Comparison

Photo Retouch vs Video 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 edit and enhance your photos and videos. Remove unwanted objects, blemishes, or people from images. Add watermarks like emojis, text, or stickers to your media. Includes tools for cropping, trimming, rotating, and changing the cover or rate of videos.

Highlights
  • Remove unwanted objects from photos
  • Add watermarks (emoji, text, stickers)
  • Crop and trim videos
  • Change video cover and rate
  • Rotate and reverse videos
Features
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Photo Retouch - Edit or crop your photos or videos. With this app, you can fix images and videos. Make fun pictures/videos, remove unwanted people, remove unsightly pimples, clean up the perfect shot. - Remove Items: There are three removal algorithms for Complex background, Simple background, Single color background. Select the matching background mode and smear the item - Add watermark: add Emoji, Stickers, Text to Photos/Videos. - Crop Video, Trim Video - Change Video's Cover - Rotate Video - Reverse Video - Change Video Rate #Get Professional version - One-time purchase, valid forever. #Annual professional version: - Annual auto-renewable subscription, automatic renewal upon expiration. - After the purchase of the subscription item is confirmed, the subscription fee will be credited to your iTunes account. The subscription will automatically renew unless the automatic renewal feature is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current time period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period.Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy:https://huameivideoretouch.web.app/privacypolicy.html Terms of Use:https://huameivideoretouch.web.app/terms.html Contact us: xihuamei_contact@163.com

About

Video Retouch

Easily remove unwanted objects from your videos with a simple painting tool. Make your videos more engaging by erasing distractions and then share your creations on social media.

Highlights
  • Remove objects from videos
  • Simple painting tool
  • Create fun videos
  • Share to social networks
  • Video collage maker
Features
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Ever wanted to remove the boring things from a video? Now you can. Video Retouch can make object disappear quickly. Very simple to use. Simply paint the object area you want removed, and touch go button. Make fun video and share to your social network now. Membership subscription - You can subscribe for all premium features. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - You will be able to color all available images for the duration of the subscription - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "half 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 (Semiannually 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 Privacy Policy - https://www.jianshu.com/p/2a5e00634e6e Terms of use - https://www.jianshu.com/p/499c567ed121

Screenshots

Photo Retouch4 screens
Video Retouch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Photo Retouch at free with in-app purchases against Video Retouch's subscription. Photo Retouch also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (47% vs 14%). Video Retouch's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year and Video Retouch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Retouch holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 2.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Photo Retouch's written reviews are positive against 14% of Video Retouch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Retouch ships an update every 2 months, Video Retouch every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Photo Retouch versus Video Retouch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto RetouchVideo Retouch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2K ratings) — better4.1 (2.3K ratings)
Positive reviews46.9% of reviews — better14.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2K2.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer章健 杨PeiYi Chen

Customer experience

Photo Retouch

All ratings2,029 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews369 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative45.0%

Video Retouch

All ratings2,269 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative21.0%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive14.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative82.6%

User reviews

Photo Retouch

From 2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Effective watermark removal
  • 💡 Comprehensive free features
  • 🚀 Fast processing
  • 😊 Satisfactory user experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Blurry/low-quality output
  • 💰 Paid version required for full functionality
  • 🤔 Confusing or lacking instructions

Video Retouch

From 2.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐️ Excellent app
  • ⭐️ Amazing!
  • ⭐️ WISH WISHES
  • ⭐️ برنامج رائع

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Doesn't work
  • 🚫 Crashes
  • 🚫 Blurry result
  • 🚫 Not Mac compatible
  • 🚫 Freezes

Bugs and requests

Photo Retouch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Blank screen after watermark removal
  • Incompatibility with certain devices/OS versions
  • Watermark removal not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add video watermark removal
  • Improve blending and quality of removed objects
  • Provide more detailed instructions and tutorials
  • Expand file format support

Video Retouch

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes during processing
  • Freezes at 0% progress
  • Doesn't remove objects, just blurs
  • Incompatible with some devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add zoom and resizable eraser
  • Improve erasing feature

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Photo Retouch

Subscriptions1
  • Annual professional version$2.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Professional Version$3.99
3 purchases

Video Retouch

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly VIP3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Membership$8.491 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$11.99

Questions

Is Photo Retouch free?
Photo Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Video Retouch free?
Video Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Retouch or Video Retouch?
Photo Retouch is rated higher. Photo Retouch averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Video Retouch averages 4.1 from 2.3K ratings.
Do Photo Retouch or Video Retouch have ads?
Photo Retouch shows ads; Video Retouch does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Retouch or Video Retouch?
Photo Retouch ships an update every 2 months, and Video Retouch every 8 months. Most recently, Photo Retouch was updated on November 6, 2026 and Video Retouch on November 6, 2026.

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