# Anonymous Camera — Capture anonymised footage

> Real-time video and photo anonymization with facial recognition, metadata removal, and audio distortion. (iPhone/iPad app by New Material, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anonymous-camera/id1504102584 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [New Material, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1683570887)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.31/5 from 36 App Store ratings · 34 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.1 · 6 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-06-10
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anonymous-camera/id1504102584/reviews.md

## What is Anonymous Camera?

Anonymous Camera lets anonymise photos and videos in real time, locally on device.

→ Facial recognition and full-body anonymisation: the app can recognise faces and anonymise them either by applying a solid colour or blur. You can choose to hide either people’s whole bodies or just their face. (full-body anonymisation is only available on iPhone XS and up)

→ Remove metadata: users can choose to delete any and all metadata associated with the video, including time, date, and location.

→ Distorted audio: distort the audio track to anonymize people’s voices.

→ Split screen: control how much of the frame is anonymized to perform interviews while protecting your sources.

→ Real time processing: files are anonymized in real-time using on-device machine learning and computer vision technology, ensuring that the data is untraceable from the beginning. 

→ Local storage: all processing and storage is done locally. Nothing ever goes to the cloud (try us and use it with flight mode enabled).

## Key features

- Facial recognition and anonymization
- Full-body anonymization
- Metadata removal
- Distorted audio
- Split screen control
- Real-time processing
- Local storage

## Recent user reviews (10 of 34)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/anonymous-camera/id1504102584/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Amazing app but please add anonymisation of photos from camera roll

*2025-10-16, version 1.0.1*

The app is amazing, the fact it works locally is even better. I wish it had a feature to anonymise photos from camera roll too. It it the only missing feature that I can think of

### 3/5 — Tip

*2022-07-12, version 1.0.1*

Please add the feature to blur and censor already existent videos and Pictures from the gallery!

### 4/5 — Sehr Gut 👍

*2022-06-15, version 1.0.1*

Die App ist übersichtlich und gut aus gestattet.
Leider ist die Funktion Full Body nicht da und auch die zwei Symbole sind nicht da diese sind bei mir nur in derÜbersicht.
Ansonsten Funktioniert sie ,
👍😃

### 1/5 — 👎

*2022-01-15, version 1.0.1*

Siamo alle solite….aggiornamenti quasi inesistenti, miglioramenti nessuni, credo sia un app da cancellare.

### 1/5 — Weird

*2021-12-30, version 1.0.1*

This app wanted to do AirDrops and access my microphone before even running the app for the first time. Seems suspicious

### 2/5 — Could definitely be better

*2021-12-02, version 1.0.1*

The advertised feature that drew me into downloading the app was a full body blur as this was an intriguing concept to me. This doesn’t work or even have the buttons like advertised in their App Store listing. Face blur and delete works fine, could be better detection ML but we can only work with what Apple pushes out too so I somewhat get it.

### 4/5 — Infosec is important, this app gets the job done.

*2021-11-29, version 1.0.1*

My only critique is that the camera seems to be unable to detect faces when the person isn't looking directly at the camera, which is less than ideal, and the distance from the camera seems to have a negative effect as well.

### 4/5 — I like this app a lot

*2021-06-12, version 1.0.1*

I like the video function a lot. It’s very buggy especially when not in front camera facing mode. It also is difficult to detect multiple faces, especially in motion, so I’d recommend editing your photo after taking it instead of relying on the app to do it for you.

### 2/5 — Suggestion for improvement

*2021-02-15, version 1.0.1*

When the app stops recognising a face it simply removes the blur. Any sudden motion will reveal the face for a few seconds which renders the anonymisation ineffective. I suggest leaving the blur for at least a few seconds to allow the ai to catch up with the face. Especially if there are no dramatic pixel changes in the area, the odds are the face is still there, just not getting recognised by the software.

### 4/5 — Great app - Easy to use!

*2020-12-20, version 1.0*

The app itself is great. Very easy to use, however, I really wish that you could upload pre-existing content to the app.

## Frequently asked questions about Anonymous Camera

### What does Anonymous Camera do?

Anonymous Camera allows you to anonymize photos and videos in real-time directly on your device. It uses facial recognition to blur or color mask faces and can also anonymize full bodies. Additionally, it can remove metadata like time, date, and location, and distort audio to protect voices.

### What are the key features for anonymizing content?

Key features include facial recognition with blur or color masking, optional full-body anonymization (available on iPhone XS and up), removal of all video metadata, audio distortion to mask voices, and a split-screen mode to control the anonymized area for interviews.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the application is free to use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, indicating a completely free experience for users.

### How does the app ensure privacy and security?

The app prioritizes privacy by processing and storing all data locally on your device. It utilizes on-device machine learning and computer vision technology for real-time anonymization, ensuring that your data is untraceable and never sent to the cloud, even when using flight mode.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for journalists, researchers, or anyone who needs to capture footage or photos of people without revealing their identities. It's also useful for individuals who want to share media while respecting the privacy of others, such as in interviews or public event recordings.

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2021-02-13

Various improvements and bug-fixes.

### 1.0 — 2020-06-10

No release notes.

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