Comparison

Retouch vs Photo Editor

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

Head to head
About

Retouch

Easily remove unwanted objects, people, or text from your photos with AI. Enhance portraits, change outfits, and replace backgrounds with professional results. Create stunning visual effects and edit images with advanced tools.

Highlights
  • AI object and person removal
  • Background replacement and transparency
  • AI-powered portrait retouching
  • AI outfit changer
  • Clone stamp tool
  • Background blur effects
  • Sky replacement
Features
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Remove objects & people from photos easily with this ai retouch app. Erase backgrounds of a photo and save as transparent with just one tap. Fix your blemishes also with advanced one-tap-retouch feature. Features Remove Object: Tap or brush away tourists, wires, or stains. Quick Mode erases with AI; Brush & Lasso gives precise control. Clone Stamp: Sample any clean patch and paint over distractions. Edge-aware blending matches texture, light, and perspective. AI Retouch: One swipe zaps blemishes, smooths skin, sharpens eyes, adds a natural glow, and whitens teeth while preserving pores. Replace Background: Auto-cut subjects and drop them onto built-in scenes, your own images, or transparent PNGs for pro-grade product shots. Background Blur: Pop subjects with DSLR-style depth—Gaussian, Motion, Bokeh, Hexagon, Disc, and more—and adjust focus and strength in real time. Photo Overlay & Double Exposure: Layer textures, designer frames, or a second image, then fine-tune opacity and blend modes for instant magazine vibes. Stylish Portrait: Soft-focus backgrounds, polish facial details, and apply studio color toning for a cover-ready finish. Sky Changer: Auto-detect the horizon and swap gray skies for golden sunsets, auroras, or storm clouds with natural color matching and crisp edges. Photo Blending: AI isolates your subject and fuses it with artistic overlays; refine with manual brush and eraser for cinematic double exposures. Dripping Portrait: Melt edges into flowing paint drips; pick preset shapes or draw your own, then adjust length, direction, and gradients. Spiral Effects: Wrap subjects in neon coils, glitter ribbons, or dotted trails. Tweak thickness, color, and rotation for instant 3-D pop. This app includes advertisement. To enjoy ad free experience and using all premium contents, we are offering a Premium subscription package. Retouch Premium Subscription information • Subscription Length: Weekly, Monthly. • Your payment will be charged to your Apple account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account 24 hours before the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/anthonydurbins/privacy Terms of service: https://sites.google.com/view/anthonydurbins/terms Contact for support, reporting bug or improvement suggestions email: app.care.anthony@gmail.com You may also contact our support team through the app’s settings screen.

About

Photo Editor

Enhance and transform your photos with a suite of AI-powered tools. Restore old images, add color, create AI art, and explore fun effects like aging or cartoon transformations. Offers practical editing features for a complete photo experience.

Highlights
  • Photo restoration
  • AI photo coloring
  • AI drawing and art generation
  • Aging and youthfulness effects
  • Manga and cartoon face transformations
  • Object removal
  • Background editing
Features
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Powerful all‑in‑one AI photo editor for your daily creative editing needs. Easily erase unwanted people and objects from photos with smart eraser. Repair blurry, damaged old photos and upscale to HD quality. Turn your selfies into stunning cartoon and anime art. Try various hairstyle styles for your portraits. Use aging filter to preview your younger or older look. Main Features -Smart Eraser: Remove strangers, objects, watermarks and unwanted items by simple brushing. Clean up your pictures in seconds. -AI Photo Restoration: Recover faded old photos, fix blurry images, enhance photo quality for precious memories. -Cartoon Photo: Convert portrait into cartoon, anime, comic styles with multiple artistic filters. -AI Hairstyle Changer: Preview diverse hairstyles on your selfie, find your perfect hair look. -Aging Time Machine: Apply age filter, simulate old‑age and young‑look effects for fun portrait creation. Great for selfie retouch, old‑photo recovery, social media picture making, funny face effect creation. Subscribe Pro version to unlock full access, remove watermarks and enjoy unlimited AI processing. Terms of use:https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/d4ad33ee-6a61-4715-b9e7-ab8786f49df5 Privacy Policy:https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/763f8c41-40ff-410c-8096-364fc1fd52bf

Screenshots

Retouch4 screens
Photo Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Retouch at 29% against Photo Editor's 0%. Retouch also leads on ratings volume (4.4K vs 9). Photo Editor's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.3 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Retouch sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Photo Editor sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retouch has 4.4K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Retouch's written reviews are positive against 0% of Photo Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retouch ships an update every 3 weeks, Photo Editor every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Retouch versus Photo Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetouchPhoto Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.4K ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.4K — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB290 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthony Durbin广州盈锋智能软件技术有限公司

Customer experience

Retouch

All ratings4,357 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive29.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative65.8%

Photo Editor

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Retouch

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Eraser tool leaves blurry/pixelated areas
  • Removal feature doesn't work as expected
  • Glitches and crashes

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free daily edits
  • Improved object removal quality
  • Better free version features

Photo Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Retouch

Subscriptions5
  • Remove Background3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Retouch Photo Premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Remove objects7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Remove Objects Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Remove Objects Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove People from Photo$99.99
6 purchases

Photo Editor

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Members3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Weekly Member7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • 连续包月3 Days trial$1.991 Month
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  • VIP$1.991 Month
  • 连续包年$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • 永久会员$9.99

Questions

Is Retouch free?
Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Editor free?
Photo Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Retouch or Photo Editor?
Photo Editor is rated higher. Retouch averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Photo Editor averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Retouch or Photo Editor have ads?
Both Retouch and Photo Editor show ads.
Which is updated more often, Retouch or Photo Editor?
Retouch ships an update every 3 weeks, and Photo Editor every 5 weeks. Most recently, Retouch was updated on September 28, 2026 and Photo Editor on September 17, 2026.

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