Comparison

Photo Retouch vs Object Remover by Touch Up

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

Object Remover by Touch Up

Easily remove unwanted objects, backgrounds, and blemishes from your photos. Enhance your images with a variety of filters, borders, and recoloring tools to create stunning social media content.

Highlights
  • Object removal
  • Background eraser
  • 25+ filters
  • Border tool
  • Recolor tool
  • Overlays
Features
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Touch up is the master case for all the photo editing needs. From removing objects to resizing beautiful overlays, it can help you improve you social media feed. Here is a list of tools you can find: - Eraser Remove any object from your photo. - Filters 25 well designed filters with more coming in the future. - Border Tool Ad white of colored frames to your pictures. - Recolor Tool Change the color of your clothes or objects around you. - Overlays Tool Add layers of bokeh & sparkles on to your photos. - Background Eraser Erase the background automatically and add a new one. Save your photo in HD quality and start sharing today. “Photo Editor Pro” Subscription Annual subscription: $19.99 These prices are for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Photo Editor Pro subscription gives you unlimited access to all the tools, filters, overlays and borders with an ad-free experience. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew 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, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication. Terms of Use: http://bodytuneapp.com/photoeditor_privacy.html Privacy: http://bodytuneapp.com/photoeditor_terms.html

Screenshots

Photo Retouch4 screens
Object Remover by Touch Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Photo Retouch at free with in-app purchases against Object Remover by Touch Up's subscription. Object Remover by Touch Up's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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 Object Remover by Touch Up sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Photo Retouch against 4.6 for Object Remover by Touch Up. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Object Remover by Touch Up has 16K ratings behind it against 2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Photo Retouch's written reviews are positive against 56% of Object Remover by Touch Up's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Retouch ships an update every 2 months, Object Remover by Touch Up every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Photo Retouch versus Object Remover by Touch Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto RetouchObject Remover by Touch Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2K ratings)4.6 (16K ratings)
Positive reviews46.9% of reviews55.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K16K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer章健 杨Face & Body Tune Photo Editor, Societatea cu Raspundere Limitata

Customer experience

Photo Retouch

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

Object Remover by Touch Up

All ratings16,059 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews811 reviews
Positive55.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative39.6%

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

Object Remover by Touch Up

From 16K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Free to use
  • 🎨 Good editing features
  • 🤩 Effective object removal

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Eraser not working for some users
  • 🤖 AI compatibility issues on certain devices
  • 🤔 Limited editing options
  • 🙄 Forced to use Apple email app

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

Object Remover by Touch Up

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Eraser not working properly
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Incompatible with certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow changing background color
  • Add option to adjust level of background removal
  • Provide ability to move added light in background

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Photo Retouch

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

Object Remover by Touch Up

Subscriptions1
  • Photo Editor Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Photo Retouch free?
Photo Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Object Remover by Touch Up free?
Object Remover by Touch Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Retouch or Object Remover by Touch Up?
Photo Retouch and Object Remover by Touch Up are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2K and 16K ratings respectively.
Do Photo Retouch or Object Remover by Touch Up have ads?
Photo Retouch shows ads; Object Remover by Touch Up does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Retouch or Object Remover by Touch Up?
Photo Retouch ships an update every 2 months, and Object Remover by Touch Up every 3 weeks. Most recently, Photo Retouch was updated on September 26, 2026 and Object Remover by Touch Up on September 27, 2026.

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