Retrospecs vs Inspiration Window
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.
Inspiration Window
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Select images from your own disk, or search for images from other services like Pinterest and create a queue to build your own gallery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Inspiration Window at none against Retrospecs's 5. Inspiration Window also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Retrospecs's advantage is device support. On price 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
Both are free to download. Retrospecs sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Inspiration Window asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retrospecs ships an update every 2 months, Inspiration Window fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retrospecs | Inspiration Window |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (367 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 367 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | John Parker | Daisuke Hikosaka |
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
Inspiration Window
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
Inspiration Window
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Retrospecs free?
Is Inspiration Window free?
Which is updated more often, Retrospecs or Inspiration Window?
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