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Head-to-head

Remini vs BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor

Remini 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Tie
BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor 4.8★ · Free + IAP 60

Remini is better for photo enhancement and restoration, while BeautyPlus offers more general selfie editing features, but both struggle with recent updates and aggressive monetization.

Full reviews: Remini · BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor

Remini excels at photo enhancement and restoration, delivering professional results for blurry or damaged photos. BeautyPlus focuses on selfie editing with various filters and retouching tools. Both apps face user complaints about recent updates negatively impacting features and aggressive monetization strategies.

Head to head

Features & Quality edge: ReminiR1R2R5R9
Remini Remini is praised for its ability to enhance photo quality, make blurry pictures crisp, and restore severely damaged photos with professional, natural-looking results R2R5. However, recent updates have introduced issues where enhanced photos appear artificial, change faces, or have color distortions R1R9R15.
BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor BeautyPlus is appreciated for its selfie editing features, including filters, glow cam, and skin retouching, which users find fun and effective for making pictures look better naturally . However, many users report that recent updates have removed or worsened key features, made hair filters look artificial, and caused issues with photo resolution .
Ease of Use tieR7R14R18R20
Remini Remini is generally considered easy and simple to use, with a straightforward interface R14R20. However, some users experience loading issues or errors that prevent photo editing R7R18.
BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor BeautyPlus is described as easy to use with many options . However, some users report that the app automatically applies filters or features that are hard to turn off, or that basic settings like eye size control are missing .
Reliability & Bugs tieR1R3R4R7
Remini Remini users report frequent bugs, including pictures saving differently than previewed, features not generating results after watching ads, and the app becoming distorted or cartoonish when switching filters R1R3R4R7.
BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor BeautyPlus also has reliability issues, with some users reporting features not working properly, the app not detecting faces, or getting stuck on loading R66.
Price & Value tieR1R3R4R6
Remini Remini is a free app with in-app purchases, but free users are overwhelmed by an excessive number of long ads, making the app borderline unusable R3R4R6. Paid users also report issues, including being charged after canceling trials and high subscription costs R1R19.
BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor BeautyPlus is also a free app with IAP, but users complain that almost all desirable features are locked behind a premium subscription, making the free version severely limited or unusable . Many users find the subscription expensive, with charges ranging from $47.99 to $65 annually . There are also numerous complaints about misleading free trials that immediately charge users R73R79R82.
Support tieR19R66R110
Remini One Remini user reported no option in the app to request a refund after being wrongly charged, and Apple also refused to return their money R19.
BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor BeautyPlus users report difficulty getting help from customer service, describing it as a "real pain" and "impossible" to get a hold of R66R110.
Pick Remini if

you primarily need to enhance blurry photos, restore old or damaged images, or improve overall photo quality, and are willing to either tolerate many ads or pay for a subscription despite some reported bugs R2.

Pick BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor if

you are looking for a selfie editor with various filters, retouching tools, and a "glow cam" to enhance your appearance in photos, and are prepared for a paid subscription as many features are locked .

Evidence note: Both apps have a high lifetime rating, but recent reviews are heavily skewed negative, particularly concerning aggressive monetization and bugs introduced in updates. The free-vs-paid asymmetry is significant for both, with free users of Remini complaining about ads and free users of BeautyPlus complaining about locked features. Paid users for both also report issues with pricing and features.

Frequently asked

Are Remini and BeautyPlus truly free to use?
Both Remini and BeautyPlus offer free versions, but users report that the free experience is severely limited; Remini bombards users with an excessive number of ads, making it nearly unusable for free R28R49R53, while BeautyPlus locks most desirable features behind a paid subscription, preventing even basic edits or photo taking without payment R97.
Do these apps have issues with their paid subscriptions?
Yes, both apps have significant complaints regarding their paid subscriptions; Remini users report being charged weekly even after canceling trials, totaling over $60 R19, and BeautyPlus users frequently cite misleading free trials that immediately charge $60 for an annual plan R73R79R82, with some finding the annual cost of $47.99 to $65 overpriced .
How do recent updates affect Remini and BeautyPlus?
Recent updates have negatively impacted both apps; Remini users report that updated versions distort colors, change faces, or make photos look artificial R1R9R15R34, while BeautyPlus users state that updates have removed or worsened key features, caused hair filters to look unnatural, and reduced photo resolution .

