Comparison

Retouch Photos vs PixEdit

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

Head to head
About

Retouch Photos

Easily remove unwanted objects, people, or blemishes from your photos directly on your mobile device. This app offers intuitive tools to select and retouch areas, ensuring your images are perfect without needing an internet connection. Get the best results with an included guide.

Highlights
  • Object removal
  • Pimple remover
  • Remove people from photos
  • Offline editing
  • Zoom & Move tool
  • Brush tool
Features
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Have you ever wanted to remove unwanted content from pictures? Retouch Photos allows you to create the perfect version of your shots easily using your mobile device! -- Select & Retouch Use the Zoom & Move tool to visualize the subject you want to remove then use the Brush tool to paint the desired area and retouch your picture. -- Works Offline Retouch Photos works offline, using the computational power of your mobile device to remove content from your pictures. Your files are never sent to the Internet or external services in respect to your data privacy. -- Guide for best results Check our guide with best practices to remove objects from your pictures and get the best results. The guide is available on the main menu of the app. Retouch Photos is now available for all iOS devices! --- Privacy Policy: https://retouch-photos.web.app/privacy.html Terms of service: https://retouch-photos.web.app/terms.html

About

PixEdit

Effortlessly remove unwanted objects, backgrounds, or text from your photos with AI-powered tools. Enhance, upscale, and generate new backgrounds with simple, one-tap actions. Perfect for quick edits, creative projects, and social media content.

Highlights
  • Remove Object (AI Eraser)
  • Remove Background (Cutout)
  • Blur Background (Portrait Blur)
  • AI Fill (Context Fill + Generate)
  • Enhance Photos
  • Upscale Image Resolution
  • Generate Backgrounds
Features
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Clean edits. Zero hassle. This AI photo editor is built for the four things people do all the time: Remove Object, Remove Background, Blur Background, AI Fill, Enhance, and Upscale. Make distractions disappear, cut out a subject for a new background, add depth with a soft blur, or rebuild / extend parts of an image with AI-fast, simple, and designed to feel “one tap,”. Remove Object (AI Eraser) Erase unwanted things in seconds: people in the background, clutter, wires, signs, text, logos, or random photobomb moments. Just brush over the area and the AI cleans it up with a natural-looking fill that blends into the scene. Remove Background (Cutout) - Get a clean cutout of your subject-perfect for: product photos and storefront images, profile pictures and thumbnails, stickers, posters, and quick designs. - One tap to remove the background, then export and reuse anywhere. Blur Background (Portrait Blur / Bokeh) Instant depth for a polished look. Blur the background to make your subject pop-great for portraits, pets, food photos, and product shots when the surroundings are messy or distracting. AI Fill (Context Fill + Free Generate) - Fill: repair missing parts, remove gaps, or extend edges while matching the photo’s lighting and texture. - Generate Fill: select a region and let AI create something new (more creative, more flexible). Replace Objects - Select an object and replace it with AI in seconds. Enhance Brighten photos with a single tap. Enhance simply increases brightness to make dark or underexposed images clearer and easier to see-no sliders, no manual adjustments. Ideal for quick fixes when a photo looks too dark. Upscale Increase image resolution for larger or clearer exports. Upscale helps enlarge photos for better viewing or sharing, reducing visible pixelation compared to basic resizing. Useful for reusing images at bigger sizes. Generate Background Create a new background using your own text prompt. After removing the original background, describe what you want-such as a place, scene, or style-and AI generates a background to match your description. Designed for creative edits, product shots, and social content. Whether you’re cleaning up travel photos, making clean product images, or creating content for social posts, this app helps you get results that look intentional-without complicated editing steps. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://minailabs.io/privacy

Screenshots

Retouch Photos2 screens
PixEdit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Retouch Photos at none against PixEdit's shown. Retouch Photos also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 25%) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). PixEdit's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, 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 Photos sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PixEdit sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retouch Photos ships an update weekly, PixEdit fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 14, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Retouch Photos versus PixEdit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetouch PhotosPixEdit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (205 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings205 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArthur Eduardo Skaetta Alvarez Desenvolvimento de Software LTDA.HIEN NGUYEN

Customer experience

Retouch Photos

All ratings204 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

PixEdit

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Retouch Photos

Subscriptions1
  • Retouch Photos Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Retouch Photos Premium$2.99
8 purchases

PixEdit

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Premium$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Welcome7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly 50% Off Premium$8.991 Year
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  • Monthly Premium$12.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$17.991 Year
One-time3
  • 100 Credits Pack$4.99
  • 300 Credits Pack$12.99
  • 600 Credits Pack$21.49

Questions

Is Retouch Photos free?
Retouch Photos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixEdit free?
PixEdit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Retouch Photos or PixEdit have ads?
PixEdit shows ads; Retouch Photos does not.
Which is updated more often, Retouch Photos or PixEdit?
Retouch Photos ships an update weekly, and PixEdit fortnightly. Most recently, Retouch Photos was updated on November 14, 2026 and PixEdit on November 14, 2026.

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