Comparison

TouchRetouch vs Retouch

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

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.

Screenshots

TouchRetouch4 screens
Retouch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: TouchRetouch at none against Retouch's shown. TouchRetouch also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 29%) and ratings volume (58K vs 4.4K). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. TouchRetouch sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Retouch sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for TouchRetouch against 4.6 for Retouch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TouchRetouch has 58K ratings behind it against 4.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of TouchRetouch's written reviews are positive against 29% of Retouch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TouchRetouch ships an update every 9 days, Retouch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
TouchRetouch versus Retouch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchRetouchRetouch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (58K ratings) — better4.6 (4.4K ratings)
Positive reviews57.0% of reviews — better29.1% of reviews
Number of ratings58K — better4.4K
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#109 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB231 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperADVA Soft GmbHAnthony Durbin

Customer experience

TouchRetouch

All ratings57,835 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews1,797 reviews
Positive57.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative37.6%

Retouch

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

User reviews

TouchRetouch

From 58K App Store ratings

What 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

Retouch

From 4.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great free app
  • 👍 Good for fixing photos
  • 🚀 Works great with 3 free edits per day

Room to improve

  • 💰 Too many charges and premium features
  • 🔒 Limiting free usage
  • 🐛 Quality issues after editing
  • 🔍 Unrealistic object removal
  • 🔋 Glitchy and slow

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

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

In-app purchases

13 purchases

TouchRetouch

Subscriptions12
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$7.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • 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
One-time1
  • Credits pack for 4 dlrs$3.99
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
Show 2 more
  • Remove Objects Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Remove Objects Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove People from Photo$99.99

Questions

Is TouchRetouch free?
TouchRetouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Retouch free?
Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TouchRetouch or Retouch?
TouchRetouch is rated higher. TouchRetouch averages 4.7 out of 5 from 58K ratings, while Retouch averages 4.6 from 4.4K ratings.
Do TouchRetouch or Retouch have ads?
Retouch shows ads; TouchRetouch does not.
Which is updated more often, TouchRetouch or Retouch?
TouchRetouch ships an update every 9 days, and Retouch every 3 weeks. Most recently, TouchRetouch was updated on September 26, 2026 and Retouch on September 25, 2026.

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