Comparison

Eraser vs Retouch

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

Head to head
About

Eraser

Easily remove backgrounds and unwanted objects from your photos to create transparent images. Enhance your pictures by adding new backgrounds, applying filters, and blending elements for professional-looking results.

Highlights
  • Background eraser
  • Object remover
  • Blur background
  • Splash tool
  • Blend tool
  • Professional photo filters
Features
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Looking for an online tool to remove the unwanted objects in the background of your pictures? With our exclusive Background Remover app, you can quickly remove the background from any of your photos while maintaining transparency. Craft your own perfect picture by removing the background and highlighting the subject and superimposing it over a new picture. The background remover tool lets you highlight the topic of your photo while creating a translucent backdrop, allowing you to place your new image in a number of different styles and locations. Place it on a colourful backdrop or add a new background to totally transform your subject's surroundings. This app is best in class since it includes automatic background area removal. Simply touch the area you want to remove, and the "Magic Wand" function will automatically remove the area of similar color. Use transparent images with other apps such as Keynote. Pages or more. Key Features: - Background eraser - Erase the backdrop of any photo and replace it with a fresh one. - Object remover - Quickly remove unwanted objects in the background of your picture. - Blur background - Blur the background of any picture of yours with just a few taps. - Splash tool - Highlight or modify particular colors in your images to produce fantastic picture splash effects. - Blend Tool - This allows you to create blends, which are a collection of intermediate items and colors between two or more chosen objects. - Professional Photo Filters - Apply our high-quality, one-of-a-kind filters to your photos to create astonishing effects. - Background opacity adjustments - Adjust the opacity of filters, layers, and effects as much as you want in the background of your picture. Mixup your cropped images to get ultimate results.
 You can add overlays on the photos for getting great results it will enhance your photos by adding additional art objects on your photos. SUBSCRIPTION FOR PREMIUM FEATURES: Remove Object offers 1 auto-renewing subscription options: A 3-day trial then Weekly $2.99 per Week • Subscription automatically renews 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 • 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://bremoverapp.protool.app/bremoverapp/privacy-policy Terms: https://bremoverapp.protool.app/bremoverapp/terms-conditions Support URL
 https://protool.app/bgremover/

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

Eraser4 screens
Retouch4 screens

Verdict

The call

Eraser and Retouch both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Eraser's written reviews are positive against 8% of Retouch's. Eraser also leads on ads (none vs shown). Retouch's advantage is ratings volume (8.1K vs 1K) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Eraser sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Retouch sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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 — 4.5 for Eraser against 4.4 for Retouch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retouch has 8.1K ratings behind it against 1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Eraser's written reviews are positive against 8% of Retouch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eraser ships an update every 11 days, Retouch every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Eraser versus Retouch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEraserRetouch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1K ratings) — better4.4 (8.1K ratings)
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews — better7.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1K8.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB206 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProtools LLPMaple Labs Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Eraser

All ratings1,047 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral5.7%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative24.7%

Retouch

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

User reviews

Eraser

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Effective object removal
  • 💡 Helpful for editing photos
  • 🤩 Great app overall

Room to improve

  • 🤑 Subscription model
  • 🐛 Freezing and crashing issues
  • 🤔 Limited free features
  • 😤 Misleading advertising

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

Eraser

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Eraser not working properly
  • Blurry results after object removal
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More editing tools
  • Adjustable eraser size
  • Ability to preview changes
  • Offline mode

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

4 purchases

Eraser

Subscriptions2
  • Remove Object Pro – Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Remove BG & Object with AI – Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Unlock AI Credits$1.99
  • 5 Pic Generation$4.99
10 purchases

Retouch

Subscriptions7
  • Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Premium$5.997 Days
  • Premium$9.997 Days
Show 4 more
  • Premium1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Premium$19.991 Year
  • Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium2 variants$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Offer$19.99
  • Lifetime Offer$29.99
  • Lifetime 1$39.99

Questions

Is Eraser free?
Eraser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retouch free?
Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eraser or Retouch?
Eraser is rated higher. Eraser averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Retouch averages 4.4 from 8.1K ratings.
Do Eraser or Retouch have ads?
Retouch shows ads; Eraser does not.
Which is updated more often, Eraser or Retouch?
Eraser ships an update every 11 days, and Retouch every 2 weeks. Most recently, Eraser was updated on September 23, 2026 and Retouch on September 23, 2026.

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