Muse Photo Editor vs Retro Camera +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Muse Photo Editor
Easily create artistic images with a wide range of filters, effects, and editing tools. Perfect for both beginners and professionals, this app offers single-tap enhancements, creative stickers, and text options to transform your photos.
- Single tap camera effects
- Professionally designed filters
- Brightness and contrast adjustment
- Blur and focus tools
- Creative stickers and text
- Image mirroring and 3D effects
- Drawing tools
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FUN and SUPER EASY way to create artistic images in seconds! No matter you are a professional or a novice, you can make beautiful pictures using amazing photo filters and effects. Features: -> Easy-to-use single tap camera effects -> Professionally designed camera filters -> Photo filter suitable for portraits -> Brightness and contrast adjustment -> Blur and focus -> Rotate, crop and resizing photos -> Adjust tone curve -> Fun and creative stickers -> Add text -> User interface improvements -> Additional effects and filters -> Additional fun stickers -> Progressive color and lighting adjustment -> Image mirroring -> Create anaglyph 3D photos -> Overlays with colored gradient -> Add and customize shapes -> Draw with adjustable Brush and Color -> Single tap retouching -> Share photos to Twitter or Facebook -> Save photos to Photo Library -> Print photos
Retro Camera +
Transform your photos with a variety of vintage-inspired live camera filters and effects. Apply analog styles to new or existing pictures before sharing them on social media.
- Live camera filters
- Over 40 camera effects
- Timer function
- Flash mode
- Back and selfie camera support
- Gallery editing
- 30+ sharing options
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Bring your lovely photos to a whole new level with Retro Camera for Instagram™! Its live CAMERA FILTERS will turn your photos into wonderful MEMORIES! Remember the time when we couldn't wait to bring colours to our photos? We wanted fresh colours and clear lines, and now? WE CRAVE FOR RETRO! Vintage is elegant and chic, and we can only adore it! Are you nostalgic for those beautiful photos in grandma's photo albums? Would you like that analog style on your digital photos? Yes? This app is the right choice for you! ◄ RETRO CAMERA FOR INSTAGRAM™ FEATURES: ► - Live camera filters - Choose among 40 and more camera effects - Timer - Flash Mode - Back and Selfie Camera - Choose from gallery - 30+ sharing options supported (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc.) - The best hash tags for maximum likes Retro Camera for Instagram™ has various live camera filters, which you can use the way you want. Have fun taking pictures with those filters on, or edit your previously taken photos. One thing is for sure - YOU WILL HAVE FUN. Bring analog look to your photos before you share them: your friends are going to love it! ◄ LICENSE: ► Retro Camera for Instagram™ is copyright of Marko Petkovic BalkanboyMedia, all rights reserved. Photographs used for the icon and screenshots in the application are under Creative Commons Licence (CC BY-SA 2.0). Credits go to: Steve Rainwater - https://www.flickr.com/photos/steevithak/ This app is not affiliated, sponsored or endorsed by Instagram LLC. For any questions or concerns regarding license, please contact us at apps@balkanboymedia.com.
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Verdict
Muse Photo Editor and Retro Camera + both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Retro Camera +'s written reviews are positive against 56% of Muse Photo Editor's. Retro Camera + also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months). Muse Photo Editor's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Muse Photo Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Retro Camera + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Muse Photo Editor against 4.5 for Retro Camera +. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 148 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Muse Photo Editor's written reviews are positive against 71% of Retro Camera +'s.
Muse Photo Editor ships an update every 13 months, Retro Camera + every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Muse Photo Editor | Retro Camera + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (83 ratings) | 4.5 (148 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 | 148 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quantis,Inc. | Marko Petkovic |
Customer experience
Muse Photo Editor
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In-app purchases
Muse Photo Editor
- Remove Ads$3.99
Retro Camera +
- Go pro$4.99
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