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] Remini 2/5 · US Please fix can you: I do not know if it’s an update or what but the pictures when I enhance them what I see when I’m done versus what I see when I save our two different pictures I don’t like it! I don’t know if this is a bug that needs to be fixed but until it does, I had to go from a five star to a two because literally becoming an unusable app that I happen to pay for!
  2. [R2] Remini 5/5 · US Best app: I’m glad they made this app! Really helpful and enhanced my photo quality so good!
  3. [R5] Remini 5/5 · US Love the way you could enhance the colors just beautiful: 5 STAR
  4. [R9] Remini 3/5 · US New Update not good: In past was more good in recently update face completely changed
  5. [R7] Remini 1/5 · US Always error: No edit for my photo even whit vpn error 403 is unclear
  6. [R14] Remini 4/5 · US New Headshot: I changed my hair style and in 3 mins I change my headshot. Easy , simple and looks realistic
  7. [R18] Remini 3/5 · GB Time taking: This app if good to edit pictures but sometimes it doesn't load the picture at all or takes ages . Needs to fix bug in the app .
  8. [R20] Remini 5/5 · US Pictures: This is a very easy app to use. It makes great pictures. I love it.
  9. [R3] Remini 3/5 · US Apps needs contant updating: Before and after this update 6/28/26 I still haven’t seen the problem fixed Creating a motion video or image retouch on the free subscription hasn’t generated any video or images (after ad watching 1-2 ads )for the last week. Please fix
  10. [R4] Remini 1/5 · US didn't even work: didn't even do anything except give my picture a slightly pink tint and made me watch a second round of ads for literally no reason
  11. [R6] Remini 3/5 · US Ad: Remove ads pleassssssss
  12. [R19] Remini 1/5 · US They charge more than $60 even after I cancel the trial: I am extremely disappointed with Remini. After canceling the trial subscription, I was still charged $9 per week for about 6 to 7 weeks, totaling over $60. There is no option in the app to request a refund, and Apple also refuses to return my money. I do not want to lose almost $70 for nothing.
  13. [R66] BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor 3/5 · US Recent issues: I normally love this app but getting help from customer service can be a real pain. The features are good and it’s a good selfie app. Recently though I noticed the hair color change feature works but it creates a lot of noise and makes hair look frizzed even if hair is smooth in original picture. I tried to ask customer service about it but getting a hold of them was impossible.I wo
  14. [R110] BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor 5/5 · US Doesn’t work: Tried to use this app. After asking for a photo and waiting for a half an hour. It did nothing-only spinned. Also reaching out to customer service was no help. More wasted time.
  15. [R28] Remini 1/5 · US Ads, ads, ads: It legit just spams you with ads the whole time, it used to let you actually use the app after like one ad. Now it does 6, then hits you with like 3 more, then 3 more to save. It takes 5-10 minutes for one photo because it’s just ads. What a stupid app
  16. [R49] Remini 1/5 · US Too many adds: I’ve been using this app for years with no issues and love it. But recently the mobile version has been loaded with so much ads to the point it takes forever to even enhance the photo. And when it finally does, it won’t even let you save it.
  17. [R53] Remini 1/5 · US Berbat bir uygulama: Bu uygulama eskiden böyle değildi ya bir tane fotoğrafı netleştirmek istedim şaka yapmıyorum 10 tane reklam izledim uzun uzun sadece 1 fotoğrafı netleştirmek 10 dakikamı aldı ve sonuç gerçekten kötüydü lütfen başka alternatifleri tercih edin❌
  18. [R97] BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor 1/5 · US you have to buy everything: you can’t even take one picture , one video , one screenshot without having to pay for everything. If the app is 9+ then most likely children will download the app then since children don’t have money all the time or mostly then we can’t take pictures because of that. Even the 7 day free trial cannot be bought because everyone doesn’t have money like that.
  19. [R73] BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor 1/5 · US Scam: I got charged $60 immediately when I tried out the free subscription. I only had the app for 1 minute and I was immediately notified of the charge. My card is empty so they got no money but now my Apple account is locked and I can’t download any apps because of this stupid app. Shame on yall.
  20. [R79] BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor 1/5 · US False marketing: My daughter fell for the “3 day free trial if you sign up for an annual plan” trap…AGAIN. They apparently signed up earlier this year, forgot to cancel, and I got charged. I got the charges reversed because she didn’t want the services anymore. Months later, she got the free trial offer again, so she signed up thinking she wouldn’t be charged. My card was immediately charged. Plea
  21. [R82] BeautyPlus-Selfie Photo Editor 1/5 · US misleading app: I was offered a 3 day trial for the Pro benefits and when I clicked a button to accept this, I discovered I was charged $60 for a yearly membership with no way to get a refund. Misleading and upsetting.
  22. [R15] Remini 3/5 · US Needs A Fix: Everytime the app precesses to edit an effect, it gets more and more saturated everytime. So your photo ends up a blue color
  23. [R34] Remini 1/5 · US Not great: This used to be a good app for improving photo quality, making blurry images clear. Now, unfortunately, nothing of the original photo remains. It completely changes faces, background colors, it's all AI. If you want to improve picture quality, this app is not suitable. · translated

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store