# Background Blur - Photo Focus Edit.or for Blur.red BG Effect.s & censor or hide face — user reviews > 297 indexed App Store user reviews of Background Blur by Ganesh Nayak, rated 4.50/5 from 617 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/background-blur-photo-focus-editor-for-blurred-bg-effects-and-censor-or-hide-face/id1139376937/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/background-blur-photo-focus-editor-for-blurred-bg-effects-and-censor-or-hide-face/id1139376937.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 464 · 4★ 66 · 3★ 40 · 2★ 20 · 1★ 27 ## What do users think of Background Blur? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 💡 Useful blurring features - 🚀 Quick and efficient - ⭐ Good app overall **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - 💤 Doesn't work as expected - 📢 Too many ads - 🔒 Unlock features require review **Commonly reported bugs** - App freezes on first screen - Discard changes option not working - Crashes when switching actions or files **Most requested features** - Landscape mode support - Improved blur quality and control - Automatic background blur option ## Newest reviews (13 of 297) ### 2/5 — unlock doesn’t really work *2023-07-22, version 1.0* Still shows ads, and discard changes option won’t allow me to choose yes. Have to force close and start over. Besides that, no landscape option. ### 2/5 — Doesn't work🙃 *2022-07-18, version 1.0* It doesn't work and closes the program ### 2/5 — Disappointed *2020-04-17, version 1.0* Not as smooth effect as I had hoped and whilst trying to edit in the first few seconds 2 ads filled the screen one after the other. Tried to continue and again, as soon as I started more adverts.... waste of time so deleted .... there are much better FREE apps out there. ### 3/5 — Easy to use *2020-04-04, version 1.0* Cool app ### 5/5 — Gôd *2020-03-15, version 1.0* Goos ### 5/5 — Useful *2020-03-09, version 1.0* It’s very useful. The blurring fine tool can be improved however. I cant blur sharp edges using it ### 3/5 — Forced review by app *2020-03-05, version 1.0* Forced review by app ### 5/5 — Forces review without even letting us try the App. The developers don’t believe in their own product *2020-03-03, version 1.0* Forces review without even letting us try the App. The developers don’t believe in their own product ### 4/5 — J *2020-02-23, version 1.0* Y m i writing dis ### 5/5 — great *2020-02-18, version 1.0* Great at cutting out image and blurring background. Concerned that the software requires a 5 star review to unlock features. Makes the high ratings questionable. ### 4/5 — Pretty descent *2020-02-01, version 1.0* Does what it say pretty good ### 5/5 — They force me to give 5star😭😭 *2020-01-27, version 1.0* They force me to give 5star😭😭 ### 4/5 — yo *2020-01-20, version 1.0* great ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Deze app werkt gewoonweg niet! *2023-07-22, version 1.0* Ik heb deze app geïnstalleerd, maar je geraakt niet verder dan het eerste scherm. Daarna blokkeert de app. Verscheidene keren verwijderd en terug geïnstalleerd, maar werkt nog altijd niet. ### 1/5 — Junk *2022-08-03, version 1.0* Freezes every time I try to perform a different action ie make a mistake and tap redo and it freezes. Try to open a different photo file and it freezes. ### 1/5 — ONE BIG GLITCH!!! *2022-01-30, version 1.0* Don’t waste your time! ### 1/5 — Freezes the screen *2021-12-10, version 1.0* This app use to work GREAT! Used it for years!!! All of a sudden for a month or 2 now when trying to use it… it freezes the screen & I can’t do anything. ### 1/5 — This software is not working properly I don’t like it 😪 *2021-10-19, version 1.0* This software is not working properly I don’t like it😢 ### 1/5 — App constantly crashes *2021-03-10, version 1.0* App constantly crashes. Waste of money. ### 1/5 — Too many bugs *2021-02-10, version 1.0* The app constantly freezes. The tutorial won’t play and images cannot be safe. 👎👎 ### 1/5 — Pay to use apps *2019-07-20, version 1.0* LOL. ### 1/5 — Yu *2019-07-01, version 1.0* Hhhfg ### 1/5 — Bad *2017-04-25, version 1.0* Terrible ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Top App *2020-07-09, version 1.0* After trying some of the hugely expensive blur apps a bit higher up the app shop list only to be very disappointed, I thought I’d give this one a go. I’m very pleased I did because this outranks them all - it does what I want and then some and is super easy to use. And it’s free, tho developers please note, I’d happily pay a few bucks or this app and so I’m sure would many others. You obviously care about your craft and deserve to be paid for your efforts way ahead of those greedy bastards who make flashy looking apps you realise are actually rubbish once they’ve got your recurring payment. Update: I realised you can in fact upgrade for the very modest amount of $2.99, and I am, like, SUPER IMPRESSED with what this buys you. I didn’t know I needed some of these effects, but already I know that pretty soon I’ll think them indispensable ### 5/5 — Editing app *2020-04-04, version 1.0* Very good easy ### 5/5 — Good App *2020-04-03, version 1.0* Very good app,I love it ### 5/5 — ⭐️⭐️⭐️ *2020-04-02, version 1.0* Does the job right ### 5/5 — Good app *2020-03-31, version 1.0* Good app I recommend it ### 5/5 — 4.5 *2020-03-31, version 1.0* Absolutely love it ### 5/5 — Review *2020-03-31, version 1.0* Review ### 5/5 — I love it *2020-03-28, version 1.0* Perfect ### 5/5 — Bruh *2020-03-20, version 1.0* Bruh ### 5/5 — Good *2020-03-18, version 1.0* Good app --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*