Screeny vs Retinly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Screeny
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Screeny is a powerful screenshot and image editor that transforms your captures into professional-quality visuals. KEY FEATURES Markup Tools Arrows, rectangles, freehand drawing, text, highlight, blur, and redact — everything you need to annotate your images clearly. Device Frames Add realistic iPhone frames (iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 14, iPhone SE) for App Store-ready screenshots and presentations. Custom Backgrounds Mesh gradients, 50+ color gradients, image and video backgrounds — fully customizable to match your style. Multi-Image Layout Side-by-side, stacked, and stitch modes to combine multiple screenshots into one clean image. Aspect Ratios Original (preserve native proportions), 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 9:16, and more — 12 presets to choose from. GIPHY Stickers Add animated stickers to make your images fun and expressive. Export Save as image or video. Create videos with zoom effects and smooth transitions. Upgrade to Screeny Pro to unlock all backgrounds, gradients, device frames, markup tools, multi-image layouts, and more.
Retinly
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Turn your screen recording into a polished app demo, right on your phone. Retinly gives your recording a device frame, a backdrop and smooth camera movement. Show what your app does, highlight the details, and make videos for your product page, launch or social posts. MAKE YOUR APP THE FOCUS • Choose flat device frames or 3D iPhone models, with colours for iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air. • Tilt and turn a 3D model, then guide the viewer with smooth zoom and multi-point paths. • Pick a Look, gradient, wallpaper or your own photo for the background. • Trim clips, adjust playback speed, and add music. • Create portrait, square and landscape videos. EXPORT AND KEEP CREATING • Export flat-frame videos up to 4K and 3D videos up to 1080p, without a watermark. • Export HDR when your source recording and device support it. • Save still frames and frame sets from your project. • Organize projects in folders and recover deleted projects from Recently Deleted for up to 30 days. • Save one custom Look for free and reuse your styling. RETINLY PRO An optional one-time purchase unlocks additional saved Looks, portrait App Preview export at 886 × 1920, and 3D export with the folding iPhone Duo. No subscription. Retinly Pro bought here also unlocks Pro in Retinly for Mac on the same iCloud account, and Pro you already have in Retinly for Mac works here too. HDR export, all flat device frames and every other iPhone’s 3D export are free. Posing and previewing the Duo are free too. OPTIONAL ICLOUD PROJECT SYNC Choose supported iPhone or iPad screen-recording projects to upload to your private iCloud storage. With compatible Retinly versions and the same iCloud account, download and import editable copies on your other device. Saved edits sync while Retinly is open; iOS background sync is not guaranteed. Some frames, finishes and edits are not supported, and conflicting versions need your review. Retinly Pro also enables sync. Your iCloud storage quota applies. EDIT ON YOUR DEVICE No Retinly account is needed to edit. Video editing and rendering happen on your device. Optional sync sends selected projects to iCloud. When you’re signed in to iCloud, a Retinly Pro purchase is verified through Retinly’s server so Pro can also work in Retinly for Mac. Purchases use RevenueCat, and feedback is sent only when you choose to submit it. Start with a recording. Finish with a demo you can share.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Screeny at every 2 days against Retinly's every 5 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. Screeny sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Retinly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Screeny ships an update every 2 days, Retinly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screeny | Retinly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AlphaByte, Inc. | Van Nguyen Dang |
In-app purchases
Screeny
- Weekly Premium Access$1.997 Days
- Yearly Premium Access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
Retinly
- Retinly Pro$19.99









