TouchRetouch vs Photo Retouch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TouchRetouch
Easily remove unwanted objects, people, text, and blemishes from your photos. This app offers AI-powered tools for quick and professional edits, allowing you to clean up images and enhance compositions effortlessly.
- AI-powered object removal
- Background eraser and changer
- Remove wires and power lines
- Remove text from images
- Erase blemishes and wrinkles
- Single-touch retouching
- Mesh removal
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Your pocket photo editor app for retouching photos, removing unwanted stuff from photos on the go and even more. It gives your photos a natural look while saving you valuable time. An accidental object, even though it may look tiny and harmless, can completely ruin the entire composition of a photo and make it worthless. However, it’s not a pain if you have your favorite TouchRetouch at hand. At ADVA Soft, we're always innovating. Our latest updates, including the Editing by text, Removing and Adding People to the photo, Natural face retouch, Erase AI feature, the background eraser and changer, and features like Meshes and AI edge-aware object removal, were designed with your feedback in mind. ADVANTAGES: • Remove objects and people, retouch faces and change backgrounds • Keep natural, undetectable retouch results • Get your photos ready to share in under 60 seconds • No editing skills needed WHAT MAGIC CAN YOU DO WITH TOUCHRETOUCH? ERASE AI-POWERED OBJECT REMOVAL: Automatically detect and remove background objects like street signs, trash cans, and stop lights with Erase AI Effortlessly remove wires, power lines, and other linear objects Eliminate foreground meshes for a cleaner background Remove background people and shadows Naturally erase pimples, acne, glare, tattoos, skin blemishes, and wrinkles Clean up travel photos Remove text from Instagram and Snapchat posts Restore old photos BACKGROUND REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT: Erase backgrounds and replace them with your own or stock photos Use the background editor to achieve a transparent background Blur backgrounds PEOPLE REMOVAL A stranger wandering into your perfect shot? TouchRetouch works as a powerful person remover that lets you remove people from photo in seconds. Erase photobombers and clear away background crowds so nothing distracts from the moment. NATURAL FACE RETOUCH Get a professional face retouch that still looks like you — not like a filter. Remove pimples, blemishes, and acne marks Soften wrinkles and reduce under-eye bags Naturally whiten and brighten your smile OBJECT REMOVAL LIKE MAGIC The app declutters your images in a matter of seconds . That could be people or other background details you may need to erase. Use automatic content removal with the Brush tool or, when the result is not that perfect, manual retouching with the Clone Stamp tool to repair a photo. AUTOMATIC MESH DETECTION AND REMOVAL If you think that "getting past the mesh netting" is quite a challenging task, you probably haven’t tried using TouchRetouch yet. The app offers a way to deal with the problem in two simple steps. Select the tool from the main menu and tap the Go button to have a mesh removed just like magic. HELPFUL TUTORIALS Explore in-app tutorials to master TouchRetouch quickly. Little effort and experience are needed to become a pro in using TouchRetouch. The interface and layout are clear and intuitive enough to make you feel comfortable the very first time you use it. Download TouchRetouch now to harness photo magic from your pocket. TouchRetouch is brought to you by ADVA Soft — a team of like-minded professionals and enthusiastic innovators committed to designing intelligent yet simple apps that create magic in your photos and save you time. Visit our website at www.adva-soft.com to learn more about the company and the apps it develops. For any assistance with TouchRetouch, contact ADVA Soft Support at touchretouch@adva-soft.com. We welcome all your inquiries, comments, and suggestions about the app. Love TouchRetouch? Would you like to join our huge community of beta testers already involved in helping us make our products better? Let us know by sending your feedback to touchretouch@adva-soft.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://adva-soft.com/privacy-policy-tr.html
Photo Retouch
Easily remove unwanted objects, blemishes, or people from your photos and videos. Enhance your images with a wide range of AI-powered editing tools, including face and body reshaping, makeup, filters, and background changes.
