Retrospecs vs Dragonfly Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Retrospecs sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Dragonfly Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
| Parameter | Retrospecs | Dragonfly Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (364 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 364 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Parker | Dragonfly Technology Solutions ltd |
Customer experience
Retrospecs
Dragonfly Mobile
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
Retrospecs
- 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
Dragonfly Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Retrospecs free?
Is Dragonfly Mobile free?
Do Retrospecs or Dragonfly Mobile have ads?
Which is updated more often, Retrospecs or Dragonfly Mobile?
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