the important part of retro look. All lights will help you to transform your photos into vintage or retro look. Film Burn, Light Leak, Lens Flare, Prism and many others are available light categories in app. Textures: Textures or dusts are especially designed to provide an old photo paper. Dirt, Grunge, Ripped Paper, Folded Paper, Punch Holes and Plastic are available texture categories in app. Themes: Just a single tap is enough. Themes are presets of filters, lights and textures. You only have to tap a theme for a great look. Effects: Lens distortion, zoom blur or glitch. Effects will complete your edit. Retroscope Gold provides premium Themes, Filters, Lights, Textures and Effects. Retroscope plans: * Annual: $9.99 Payments and Renewal: * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews 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. * You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase * No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of use: https://retroscope.app/terms.html Privacy policy: https://retroscope.app/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Cinematical3 screens
Retroscope4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cinematical at 75% against Retroscope's 0%. Cinematical also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Retroscope's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. Retroscope sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Cinematical asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cinematical holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cinematical has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Cinematical's written reviews are positive against 0% of Retroscope's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cinematical ships an update monthly, Retroscope every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Cinematical versus Retroscope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCinematicalRetroscope
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26 ratings) — better2.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 36 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB184 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperREAFO CO., LTD.ALKAMANAS BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

Customer experience

Cinematical

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Retroscope

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cinematical

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Retroscope

Subscriptions1
  • Retroscope Gold$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Cinematical free?
Cinematical is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retroscope free?
Retroscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cinematical or Retroscope?
Cinematical is rated higher. Cinematical averages 4.7 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Retroscope averages 2.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Cinematical or Retroscope have ads?
Cinematical shows ads; Retroscope does not.
Which is updated more often, Cinematical or Retroscope?
Cinematical ships an update monthly, and Retroscope every 36 months. Most recently, Cinematical was updated on August 30, 2026 and Retroscope on June 5, 2026.

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