- Object and blemish removal
- AI face and body reshaping
- Makeup and filter application
- AI background removal
- Hairstyle and hair color changer
- Old photo restoration
- AI image generation
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Photo Retouch is a photo and video editing tool for removing visual distractions, refining portraits, and creating polished edits. Key features: • Object Removal: Brush over distracting objects or background passersby and apply the edit. • Photo and Video Retouching: Make local corrections, blur selected areas, and track moving subjects in videos. • Portrait Tools: Adjust facial proportions, eyes, nose, mouth, skin tone, texture, and the appearance of fine lines. • Makeup, Hairstyle, and Hair Color: Preview different makeup styles, hairstyles, and hair colors. • Background Editing: Automatically separate subjects and replace or blur backgrounds. • Creative Editing: Add text, filters, effects, layouts, and collages. • AI-Assisted Tools: Expand images, restore older photos, add color, preview hairstyles. • AI Photo Enhancement: Improve photo clarity, details, lighting, and overall quality. • Photo Repair: Improve the perceived clarity and color of older or blurry photos. • Live Photo Editing: Apply supported edits to Live Photos. • Cloud Backup: Save edited results through the app’s cloud storage feature. Portrait adjustments are creative visual effects and are not medical treatments. Results may vary depending on the source image. Premium Package Subscription - You can subscribe for large cloud storage space & premium features - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - You will be able to use large cloud storage space & premium features for the duration of the subscription - Subscription automatically renews for the same price and duration period as the original "one week"/"one month"/"one year" package 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 at the cost of the chosen package (weekly, monthly or yearly package) - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. However, you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below Privacy Policy:https://privacy.tushikeji.com/app/privacy?name=photoretouch&os=ios&language=en&channelNo=1 Terms of Use: https://privacy.tushikeji.com/app/userAgreement?name=photoretouch&os=ios&language=en&channelNo=1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TouchRetouch at none against Photo Retouch's shown. TouchRetouch also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Photo Retouch's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. TouchRetouch sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Photo Retouch sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TouchRetouch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58K and 121K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of TouchRetouch's written reviews are positive against 54% of Photo Retouch's.
TouchRetouch ships an update every 9 days, Photo Retouch monthly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | TouchRetouch | Photo Retouch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (58K ratings) — better | 4.5 (121K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.0% of reviews — better | 53.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 58K | 121K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #110 — better | #129 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 210 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ADVA Soft GmbH | Shenzhen Tushi Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
TouchRetouch
Photo Retouch
User reviews
TouchRetouch
From 58K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Effective object removal
- 🚀 Accurate line/segment removal
- 🚀 Works great for 360 photos
- 👍 Affordable one-time purchase
Room to improve
- 🐛 Leaves behind blurry spots or artifacts after object removal
- 🐛 Cloning tool issues (selection moves during use)
- 🐛 Crashes or freezes on some devices
- 💰 Subscription model for new features is disappointing for existing users
- 🔒 Privacy concerns around data collection
Photo Retouch
From 121K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Effective object removal
- 💡 Useful for editing photos
- 🔥 Works well for small edits
- 👌 Mostly free features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Blurry results after removing objects
- 🤔 Leaves visual artifacts
- 🤯 Crashes and freezes
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🤷♀️ Confusing language settings
Bugs and requests
TouchRetouch
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to save edited photos when accessed through Photos app
- Limits on photo resolution/quality when saving
- Inconsistent performance on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to zoom in further for more precise edits
- Add a 'fit to screen' button after zooming
- Expand cloning tool capabilities (e.g. mirroring)
- Improve background blending after object removal
- Add a face editing feature
Photo Retouch
Reported bugs
4 issues- Permanent loading screen issue
- Unexpected subscription charges
- Inability to cancel subscription
- Metadata stripping from photos
Requested features
4 requests- Add selection tool for more precise editing
- Improve object removal algorithm
- Provide more editing options beyond just removal
- Add tutorial or instructions for using advanced features
In-app purchases
TouchRetouch
- Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
- Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
- Monthly Plan$7.991 Month
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- Weekly Plan$9.997 Days
- Yearly Plan3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Yearly Plan Plus1 Year trial$14.991 Year
- Yearly Plan3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Yearly Plan$19.991 Year
- Yearly Plan3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly Plan Plus1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly Plan3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Yearly Plan3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Credits pack for 4 dlrs$3.99
Photo Retouch
- Weekly VIP -Flash sale7 Days trial3 variants$4.997 Days
- Weekly VIP Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$4.997 Days
- Weekly VIP Subscription$4.997 Days
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- Monthly VIP-Flash Sale1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- AI Membership-Weekly3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- AI Monthly Membership3 Days trial$13.991 Month
- Yearly VIP subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Yearly VIP-Flash sale1 Year trial2 variants$49.991 Year
- AI Membership-Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Unlock function2 variants$0.99
- 50 times$1.99
Questions
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