Comparison

Retouch vs Erase Objects

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

Head to head
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

About

Erase Objects

Easily remove unwanted people, objects, or blemishes from your photos with a few taps. This app uses advanced technology to seamlessly erase distractions, leaving your images looking perfect and unaltered. Share your refined pictures directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Remove unwanted objects
  • Eliminate photo bombers
  • Fix blemishes
  • Simple interface
  • High-quality results
  • Share edited photos
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Have you ever wanted an easy and fun way to eliminate things that don't belong in your beautiful photos? Say hello to Erase Objects, a great app that can fix pictures with just a few taps. With our one-of-a-kind Inpaint feature, you can remove unwanted objects, blemishes, or anything else that takes away from your pictures. With Erase Objects, you can eliminate anything from photo bombers to annoying signs. What's important: Inpaint Magic: With our advanced Inpaint feature, all you have to do is pick the object you want to get rid of, and you're done! The rest is taken care of by our smart system. Simple Interface: Erase Objects is easy to use and makes sense, so you don't have to be an expert to use it. The app is made to be easy to use so that it will work well for everyone. High-Quality Results: Erase Objects is proud to offer results that are of high quality. Our Inpaint technology ensures that the quality of your finished images stays the same and that they look unaltered. Versatile: You can use Erase Objects to get rid of a stray hair, an unwanted shadow, or an unexpected person in an otherwise perfect picture. Share your Perfection: It's easy to share your edited pictures directly from the app with friends, family, or social media. So why hold out? Download Erase Objects immediately to start making your photos into works of art. We'll take care of the rest while you click on the pictures. Note: The app is very powerful, but the results may be different based on how complicated the picture is and what you want to get rid of. Erase Objects is continuously improving so users can have a better experience and get better results. With Erase Objects, you can take perfect pictures that look like magic.

Screenshots

Retouch4 screens
Erase Objects4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Erase Objects at 65% against Retouch's 8%. Erase Objects also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Retouch's advantage is ratings volume (8.1K vs 374). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Retouch sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Erase Objects asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Erase Objects 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 374, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Retouch's written reviews are positive against 65% of Erase Objects's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Retouch versus Erase Objects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetouchErase Objects
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8.1K ratings)4.7 (374 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.7% of reviews65.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.1K — better374
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB211 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaple Labs Co., LtdPatrick Jones

Customer experience

Retouch

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

Erase Objects

All ratings317 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative20.0%

User reviews

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

Erase Objects

From 374 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💰 Free to use, no subscriptions
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • ✨ Works well for basic erasing
  • 🚀 Quick performance
  • 💯 Highly recommended

Room to improve

  • 🌫️ Blurs objects instead of removing
  • 🐢 Slow processing times
  • 📉 Leaves artifacts
  • 🤷 Not a magic eraser
  • 🐛 App freezes or won't toggle erase

Bugs and requests

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

Erase Objects

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes and won't toggle to erase
  • Import from Photos takes too long
  • Blurry results when erasing objects

Requested features

2 requests
  • Improve object removal quality to avoid blurring
  • Faster import and processing times

In-app purchases

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
None

Erase Objects

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retouch free?
Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Erase Objects free?
Erase Objects is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Retouch or Erase Objects?
Erase Objects is rated higher. Retouch averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8.1K ratings, while Erase Objects averages 4.7 from 374 ratings.
Do Retouch or Erase Objects have ads?
Both Retouch and Erase Objects show ads.

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