Comparison

Object Removal Pro vs Retouch

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

Head to head
About

Object Removal Pro

Effortlessly erase unwanted objects, people, or blemishes from your photos using advanced AI technology. Achieve professional-looking edits with intuitive tools designed for quick and precise results.

Highlights
  • Remove unwanted people
  • Remove pimples and blemishes
  • Remove buildings
  • Remove any unwanted object
  • AI-powered editing
  • High-tech image processing
Features
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Featured by Apple on App Store over 62 countries and regions, including United States, Canada and South Korea. Object Removal is a professional app that helps you to removal unwanted content from your photos. It uses the most high-tech Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing technology to do the followings Remove unwanted people Remove pimples and blemishes Remove building Remove anything you want to remove! Unlimited access to all functions and no ads. Please give us a review or rating on App Store if you love Object Removal. Thanks in advance.

About

Retouch

Effortlessly remove unwanted objects, people, and backgrounds from your photos. Enhance selfies with skin retouching, body reshaping, and a variety of filters and adjustments for professional-looking results.

Highlights
  • AI object and people removal
  • Background changer
  • Face and body reshaping
  • Skin retouching
  • Photo adjustments and filters
  • HD quality export
Features
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Retouch AI can auto detect, remove objects, people and background from your photos RETOUCH - Photo & Selfies Editor is the best option for you with enhanced photo editing tools & exclusive features such as skin whitening, acne & blemish removal, body reshape, object erase, background change, сropping, text, filters, and many other up-to-date retouch functions. You will get an impactful and easy photo retouch experience with RETOUCH - Photo & Selfies Editor with advanced features includes: EASY OBJECT ERASER • Remove and restore unwanted objects like clothes, people, watermarks- no matter the complexity - with resizeable brush and pixel zoom. PRACTICAL BACKGROUND CHANGER: • Easily cut-out, remove background or transparent it and replace with a new one from our selective backgrounds or your own selections. FACE STRUCTURE RETOUCH (NEW) • Beautify your selfie, slim your face, enlarge your eyes acne & blemish blur, pimple & wrinkle removal, editors that will make you look gorgeous in every way. BODY SHAPE EDITOR (NEW) • Reshape your body and facial structure or any specific area, for example, arms, breast, abs, as well as buffing your muscle. POWERFUL ADJUSTMENT: • Professionally enhance your pics with customized exposure, contrast, saturation, vibrance, warmth, tint, shadows, highlights, fade, sharpness, and blur. 1-TAP FILTERS AND EFFECTS: • Elevate your photos simply by add-in stunning customizable filters, creative glitch effects, background blurring, and so on. SAVE WITH HD QUALITY • Export your works quickly to high-quality output. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION - Subscription starts from USD 2.99. + a week subscription + a month subscription + a year subscription • Check in app for exact pricing in your region • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration/price selected) 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. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings, but refunds will not be given for any unused portion of the term. Terms of Service: https://www.maplelabs.co/policies/#terms Privacy: https://www.maplelabs.co/policies/#terms If you have any feedback, do not hesitate to contact us at support@maplelabs.co

Screenshots

Object Removal Pro4 screens
Retouch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Object Removal Pro at 72% against Retouch's 8%. Object Removal Pro also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Retouch's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Retouch is free to download; Object Removal Pro costs $5.99 up front. Retouch sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Object Removal Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Object Removal Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retouch has 8.1K ratings behind it against 1.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Object Removal Pro's written reviews are positive against 8% of Retouch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Object Removal Pro ships an update every 2 months, Retouch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Object Removal Pro versus Retouch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObject Removal ProRetouch
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better4.4 (8.1K ratings)
Positive reviews71.7% of reviews — better7.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K8.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#96 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB206 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer煦慧 蒙Maple Labs Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Object Removal Pro

All ratings1,470 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative23.9%

Retouch

All ratings8,122 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative12.6%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative89.7%

User reviews

Object Removal Pro

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy and accurate to use
  • 🚀 Works great
  • 💡 Excellent app for photo editing
  • 👍 Simple and user-friendly
  • 👍 Elegant UI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Doesn't remove objects properly
  • 🐛 Blurry/pixelated results
  • 🐛 Slow processing
  • 🐛 Exports lower quality photos

Retouch

From 8.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Awesome app
  • 👍 Good app
  • 🤩 Keeps getting better

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes
  • 🔧 Difficult to use
  • 💸 Expensive/Costs money
  • 🚫 Doesn't work as advertised
  • 🚫 Removal tools don't work properly

Bugs and requests

Object Removal Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Doesn't work as advertised

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for iPad landscape mode
  • Improve UI and menus
  • Allow multiple passes with eraser
  • Maintain EXIF data
  • Add ability to replace removed areas

Retouch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezes/Crashes
  • Removal tools don't work
  • Subscription issues/Unable to cancel

Requested features

4 requests
  • Need tutorial/instructions
  • Allow manual object selection
  • Improve background removal quality
  • Add language options

In-app purchases

None

Object Removal Pro

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Retouch

Subscriptions6
  • Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium$5.997 Days
  • Premium$9.997 Days
Show 3 more
  • Premium1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Premium$19.991 Year
  • Premium2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Offer$19.99
  • Lifetime Offer$29.99
  • Lifetime 1$39.99

Questions

Is Object Removal Pro free?
Object Removal Pro costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retouch free?
Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Object Removal Pro or Retouch?
Object Removal Pro is rated higher. Object Removal Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Retouch averages 4.4 from 8.1K ratings.
Do Object Removal Pro or Retouch have ads?
Both Object Removal Pro and Retouch show ads.
Which is updated more often, Object Removal Pro or Retouch?
Object Removal Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Retouch every 2 weeks. Most recently, Object Removal Pro was updated on November 2, 2026 and Retouch on November 3, 2026.

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