Verithiathe honest score on any app
Updated July 2026 · real, multi-region App Store reviews
Head-to-head

Remini vs Google Gemini

Remini 4.6★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Tie
Google Gemini 4.7★ · Free to download 65

Remini is better for dedicated photo enhancement, while Google Gemini is a more versatile AI assistant, despite its current issues.

Full reviews: Remini · Google Gemini

Remini excels at photo enhancement, offering impressive results for clarity and restoration, but is heavily criticized for excessive ads and bugs. Google Gemini is a broad AI assistant with strong information retrieval and creative capabilities, yet it struggles with slow performance, strict filters, and inconsistent image generation.

Head to head

Photo Enhancement Quality edge: ReminiR1R2R5R9
Remini Remini users praise its ability to enhance photo quality, make blurry pictures crisp, restore damaged photos professionally, and improve colors R2R5R17. However, some recent updates have led to issues like distorted, cartoonish, or overly saturated results, and changes to faces or colors R1R9R15R16.
Google Gemini Google Gemini users who attempt photo editing often report that it struggles to edit pictures without changing faces or making them look artificial . Some also found its image generation for design ideas to be 'creepy' or not worth trying .
Ease of Use & Interface tieR1R14R16R20
Remini Remini is generally considered easy and simple to use, with a straightforward interface for enhancing photos R14R20. However, some users report bugs that make the app unusable, such as pictures distorting when switching filters, or issues with saving enhanced images R1R16.
Google Gemini Google Gemini is described as fast and efficient by some, with a simple interface R108. However, many users find it slow, buggy, and prone to glitches, with constant disconnections and weak responsiveness R64. Accessibility with screen readers on iOS is also noted as difficult .
Reliability & Performance tieR3R4R7R10
Remini Remini users frequently report bugs, errors, and unreliability, including issues with motion video generation, images not loading, and the app becoming unusable after updates R3R4R7. Some also mention fake rewards and ads preventing proper use R10.
Google Gemini Google Gemini is plagued by reports of being slow, constantly disconnecting from the server, and having frequent glitches and bugs across its UI R64. Users also experience issues with image and video uploads not working or taking too long .
Features & Functionality (AI Capabilities) edge: Google GeminiR14R17R46R59
Remini Remini's primary function is photo enhancement, including making blurry photos crisp and restoring damaged ones R17R46. It also offers features like headshot generation R14. Some users, however, feel it lacks true AI to describe changes or offer predefined AI options R59.
Google Gemini Google Gemini is a versatile AI assistant for tasks like reading and reviewing documents, building lexicons, and generating scripts . It can generate pictures and spellings R108. However, it often fails to generate videos from uploaded photos, struggles with understanding prompts, and has strict safety filters that limit its utility for certain topics R73R75R76.
Price & Value tieR6R12R13R19
Remini Remini is free with in-app purchases, but the free version is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of ads that make it almost unusable, sometimes requiring 5-10 minutes for one photo R6R12R13. The subscription is considered quite expensive by some users . There are also reports of being charged after canceling a trial R19.
Google Gemini Google Gemini is free to download. Some users mention a subscription for video generation, implying some features are paid . There's a general sentiment that it's not worth paying for given its current issues .
Pick Remini if

you need a dedicated photo enhancement tool for clarity and restoration, and are willing to tolerate ads or pay for a subscription R2R17R46.

Pick Google Gemini if

you need a general-purpose AI assistant for tasks like research, writing, or brainstorming, and are comfortable with its current limitations and strict content filters .

Evidence note: Reviews for Remini are heavily focused on its photo enhancement capabilities and the user experience with ads. Google Gemini reviews cover a broader range of AI assistant functionalities, with significant feedback on performance and content filtering.

