Retrospecs vs FRAYMIN
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.
FRAYMIN
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FRAYMIN turns your photos into something you'd actually want to hang on a wall, or send to someone who matters. Wrap a photo in paper. Add a handwritten note. Draw across the whole image with a real pen. Save your favorites and arrange them on a cork board, a fridge, or a brick wall. Ready to post, print, or keep. It's the feeling of writing on a photo, without ruining the original. —— FRAME IT Nine paper styles to pick from: Classic, Square, Instax, Postcard, Receipt, Gallery, Scrap, Film 1, and Film 2. Choose square, portrait, or original aspect. Use the film styles for a textured negative-frame look, with optional Original, B&W, or Negative photo looks. Export clean, or drop it on a 9:16 backdrop in white, gray, black, gradients, or any color you like. MARK IT Type a note in one of six hand picked marker fonts. Pick from classic ink colors or choose your own custom color. The text auto fits, moves naturally, and stays easy to place. Or switch to draw mode and sketch anywhere across the photo. Pen, eraser, adjustable stroke, smoothing, full undo and redo. SAVE YOUR STYLES Found a combination that feels right? Save it as one of your My Styles. Keep favorite paper, font, ink, backdrop, and film-look settings ready for next time. Long-press a saved style to rename or delete it. COLLAGE IT Grab a handful of your saved Polaroids and build a collage. Five layouts: Pile, Grid, Strip, Hero, and Contact. Real backdrops: Cork, Brick, Fridge, plus solid colors and gradients. Pin them, tape them, shuffle the magnets until it feels right. GALLERY Every Polaroid you've saved, always one tap away. Revisit, edit, duplicate, or pull a few into a new collage. SHARE IT Save to your camera roll or share directly. Classic format or 9:16 for social. Your call. —— Simple. Tactile. Yours.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Retrospecs at Free against FRAYMIN's $2.99. Retrospecs also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). FRAYMIN's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On ads 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
Retrospecs is free to download; FRAYMIN costs $2.99 up front. Retrospecs sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. FRAYMIN asks for nothing beyond the download.
Retrospecs ships an update every 2 months, FRAYMIN every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retrospecs | FRAYMIN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (367 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 367 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Parker | David Svensson |
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
FRAYMIN
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
FRAYMIN
No in-app purchases









