Comparison

Cute CUT Pro vs Retrospecs

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

Head to head
About

Cute CUT Pro

Create unique movies with advanced editing tools, including drawing directly on video. This app offers a user-friendly interface with drag-and-drop functionality, supporting multiple media types and customizable transitions for professional-quality results.

Highlights
  • Draw directly on movies
  • Simultaneous adding of 6 media types
  • Supports various resolutions and aspect ratios
  • Picture-in-Picture (PIP) functionality
  • Customizable transitions and effects
  • User-friendly drag-and-drop UI
Features
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Now, you can DRAW movies, AND you can draw ON movies! Cute CUT’s powerful, easy-to-use editing features put YOU in control, allowing you to make the highest quality movies, DIFFERENT from anything you’ve seen! Do you want to create your own unique movie? Cute CUT’s robust and intuitive feature set will have you doing so in no time, drawing gorgeous, one-of-a-kind movies and so much more!
 Besides providing the utilities of a common video editor, Cute CUT brings to the table exceptionally advanced, Hollywood-style editing functionality!
 We’re continually working to enrich and strengthen Cute CUT’s top-tier functionality, and its refreshingly simple, unique presence in today’s digital market. Are you with us? Join more than one million others who’ve dared to discover the delightful difference that’s Cute CUT! =================================================================== Key Features: - User-Friendly UI. 
Just drag and drop; you can arrange your media segments easily. Sleek, bookshelf-style organizer showcases your movies. UI supports both portrait and landscape modes. 
 - Make DIFFERENT movies, make movies DIFFERENT! Supports SIMULTANEOUS Adding of UP TO SIX different types of media into movie projects: Video, Photo (both from Album or Camera), as well as SELF-DRAW, Text, Music, and Voice.  
 - Supports various Resolutions and Aspect Ratios, including HD (16:9, 19.5:9 and 21:9), SD (4:3 and 5:4), SQUARE (1:1) and even Portrait Mode! Creating a PIP (Picture-In-Picture) movie is EASY: Merely place one movie atop another; Cute CUT even supports independent Resizing of each and every video segment!  - Draw directly on movie. 30+ drawing tools.  
 - 3 Advanced Brushes for pro effects: Texture, Linear Gradient, Radial Gradient, gradients editable. - Highly customizable transitions. - 20+ Pre-Defined Transitions. - Transparency, Border, Corner, Shadow, Transform, and Sound Volume ... ALL Customizable! - Share Your Movie. Export to Camera Roll. Send to YouTube/Facebook. Send via e-mail. 
 - Multiple Tutorials, and even Full Video Walkthroughs available, easily accessible. =================================================================== Cute CUT is available BOTH on iPhone and iPad. Homepage: https://cutecut2.mobivio.com Feedback and Support: support@mobivio.com

About

Retrospecs

Transform your photos and videos into retro pixel art. Emulate the look of classic computers and consoles from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Customize your output with various graphics engines, color palettes, and fonts.

Highlights
  • Pixelate images and video clips
  • Emulate 40+ classic computer/console systems
  • Create custom graphics modes
  • Variety of color palettes and fonts
  • Supports Commodore 64, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum, Amiga, and more
Features
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A retro computing / pixel art camera app. Retrospecs lets you convert images and video clips so they appear as they would on a wide variety of home computers and consoles from the 70's, 80's and 90's. Simply take a picture (or select one from your photo library) and you can display it as it would appear on over forty systems including the Commodore 64, IBM PC (DOS, CGA, EGA and VGA), Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Sega Mega Drive, Nintendo Game Boy and even the original 1984 model Apple Macintosh. If that's not enough you can also create your own custom modes based around four different graphics engines and a wide variety of color palettes and character fonts. (The free version only contains a limited number of systems/dither modes and the custom editors, video clip processing and animation options aren't available.) All trademarks are acknowledged as the property of their respective owners.

Screenshots

Cute CUT Pro4 screens
Retrospecs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Retrospecs at Free against Cute CUT Pro's $9.99. Retrospecs also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 64%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Cute CUT Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (13K vs 367). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Retrospecs is free to download; Cute CUT Pro costs $9.99 up front. Retrospecs sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Cute CUT Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Retrospecs holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cute CUT Pro has 13K ratings behind it against 367, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Cute CUT Pro's written reviews are positive against 94% of Retrospecs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cute CUT Pro ships an update monthly, Retrospecs every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Cute CUT Pro versus Retrospecs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCute CUT ProRetrospecs
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (13K ratings)4.8 (367 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.5% of reviews94.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better367
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#75 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer波 余John Parker

Customer experience

Cute CUT Pro

All ratings12,736 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews1,325 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral10.9%
Negative25.6%

Retrospecs

All ratings364 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.3%

User reviews

Cute CUT Pro

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for editing videos on the go
  • 👍 Easy to use interface
  • 💡 Useful custom transitions
  • 🚀 Fast rendering and exporting
  • 👍 Affordable one-time purchase

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔇 Audio issues like glitches and desync
  • 🔇 Limited audio/video quality options
  • 🔒 Unreliable project saving and recovery
  • 🔒 Lack of transparency on device storage usage

Retrospecs

From 367 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Versatile and customizable
  • 👍 Authentic retro filters
  • 👍 Extensive system emulations
  • 👍 Powerful editing capabilities
  • 👍 Nostalgia-inducing effects

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🔍 Limited image resolution
  • 📏 Aspect ratio issues with some filters
  • 🙈 Aggressive upgrade prompts in free version

Bugs and requests

Cute CUT Pro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when editing longer videos or adding many layers
  • Randomly reduces video quality without user control
  • Issues with importing and exporting videos
  • Transition-related bugs like disappearing or glitchy transitions

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more advanced effects and transitions
  • Implement a green screen/chroma key feature
  • Allow more than 2 video layers
  • Add a mirror/flip effect
  • Improve motion blur and animation capabilities
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  • Provide more font and text customization options
  • Implement a redo button for editing

Retrospecs

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Animation option not working properly
  • Video import and saving issues
  • Occasional image loading failures

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more retro systems (e.g. NES, TI-99/4A)
  • Improve video encoding capabilities
  • Allow adjusting dithering levels
  • Add support for transparent PNGs
  • Implement batch processing and export options

In-app purchases

None

Cute CUT Pro

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Retrospecs

One-time5
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$1.99
  • Unlock everything$1.99
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  • Big tip$4.99
  • The king of tips$9.99

Questions

Is Cute CUT Pro free?
Cute CUT Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Retrospecs free?
Retrospecs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cute CUT Pro or Retrospecs?
Retrospecs is rated higher. Cute CUT Pro averages 4.4 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Retrospecs averages 4.8 from 367 ratings.
Do Cute CUT Pro or Retrospecs have ads?
Neither Cute CUT Pro nor Retrospecs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cute CUT Pro or Retrospecs?
Cute CUT Pro ships an update monthly, and Retrospecs every 2 months. Most recently, Cute CUT Pro was updated on October 31, 2026 and Retrospecs on October 21, 2026.

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