Comparison

Retrograf vs Pulso Convert

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

Head to head
About

Retrograf

Transform your photos and videos with authentic '90s analog film and VHS aesthetics. Apply a variety of filters, adjust key visual elements, and add unique overlay effects to achieve a vintage look.

Highlights
  • 24 film style presets
  • Light leaks, film scratches, fades
  • Vintage color palettes
  • Exposure, contrast, temperature adjustments
  • Vignette and chromatic aberration
  • Customizable overlay effects
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Inspired by analog film cameras and VHS videos from the '90s, Retrograf reproduces retro touches to your photos + videos. ● Filter Presets Light leaks, film scratches, fades and vintage color palettes are the basic elements for transport your photos and videos back to another era. Retrograf offers 24 fantastic film style presets that combine these elements appropriately. ● Adjustment Tools You can alter the exposure, contrast, temperature, tint, and clarity, enhance shadows and highlights, add vignette and chromatic aberration, and much more. ● Overlay Effects You can create your own look by combining the overlays provided. Overlays include light leaks, film scratches and grainy textures.

About

Pulso Convert

This app transforms your mobile device into a powerful photo converter, supporting a wide range of RAW and common image formats. It offers local processing, advanced editing options like HDR and resizing, and batch conversion capabilities without requiring an account or subscription.

Highlights
  • RAW to JPEG conversion
  • Supports 20+ RAW camera brands
  • Local, offline processing
  • Batch conversion
  • Customizable presets
  • Watermarking
  • Resize and target file size
Features
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Try everything free for 14 days, then unlock forever with a one-time purchase. Pulso Convert turns your iPhone and iPad into a capable photo conversion tool. All processing is local — no uploads, no cloud, no subscription. DEVICE REQUIREMENT RAW conversion needs a device with 4 GB of memory or more: iPhone 11 or later, iPad (10th gen), iPad Air (4th gen) or later, iPad mini (6th gen) or later, any iPad Pro, or any M-series iPad. All other formats (JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, JPEG XL…) work on every supported device. SUPPORTED FORMATS Input: JPEG, PNG, HEIC, TIFF, WebP, BMP, and RAW files from Canon (CR2, CR3), Nikon (NEF), Sony (ARW), Fujifilm (RAF), Adobe (DNG), Panasonic (RW2), Olympus (ORF), Pentax (PEF), and 20+ more camera brands. Output: JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, and JPEG XL. MATCH CAMERA LOOK Convert RAW while keeping your camera's signature color and tone — the look straight out of the camera, not a flat, washed-out RAW. HDR & HIGH BIT DEPTH Preserve HDR when exporting to HEIC. Keep full 16-bit color with lossless PNG and JPEG XL archives. RESIZE & TARGET SIZE Scale to any long edge, or hit an exact file size for email, web, or upload limits. PRESETS Save format, quality, resize, and watermark settings as named presets. One tap to apply to any batch. WATERMARK Add text or image watermarks to exports. Control position, opacity, and size. BATCH Convert multiple photos in one go. Large files over 25 MB can be saved directly to Files or packaged as a ZIP archive. SHARE EXTENSION Convert photos without opening the app — share directly from the Photos app, up to 10 images at once. COPY TO CLIPBOARD Convert and copy the result directly to clipboard for instant paste anywhere. PRIVACY No account required. No analytics. No data leaves your device. GPS metadata can be stripped before export. ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pay once, use forever.

Screenshots

Retrograf4 screens
Pulso Convert4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pulso Convert at Free against Retrograf's $2.99. Retrograf's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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

Pulso Convert is free to download; Retrograf costs $2.99 up front. Pulso Convert sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Retrograf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retrograf ships an update every 2 weeks, Pulso Convert every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Retrograf versus Pulso Convert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetrografPulso Convert
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeohyeon LeePeretz Yam

Customer experience

Retrograf

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Pulso Convert

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Retrograf

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pulso Convert

One-time1
  • Unlock Pulso Convert$19.99

Questions

Is Retrograf free?
Retrograf costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pulso Convert free?
Pulso Convert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Retrograf or Pulso Convert have ads?
Neither Retrograf nor Pulso Convert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retrograf or Pulso Convert?
Retrograf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pulso Convert every 9 days. Most recently, Retrograf was updated on October 10, 2026 and Pulso Convert on October 7, 2026.

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