Comparison

Retrospecs vs Dragonfly Mobile

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

Head to head
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.

About

Dragonfly Mobile

This app uses a predictive algorithm to analyze how design influences viewer attention. It generates real-time attention heatmaps from images, camera feeds, and webpages to help improve content performance. Teams can also run A/B tests and share analyses.

Highlights
  • Predictive attention analytics
  • Real-time attention heatmaps
  • Analyze images from photos/iCloud
  • Analyze live camera feed
  • Analyze webpages
  • A/B testing for images
  • Save and share analyses
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Predictive attention analytics for marketing, design, content and insights teams. Improve content performance by understanding how design influences viewer attention. Dragonfly's unique predictive attention algorithm is the result of over a decade of research into how our brains manage visual attention. Use Dragonfly to generate attention heatmaps in realtime all from your mobile device and start making your content work harder. Features: - Analyse images straight from photos and iCloud - Analyse content and scenes in realtime direct from your camera feed - Analyse webpages from any URL - Run an A/B test to compare two images from photos and iCloud - Save analysis to photos and share with your team

Screenshots

Retrospecs4 screens
Dragonfly Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dragonfly Mobile at none against Retrospecs's 5. On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Retrospecs sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dragonfly Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retrospecs ships an update every 2 months, Dragonfly Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Retrospecs versus Dragonfly Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetrospecsDragonfly Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (364 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings364 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn ParkerDragonfly Technology Solutions ltd

Customer experience

Retrospecs

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

Dragonfly Mobile

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

Dragonfly Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Retrospecs

One-time5
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Medium tip$1.99
  • Unlock everything$1.99
Show 2 more
  • Big tip$4.99
  • The king of tips$9.99
None

Dragonfly Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Retrospecs free?
Retrospecs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dragonfly Mobile free?
Dragonfly Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Retrospecs or Dragonfly Mobile have ads?
Neither Retrospecs nor Dragonfly Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retrospecs or Dragonfly Mobile?
Retrospecs ships an update every 2 months, and Dragonfly Mobile every 3 months. Most recently, Retrospecs was updated on October 5, 2026 and Dragonfly Mobile on October 13, 2026.

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