Frequently asked

Is Remini free to use?
Remini is free to download and use with in-app purchases, but the free version is heavily criticized for an excessive number of ads that can make the app frustrating and time-consuming to use R6R28R31R53.
Does Google Gemini generate images and videos?
Google Gemini can generate images, with users noting it can create pictures based on prompts R108. However, many users report issues with generating videos, especially from uploaded photos, and some believe video generation requires a subscription R73R75R106.
Are there issues with Remini's photo quality after enhancement?
Yes, some Remini users report issues where enhanced photos appear different after saving, become distorted, cartoonish, overly saturated, or have altered faces and colors, especially after recent updates R1R9R15R16.
Why do some users find Google Gemini unhelpful?
Google Gemini is considered unhelpful by some users due to its slow performance, frequent disconnections, strict safety filters that prevent it from answering certain questions, and inconsistencies in understanding prompts or generating desired content R61R64R72R76.

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. [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
  6. [R16] Remini 2/5 · US Was one great - now buggy: This used to be my go to app and it worked amazingly well. Now every time you flip between filter options, the picture becomes distorted and cartoonish even when you didn’t select anything within the filter.
  7. [R20] Remini 5/5 · US Pictures: This is a very easy app to use. It makes great pictures. I love it.
  8. [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
  9. [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
  10. [R7] Remini 1/5 · US Always error: No edit for my photo even whit vpn error 403 is unclear
  11. [R10] Remini 2/5 · US Fake rewards: I keep watching ads over and over and it keeps saying reward granted, and it never gets me any reward. Plus it won’t even let you see the picture first, cause if you try to zoom it sends you more adds. Completely disappointed, I use this app over 3 years and it was better before.
  12. [R17] Remini 5/5 · US Professional Quality Photo Restoration: I’ve used Remini to restore several severely damaged photos, and the results were impressive. The restorations looked professional, clear, and respectful of the original images. I highly recommend this app for anyone trying to bring old or damaged photos back to life.
  13. [R46] Remini 5/5 · US Great app I love it: My favorite feature is the enhance for blurry pictures or selfies that could just look a little more crisp and it definitely does an amazing job at that.
  14. [R59] Remini 1/5 · US Enhances but not ai: No ai to describe what changes or enhancements. Only predefined ai. Kinda useles
  15. [R6] Remini 3/5 · US Ad: Remove ads pleassssssss
  16. [R12] Remini 3/5 · US Trop de publicité: L’application était trop cool mais actuellement pour faire une seule photo des tonnes de publicités ce présente et moi je déteste cela
  17. [R13] Remini 1/5 · US ad: ad
  18. [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.
  19. [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
  20. [R31] Remini 1/5 · US Too much ads!: So annoying too much ads! Loaded with ads!
  21. [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❌
  22. [R73] Google Gemini 1/5 · US I wanna create free videos: That’s all I want
  23. [R75] Google Gemini 3/5 · US Can’t generate videos of photos I uploaded: I uploaded a photo and I ask it to generate a video of someone daydreaming but it tells me it can’t generate video. I didn’t ask it to generate anything graphic and disturbing
  24. [R106] Google Gemini 1/5 · US Ridiculous: This used to be my favorite app but it is now the most frustrating app I've ever had. For a long time I used this app for creating custom trading cards and using it to run my stream services but now it refuses to generate any images at all! It's completely worthless and you can do so much better with virtually any other Al! Do better Google this is ridiculous! If I could give 0 stars I
  25. [R108] Google Gemini 3/5 · GB This is so cool.: You can ask it to make you pictures, spellings, phrases, anything you type into the search bar, in about 10 seconds you’ll see your answer on the screen. Google Gemini is a life changer.
  26. [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
  27. [R61] Google Gemini 1/5 · US That’s just AI for you: A personal assistant is not the same as a language learning model, it gets stuff wrong, it doesn’t actually take correction, and for a brain this expensive and extensive, you’d think it’d be more impressive.
  28. [R64] Google Gemini 2/5 · US Slow.: Slow. Very slow.
  29. [R72] Google Gemini 3/5 · US Can be really harsh and give me false info: I am writing to provide feedback regarding a recent series of interactions where the AI’s responses were consistently inaccurate and unhelpful due to a clear misalignment in tone-detection and sentiment analysis. Specifically, I am concerned about the following issues: Misinterpretation of Humor as Aggression: I shared examples of my own lighthearted, ob
  30. [R76] Google Gemini 1/5 · US Mal: No ase lo que le pido

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