Comparison

Photo Retouch vs Object Removal Clone Stamp

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

Head to head

Photo Retouch

Add watermark to video picture

Free

📷 Photo & Video

★ 4.62K ratingsView app →

Object Removal Clone Stamp

Remove Objects and Background

Free

📷 Photo & Video

★ 4.3517 ratingsView app →

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 Removal Clone Stamp

Easily remove unwanted objects, blemishes, and background elements from your photos. This tool allows you to clone textures from one area to another, perfect for retouching skin or fixing image imperfections. It's also useful for duplicating objects within a picture.

Highlights

Remove unwanted objects
Erase background
Remove blemishes and skin marks
Duplicate objects
Clone textures from similar areas
Remove photobombs

Features

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Clone stamp is used for removing unwanted objects, removing artifacts, erasing background, removing photobombs, and etc. It can also be used for removing unwanted shadows ( especially background shadows ) , acne, mole, blemish, pimple, and skin marks. It can also be used for duplicating, cloning, an object in a photo. It works well when another part of the image has similar texture to be used as donor. If so, you can clone the similar texture from the other part into the affected area. Please refer to the user guide about how to operate this app: http://perfecthorizon.superthz.com/2019/10/user-guide-for-clone-stamp-first.html

Screenshots

Photo Retouch4 screens

Object Removal Clone Stamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Object Removal Clone Stamp at every 4 days against Photo Retouch's every 2 months. Object Removal Clone Stamp also leads on iOS requirement (11.1 vs 15.0). Photo Retouch's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (47% vs 33%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Removal Clone Stamp sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 517 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Photo Retouch's written reviews are positive against 33% of Object Removal Clone Stamp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Retouch ships an update every 2 months, Object Removal Clone Stamp every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

Photo Retouch versus Object Removal Clone Stamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Photo Retouch	Object Removal Clone Stamp
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.6 (2K ratings) — better	4.3 (517 ratings)
Positive reviews	46.9% of reviews — better	32.6% of reviews
Number of ratings	2K — better	517
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 4 days — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	Free with in-app purchases
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	11.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	64 MB	22 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	章健杨	Kiarash Ahi

Customer experience

Photo Retouch

All ratings2,029 ratings

Positive88.8%

Neutral3.5%

Negative7.7%

Written reviews369 reviews

Positive46.9%

Neutral8.1%

Negative45.0%

Object Removal Clone Stamp

All ratings514 ratings

Positive80.5%

Neutral5.4%

Negative14.0%

Written reviews43 reviews

Positive32.6%

Neutral11.6%

Negative55.8%

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 Removal Clone Stamp

From 517 App Store ratings

What we love

✨ Effectively removes objects and people from photos
💰 Free to use with no mandatory subscriptions
🎯 Powerful clone stamp algorithm with directional control
👍 Works on complex cases other apps can't handle
⚡ Fast processing and live preview

Room to improve

📺 Excessive ads in free version
🐛 Ads difficult to dismiss with non-functional skip buttons
😕 Cluttered and confusing user interface
❌ Steep learning curve for new users
📉 Low resolution output quality

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 Removal Clone Stamp

Reported bugs

6 issues

App purchase not recognized across multiple devices
Ads flooding free version after purchase on different device
App freezes and shows extremely low quality during stamp previews
Skip ad buttons non-functional
Glitchy performance overall

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HD support not working properly

Requested features

6 requests

Original resolution output option
Increased maximum distance between selection and clone circles
Improved UI clarity and organization
Better photo loading functionality
Reduced or contextual ad placement

Show 1 more

Clearer tutorial system without pop-ups

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Photo Retouch

Subscriptions1

Annual professional version$2.991 Year

One-time2

Remove Ads$0.99
Professional Version$3.99

2 purchases

Object Removal Clone Stamp

One-time2

Arrow Button Functionality$0.99
Object Removal Clone Stamp +$1.99

Questions

Is Photo Retouch free?

Photo Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Object Removal Clone Stamp free?

Object Removal Clone Stamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Photo Retouch or Object Removal Clone Stamp?

Photo Retouch is rated higher. Photo Retouch averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Object Removal Clone Stamp averages 4.3 from 517 ratings.

Do Photo Retouch or Object Removal Clone Stamp have ads?

Both Photo Retouch and Object Removal Clone Stamp show ads.

Which is updated more often, Photo Retouch or Object Removal Clone Stamp?

Photo Retouch ships an update every 2 months, and Object Removal Clone Stamp every 4 days. Most recently, Photo Retouch was updated on October 20, 2026 and Object Removal Clone Stamp on October 20, 2026.