Comparison

Pimple Eraser vs Retouch

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

Head to head
About

Pimple Eraser

Effortlessly remove blemishes like pimples, moles, and scars from your photos in seconds. Achieve natural-looking results without complex editing skills. Perfect for cleaning up selfies, profile pictures, and shared memories before posting online.

Highlights
  • Remove pimples, moles, and scars
  • Natural-looking edits
  • User-friendly interface
  • Control over which blemishes to erase
  • Quick blemish removal
Features
Read full description

HURRY! SALE ENDS SOON! Featured as New & Noteworthy by Apple! Pimple Eraser™ lets you quickly and easily remove pimples, moles, and scars from any photo in seconds! Just place a circle over any blemish in your photo and press a button and Pimple Eraser™ does the rest! You don't have to be a Photoshop master to clean up photos anymore! This app removes blemishes in a very natural way that won't make your photos look like they were edited! Our proprietary algorithm removes blemishes faster, better, and with less effort than any other product available. Guaranteed! Give yourself clear skin before uploading your next photo to Facebook or Twitter! Clean up your profile picture today! Remove your friend's or kid's pimples before sharing your photos. And the best part is, you get to choose which blemishes stay and which blemishes are erased. Do you want to keep your mole but erase the pimple, or do you want to erase them both? It's up to you! Developed by the same company that brought you the hit app iSwap Faces™! We bring you another solid, high-quality app developed by professionals. We take pride in having some of the highest quality apps on the App Store and welcome your feedback! You can email us any time at support@blackfrogindustries.com with suggestions and comments, and don't forget to rate this app on the App Store! © Black Frog Industries, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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
Read full description

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

Pimple Eraser4 screens
Retouch4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pimple Eraser and Retouch both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Pimple Eraser's written reviews are positive against 28% of Retouch's. Pimple Eraser also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). Retouch's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 26). On rating 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

Retouch is free to download; Pimple Eraser costs $0.99 up front. Retouch sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Pimple Eraser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pimple Eraser against 4.6 for Retouch. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retouch has 4.4K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Pimple Eraser's written reviews are positive against 28% of Retouch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pimple Eraser ships an update every 2 months, Retouch every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Pimple Eraser versus Retouch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPimple EraserRetouch
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (26 ratings)4.6 (4.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews — better28.3% of reviews
Number of ratings264.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#172 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB231 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlack Frog Industries, LLCAnthony Durbin

Customer experience

Pimple Eraser

All ratings26 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative9.2%

Retouch

All ratings4,359 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive28.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative66.7%

User reviews

Pimple Eraser

From 26 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Effectively removes blemishes and imperfections
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 💰 Affordable price point (99 cents)
  • 🎯 Natural-looking results without blur or pixelation
  • ⚡ Quick processing and instant results

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Photo saving functionality broken
  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • ⚠️ False advertising about blending capabilities
  • 🖼️ Creates pixelated squares instead of smooth blends
  • 📱 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

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

Pimple Eraser

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Photos won't save after editing
  • App crashes on iPhone 6+ and iOS 5
  • App freezes when loading or saving images
  • Cannot access camera or photo library
  • Work not saved when pressing home button mid-edit
Show 3 more
  • Photo distortion during editing process
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Black bars appearing on screen edges

Requested features

8 requests
  • Multiple blending adjustment options
  • Skin tone selection feature
  • Before and after preview on screen
  • Better support for larger iPhone screens
  • Improved circle visibility for spot selection
Show 3 more
  • Data persistence when switching apps
  • Modern UI update
  • Support for latest iOS versions

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

None

Pimple Eraser

No 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
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 Pimple Eraser free?
Pimple Eraser costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retouch free?
Retouch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pimple Eraser or Retouch?
Retouch is rated higher. Pimple Eraser averages 4.5 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Retouch averages 4.6 from 4.4K ratings.
Do Pimple Eraser or Retouch have ads?
Retouch shows ads; Pimple Eraser does not.
Which is updated more often, Pimple Eraser or Retouch?
Pimple Eraser ships an update every 2 months, and Retouch every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pimple Eraser was updated on October 26, 2026 and Retouch on October 27, 2026.

Other comparisons