Model Photographer vs Retro Camera +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Model Photographer
Transform your photos into professional-grade images with a few simple touches. This powerful editing app offers high-quality filters, creative tools, and easy-to-use effects for both novice and experienced users. Enhance portraits, adjust lighting, add text, and share your stunning creations.
- Single tap effects
- Professional camera filters
- Portrait filters
- Brightness and contrast adjustment
- Blur and focus
- Rotate, crop, and resize
- Add text and stickers
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***Enjoy take a beautiful shot like a fashion model!*** One of the most powerful photo editing app on App Store. In a few touches, you can make beautiful professional grade photographs. No matter you are a professional or a novice, you can easily create AMAZING pictures using high-quality filters and tools. Features: -> Easy-to-use single tap effects -> Professionally designed camera filters -> Photo filters perfect for portraits -> Brightness and contrast adjustment -> Blur and focus -> Rotate, crop and resizing photos -> Adjust tone curve -> Fun and creative stickers -> Add text -> Share photos on SNS services -> 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
The clearest difference is rating: Retro Camera + at 4.5 against Model Photographer's 4.2. Retro Camera + also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 12 months). Model Photographer's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Model Photographer 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.
Retro Camera + holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 229 and 141 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Model Photographer's written reviews are positive against 71% of Retro Camera +'s.
Model Photographer ships an update every 12 months, Retro Camera + every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Model Photographer | Retro Camera + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (229 ratings) | 4.5 (141 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 229 — better | 141 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 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 | 95 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quantis,Inc. | Marko Petkovic |
Customer experience
Model Photographer
Retro Camera +
In-app purchases
Model Photographer
- Remove Ads$4.99
Retro Camera +
- Go pro$4.99
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