Comparison

Photoroom vs Photo Editor

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

Head to head
About

Photoroom

Effortlessly create professional product listings and video ads with AI-powered editing tools. Enhance product visuals, remove backgrounds instantly, and generate compelling marketing content for e-commerce platforms.

Highlights
  • Instant background removal and replacement
  • AI Fashion Models and ghost mannequins
  • Batch editing for product catalogs
  • Video Ad Maker for social media
  • Product detail preservation
  • Marketplace-ready export sizes
Features
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The AI visual solution for e-commerce, trusted by over 300 million users. Create professional product listings and video ads in minutes. Edit product photos, create listing visuals and turn them into video ads. Preserve every detail, from logos to textures, with studio-quality AI. WHY CHOOSE PHOTOROOM? IMPROVE PRODUCT LISTINGS. Showcase products on AI Fashion Models, create lifestyle images, ghost mannequins, flat lays and product videos from a single photo. CREATE VIDEO ADS THAT SELL. Turn product photos into ready-to-share video ads with Video Ad Maker. Choose your style, customise your script and add an AI actor to create videos for social media and ads in minutes. EDIT AT SCALE. Batch edit your entire product catalogue with consistent, professional results. CONNECT TO SHOPIFY. Create, manage and publish Shopify listings directly from Photoroom. KEEP PRODUCTS ACCURATE. Preserve product details like colour, shape, materials and texture in every AI-generated image with Product Fidelity. READY FOR EVERY MARKETPLACE. Export images sized for Shopify, Amazon, Etsy, Depop, Poshmark, Vinted, Instagram and more. KEY FEATURES • Remove and replace photo backgrounds instantly. • Create AI Fashion Models, ghost mannequins and flat lays. • Batch edit hundreds of product photos at once. • Turn product photos into video ads with Video Ad Maker. • Create professional product videos from images. • Recolour products without a reshoot. • Remove wrinkles with Ironing. • Create listing-ready visuals with Studio Shot. • Export perfectly sized images for every marketplace. UPGRADE YOUR ACCOUNT Unlock advanced tools, faster processing speeds and increased credit limits. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Join 300M+ users and create pro-quality visuals effortlessly with Photoroom! Terms of Use: https://photoroom.app/legal/terms-and-conditions/

About

Photo Editor

Enhance and transform your photos with a suite of AI-powered tools. Restore old images, add color, create AI art, and explore fun effects like aging or cartoon transformations. Offers practical editing features for a complete photo experience.

Highlights
  • Photo restoration
  • AI photo coloring
  • AI drawing and art generation
  • Aging and youthfulness effects
  • Manga and cartoon face transformations
  • Object removal
  • Background editing
Features
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Powerful all‑in‑one AI photo editor for your daily creative editing needs. Easily erase unwanted people and objects from photos with smart eraser. Repair blurry, damaged old photos and upscale to HD quality. Turn your selfies into stunning cartoon and anime art. Try various hairstyle styles for your portraits. Use aging filter to preview your younger or older look. Main Features -Smart Eraser: Remove strangers, objects, watermarks and unwanted items by simple brushing. Clean up your pictures in seconds. -AI Photo Restoration: Recover faded old photos, fix blurry images, enhance photo quality for precious memories. -Cartoon Photo: Convert portrait into cartoon, anime, comic styles with multiple artistic filters. -AI Hairstyle Changer: Preview diverse hairstyles on your selfie, find your perfect hair look. -Aging Time Machine: Apply age filter, simulate old‑age and young‑look effects for fun portrait creation. Great for selfie retouch, old‑photo recovery, social media picture making, funny face effect creation. Subscribe Pro version to unlock full access, remove watermarks and enjoy unlimited AI processing. Terms of use:https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/d4ad33ee-6a61-4715-b9e7-ab8786f49df5 Privacy Policy:https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/763f8c41-40ff-410c-8096-364fc1fd52bf

Screenshots

Photoroom4 screens
Photo Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

Photoroom and Photo Editor both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of Photoroom's written reviews are positive against 0% of Photo Editor's. Photoroom also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (231K vs 9). Photo Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (12.3 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Photoroom sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Photo Editor sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. 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 — 4.8 for Photoroom against 4.9 for Photo Editor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photoroom has 231K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Photoroom's written reviews are positive against 0% of Photo Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photoroom ships an update weekly, Photo Editor every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Photoroom versus Photo Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhotoroomPhoto Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (231K ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings231K — better9
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size351 MB290 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperPhotoroomInfinite Intelligent Softtech Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Photoroom

All ratings231,186 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews4,314 reviews
Positive59.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative34.4%

Photo Editor

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Photoroom

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to access photos after subscription lapse
  • Permanent watermark on free version images
  • Incorrect date/time stamps on exported images
  • Inconsistent background removal quality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Zoom and fine-tune editing options
  • Ability to save custom backgrounds
  • Improved batch processing and consistency
  • More background options and customization
  • Automatic color correction and shadow addition

Photo Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Photoroom

Subscriptions10
  • Photoroom PRO$5.997 Days
  • Remove Background Pro (Exp)$5.997 Days
  • Photoroom PRO7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Monthly Basic Plan (Exp A)$12.991 Month
  • Monthly Basic Plan (Exp)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Photoroom Max$15.997 Days
  • Photoroom Max$34.991 Month
  • Photoroom PRO7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Yearly Basic Plan (Exp)$89.991 Year
  • Photoroom Max7 Days trial$249.991 Year
6 purchases

Photo Editor

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Members3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Weekly Member7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • 连续包月3 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • VIP$1.991 Month
  • 连续包年$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$9.99

Questions

Is Photoroom free?
Photoroom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Editor free?
Photo Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photoroom or Photo Editor?
Photo Editor is rated higher. Photoroom averages 4.8 out of 5 from 231K ratings, while Photo Editor averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Photoroom or Photo Editor have ads?
Photo Editor shows ads; Photoroom does not.
Which is updated more often, Photoroom or Photo Editor?
Photoroom ships an update weekly, and Photo Editor every 5 weeks. Most recently, Photoroom was updated on November 6, 2026 and Photo Editor on November 3, 2026.

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