Comparison

TouchRetouch vs Background Eraser

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

Background Eraser

Effortlessly remove backgrounds from your photos with AI-powered tools. Maintain transparency, fine-tune edges, and add new backgrounds. Export in high resolution and various formats.

Highlights
  • AI background removal
  • Transparency maintenance
  • Fine pixel-level accuracy
  • Erase/Restore tool
  • Crop with presets
  • Adjust image effects
  • Add new backgrounds
Features
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This app helps to remove the background of any picture of yours and maintain transparency with just few taps. Just touch where you want to remove. "Target" function removes the area of similar color automatically. The image which one maintaining transparency background can be used with other apps ex) Keynote. Pages, etc. #Cut Out Tools – Cut images (Zoom in to work for fine pixel-level accuracy) ___#Erase/Restore : Erase/Restore the area you touched ___#Target Area Auto remove tool (Area/Color) : Remove similar color area automatically ___#Reverse tool : Reverse removed area #Crop – Crop your photos with 15 different presets feature quickly and easily. #Adjust Effect - 9 ADJUSTMENT tools (Smooth, brightness, contrast, saturation, exposure, highlights, shadows, temperature, vignette) **”Smooth” - Smoothing image edge #Add Background Photo - Remove & Change your photo background #Full Resolution - Selecting size of output picture (HQ 3264 x 3264 pixel , Normal 1600 x 1600 pixel, LQ 800 x 600 pixel) #PNG/ JPEG File Selection - Selecting size of output picture (PNG_transparent background,JPEG_white background) #Share Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Mail, Other Apps Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/noonus-ltd/terms-condition Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/noonus-ltd/privacy-policy SUBSCRIPTION INFO: • Subscription for Background Eraser for full access to all features. • Subscription length: 12 months. • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes 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 in the 24 hours prior to 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.

Screenshots

TouchRetouch4 screens
Background Eraser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: TouchRetouch at free with in-app purchases against Background Eraser's subscription. TouchRetouch also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Background Eraser's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 57%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. TouchRetouch sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Background Eraser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TouchRetouch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58K and 134K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of TouchRetouch's written reviews are positive against 75% of Background Eraser's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TouchRetouch ships an update every 9 days, Background Eraser every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
TouchRetouch versus Background Eraser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchRetouchBackground Eraser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (58K ratings) — better4.5 (134K ratings)
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews74.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58K134K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#101 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size247 MB328 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperADVA Soft GmbHSUNWOONG JANG

Customer experience

TouchRetouch

All ratings58,041 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews1,860 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral5.3%
Negative37.3%

Background Eraser

All ratings134,151 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews2,406 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative20.2%

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

Background Eraser

From 134K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for editing photos
  • 💡 Allows custom backgrounds
  • 🚀 Efficient background removal
  • 👍 Useful for digital scrapbooking

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes when saving edited photos
  • 🔒 Forced to follow social media for full access
  • 🔒 Paid version doesn't remove all ads
  • 🐛 Eraser tool can be inaccurate
  • 🐛 Leaves pixelated edges after background removal

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

Background Eraser

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to exit ad screen
  • Losing progress when switching apps
  • Inconsistent background removal quality
  • Paid version not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more background options
  • Improve accuracy of eraser tool
  • Implement undo/redo functionality
  • Allow importing custom backgrounds
  • Add tutorial or guidance for new users

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 Plan Plus$14.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan3 Days 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
2 purchases

Background Eraser

Subscriptions1
  • Pro - Annual3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove AD & remove watermark$9.99

Questions

Is TouchRetouch free?
TouchRetouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Background Eraser free?
Background Eraser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TouchRetouch or Background Eraser?
TouchRetouch is rated higher. TouchRetouch averages 4.7 out of 5 from 58K ratings, while Background Eraser averages 4.5 from 134K ratings.
Do TouchRetouch or Background Eraser have ads?
Background Eraser shows ads; TouchRetouch does not.
Which is updated more often, TouchRetouch or Background Eraser?
TouchRetouch ships an update every 9 days, and Background Eraser every 4 days. Most recently, TouchRetouch was updated on October 16, 2026 and Background Eraser on October 16, 2026.

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