Comparison

Retouch vs Eraser Cat

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

Eraser Cat

This app utilizes AI to remove unwanted people or objects from your photos. It processes images entirely on your device, ensuring your privacy with no network requests or server usage. Enhance your pictures by easily eliminating distractions.

Highlights
  • AI object removal
  • Local image processing
  • Privacy protection
  • Eliminate passers-by
  • Enhance photos
Features
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Eraser Cat, an App that uses Apple's CoreML machine learning model for AI to eliminate passers-by in photos. Use local large model, completely local processing of images, no network requests, no server, protect user privacy.

Screenshots

Retouch4 screens
Eraser Cat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Eraser Cat at none against Retouch's shown. Eraser Cat also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Retouch's advantage is ratings volume (4.4K vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Eraser Cat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eraser Cat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retouch has 4.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retouch ships an update every 3 weeks, Eraser Cat every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Retouch versus Eraser Cat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetouchEraser Cat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.4K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size231 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthony DurbinRainbowTime Co., Ltd

Customer experience

Retouch

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

Eraser Cat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Eraser Cat

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
1 purchases

Eraser Cat

One-time1
  • EraserCat PRO$2.99

Questions

Is Retouch free?
Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eraser Cat free?
Eraser Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Retouch or Eraser Cat?
Eraser Cat is rated higher. Retouch averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.4K ratings, while Eraser Cat averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Retouch or Eraser Cat have ads?
Retouch shows ads; Eraser Cat does not.
Which is updated more often, Retouch or Eraser Cat?
Retouch ships an update every 3 weeks, and Eraser Cat every 3 days. Most recently, Retouch was updated on September 22, 2026 and Eraser Cat on June 10, 2026.

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