Retrospecs vs Gingham
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.
Gingham
This camera app offers a unique way to capture photos by applying pixelation effects. Adjust the level of pixellation with a simple swipe to achieve a distinct artistic style for your images.
- Pixelated photo capture
- Adjustable pixellation levels
- Automatic pixel-filter changes
- Unique artistic photo style
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Like a bit of mystery with your photos? Try Gingham! Gingham is a camera for pixelated photos. Gingham lets you take a pixelated photos with your iOS device! You can select the level of pixellation with the single swipe, automatically changing to a new pixel-filter! If the world is a little too clear, and the resolution is a little too high, Gingham is the app for you. Try Gingham today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Retrospecs at Free against Gingham's $9.99. Retrospecs also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 57 months) and ratings volume (364 vs 1). Gingham's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On 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
Retrospecs is free to download; Gingham costs $9.99 up front. Retrospecs sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Gingham sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gingham holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Retrospecs has 364 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Retrospecs ships an update every 2 months, Gingham every 57 months. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Retrospecs | Gingham |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (364 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 364 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 57 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Parker | Ivan Ramiscal |
Customer experience
Retrospecs
Gingham
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
Gingham
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
Gingham
- Cloud$3.99
