Pluto vs Dearstill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pluto
This app offers a unique blend of analog film emulation and AI-powered editing tools. Capture photos with real-time film looks or enhance existing images with intelligent object removal and professional studio controls. Achieve a distinctive aesthetic with a focus on quality and user privacy.
- Live film camera with real-time emulation
- Intelligent object removal (AI Eraser)
- Pro studio editing tools
- Texture Lab for film grain
- 100+ cinematic presets
- 4K export and high-res saving
- Privacy-focused design
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Find your look. Make it yours. Pluto is a photo editor for everyday moments, portraits, travel photos, and the sets you want to share. Start with a film-inspired look, adjust light and color, and refine the details. Edit one photo or bring up to 8 together in a set. No subscription is needed to use the editing tools. A LOOK THAT STARTS WITH YOUR PHOTO Preview curated signatures on your photo and adjust their strength. Explore the wider film-inspired collection, save your own looks, and reuse them later. Share a look without sharing your private photo. AI ADJUST. YOU STAY IN CONTROL. Use AI Adjust directly in the editor for suggested light, color, and tone adjustments. You can use it on its own or choose Adapt this look in Signatures. The result uses editable controls: compare it with your starting photo, refine it, or undo it. AI results vary and may need manual refinement. ONE LOOK. ROOM FOR EACH PHOTO. Create a set of up to 8 photos. Choose a shared look, apply per-photo adjustments, and review the results. Open any photo to refine it, leave individual photos out, and export the included set with progress and retry options if something fails. BRIGHTEN YOUR SUBJECT. KEEP THE SCENE. Start with automatic subject or background selection when supported on your device, or paint a mask yourself. Refine it with Add and Subtract, then adjust Exposure, Saturation, Warmth, and Tint in the selected area. CLEAN UP AND REIMAGINE Paint over a distraction and let Magic Eraser generate a cleanup. Target Replace lets you describe a change inside a painted area. Generative Expand adds space around your photo. Review generated results before accepting them. YOUR FINISHING TOUCH Shape colors with HSL, add grain, softness, vignette, or light leaks, and rotate or straighten while keeping your edits. Undo and redo as you work. Reopen saved local projects on the same device. SAVE THE PHOTO YOU WANT TO KEEP Export finished photos as JPEGs, with original-size output for supported photos and edits. Available size and detail depend on your photo, edits, and device. Cloud AI sends a photo preview, and selection information where needed, for processing. It requires an internet connection and is subject to usage and capacity limits. Manual editing and built-in looks do not require a cloud AI request. Projects remain on the device; sharing a look does not synchronize photos or projects. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Dearstill
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A camera for the days you'll miss. Dearstill turns everyday photographs into warm, lasting memories with 104 original film looks. Capture a new moment or import one through Apple's photo picker, choose a film mood, adjust its strength, and keep the result in your private Dearstill Roll. - 104 original film looks across thirteen categories, all included - Travel and Experimental collections, plus Favorites and Recent looks - 3- or 10-second self-timer and an optional composition grid - Tune exposure, warmth, grain, and light leaks in the Lab - Save personal recipes and reuse them on your next photo - Analog character: halation, light leaks, split tones, and grain - Instant, Street, and Seasons shelves alongside Daylight, Portrait, Night, B&W, Cinema, Compact, Nostalgia, and Dream - Real camera capture plus private photo import - 4:3, 1:1, and 9:16 framing - Focus, flash, zoom, exposure, and optional date stamp - On-device development with no account, ads, analytics, or uploads - Add-only export to Photos when you choose Pay once. No subscription and no in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dearstill at every 3 days against Pluto's every 11 days. On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Pluto sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Dearstill sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pluto ships an update every 11 days, Dearstill every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pluto | Dearstill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Justin Cahoon | Nomadiq |
In-app purchases
Pluto
- Professional weekly$4.997 Days
- Professional annual$29.991 Year
Dearstill
- Dearstill Pro 연간 구독$3.991 Year
- Dearstill Pro 평생 이용권$9.99








