Comparison

Retrograf vs True Color

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. ā— 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. ā— Adjustment Tools You can alter the exposure, contrast, temperature, tint, and clarity, enhance shadows and highlights, add vignette and chromatic aberration, and much more. ā— Overlay Effects You can create your own look by combining the overlays provided. Overlays include light leaks, film scratches and grainy textures.

About

True Color

Features
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True Color is a real photo editor, not another filter app. Under the hood it's the color math you know from desktop editors: layers, masks, Levels, Curves, Hue/Saturation, Color Balance, Channel Mixer and more, rebuilt for touch. QUICK WHEN YOU WANT IT • Adjust: exposure, contrast, color and tone, plus a one-tap auto that writes a real Levels layer you can open and inspect • Filters: one-tap looks with an intensity dial • Alchemy: blend styles on a free two-axis pad and save the mix as your own look • Crop, B&W, Portrait Blur, Colorize, Splash: the everyday tools, simple and fast DEEP WHEN YOU'RE READY • A full layer stack with 26 blend modes, opacity and groups • Masks: paint, subject, depth, gradient and luminosity, with the AI running on-device • Blend If: composite on tone, so an edit lands only where you meant it • Pipeline view: see exactly how any edit is built, layer by layer • Save any edit as a reusable Look, or import your own .cube and .3dl LUTs PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your photos never leave your iPhone. All editing and all AI runs on-device. No account, no upload. FREE AND PRO The editor is free: three layers on every photo, the everyday adjustments, the whole Filters rail and all 26 blend modes. True Color Pro takes the ceiling off, with unlimited layers, 17 more adjustment layers (Curves, Levels, Channel Mixer, Selective Color, Lab Color, Split Toning and more), all five kinds of mask, Blend If, Looks, LUT import, and saving from the one-tap tools. SUBSCRIPTION True Color Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, offered in three lengths: • Pro Weekly, $4.99 per week • Pro Monthly, $7.99 per month • Pro Yearly, $29.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same period at the same price unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Prices are in US dollars and may vary by region. Terms of Use: https://gettruecolor.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://gettruecolor.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Retrograf4 screens
True Color4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: True Color at Free against Retrograf's $2.99. Retrograf's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

True Color is free to download; Retrograf costs $2.99 up front. True Color sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Retrograf asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
Retrograf versus True Color: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetrografTrue Color
Price$2.99Free — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeohyeon LeeIhor Malovanyi

In-app purchases

None

Retrograf

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

True Color

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly - Best Value7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Retrograf free?
Retrograf costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is True Color free?
True Color is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Retrograf or True Color have ads?
Neither Retrograf nor True Color shows ads.

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