# Blur Box — user reviews > 29 indexed App Store user reviews of Blur Box by Uptown Apps, LLP, rated 2.75/5 from 48 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blur-box/id843546199/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blur-box/id843546199.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 16 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 21 ## Newest reviews (9 of 29) ### 2/5 — Doesn't work with ios11 *2017-10-06, version 1.1.7* Please fix this. I use this app for nearly all my pictures. Thanks. ### 2/5 — Ruins images *2015-03-30, version 1.1.7* Fantastic concept. I would use it like crazy if it didn't degrade and distort my photos so badly. ### 1/5 — The app always frezees *2015-03-13, version 1.1.7* The app always freezes , can you please fix that !. ### 1/5 — Photo Butcher *2015-01-17, version 1.1.7* I installed this app for Instagram to keep my feed consistent with square photos without the white border. I put my image in and, in the app, everything looked great. But after I saved the photo to my camera roll and open it in Instagram it was beyond noticeable how much resolution and clarity was lost from the original photo. I wanted to love this app but it hates my photos. ### 3/5 — DONT GO PRO *2014-11-23, version 1.1.7* Cool substitute for square droid but I wish you could be able to adjust how blurred the border is in the pro version. I bought the pro version and it was 100% NOT worth it lol. If they add a blur adjustment tool I will be satisfied! Edit: it would also be great if the pro version allowed you to adjust how zoomed in the border is. ### 2/5 — Good idea, but needs a lot of work. *2014-10-27, version 1.1.7* The app reduce my photos quality too much. ### 4/5 — Great app! *2014-10-05, version 1.1.7* Awesome job. Have been looking for an app like this. Fix the issue where you save the image to your camera roll and it changes quality. Also, add an option to put not only blurred edges, but a blurred border around the whole image. That looks great too! Thank you! ### 4/5 — Blurbox *2014-10-04, version 1.1.7* The adds are annoying,but the app is great!👏 ### 4/5 — this is the best squaring app BUT *2014-08-06, version 1.1.5* I will really buy the pro version if I could keep the same quality of the picture (pixels and size) instead of losing the quality a bit ! please ! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bug prevents basic function *2020-08-18, version 1.1.7* I think there’s a glitch where their permissions popup fails, so you can’t access your library photos at all. You can take a new photo from the live Camera but not use one from your existing library. Currently unusable. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t launch *2020-01-10, version 1.1.7* Doesn’t launch upon selecting photos ### 1/5 — Crashes ... no longer updated. Dead app, delete from App Store. *2018-05-24, version 1.1.7* App won’t work ... when you select “Choose from Library” the app goes blank. It seems it needs to have the option to access photos which is not built into app. No updates in 3 years?? Looks like a dead app. ### 1/5 — Bad app *2018-05-20, version 1.1.7* This app NEVER LOADS!!!!!! ### 1/5 — Can’t pay $2 every time I want to use the app *2018-05-06, version 1.1.7* Maybe it’s me, and maybe it’s something screwy about my account with Apple, but every time I try to use this app I have to pay $1.99. I’ve done it three times, but that’s enough. I don’t need the limited features of this app, especially if I have to pay a couple dollarsEvery time I try to use it. ### 1/5 — Sad... *2017-10-08, version 1.1.7* I loveee this application buttt it doesnt work with the new update of appple (ios11) and its really sad beacuse i use this for my instagram pictures or my profile pictures in any social media ! Can you please fix this! I really love this app :( .. can ### 1/5 — Crashes *2017-06-12, version 1.1.7* Always crashes when I try to save the picture ### 1/5 — Trash *2016-06-26, version 1.1.7* Doesn't do anything. Just a bunch of ads. ### 1/5 — Image quality is terrible *2015-07-13, version 1.1.7* App does its job, but the image quality is so bad I don't know if it's worth it. ### 1/5 — Time waster *2015-05-17, version 1.1.7* I think to would be easier to physically print, create a border out of paper, take another picture & have it printed. There is an ad every 15 seconds and the picture quality goes down from the original. Total disappointment ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Exactly what I was looking for *2016-08-03, version 1.1.7* Quick and easy to get a simple blurred border ### 5/5 — Just what I needed! *2015-05-15, version 1.1.7* Great blur in a box 😂😂😂😂😂 ### 5/5 — Good app *2015-01-30, version 1.1.7* I've been looking for an app like this forever! ### 5/5 — Love it *2015-01-10, version 1.1.7* I love this app! I've been looking for one like this and it's great and so simple to use, no wierd technicalities ### 5/5 — Simple, straight-forward, nice effect *2014-10-26, version 1.1.7* Does just what I need it to and is easy to use and makes my letter boxed or pillar boxed pics look nice! ### 5/5 — Unbelievable! *2014-10-02, version 1.1.7* Been searching for a app that blurs the edges and this is it! ### 5/5 — Great App *2014-08-12, version 1.1.5* Blur box is a great app 💯... But the problem I'm having is: I can't make the in-app purchase to remove the ads. ### 5/5 — Love it *2014-06-03, version 1.1.4* Great app! Super useful for times when you want to post a full photo on Instagram. Unlike the other resizing apps it uses a blurred copy if the original to add emphasis on the photo. Instead of a solid color or pattern that can be distracting or diminishing to the image!! ### 5/5 — BEST APP EVER. *2014-05-23, version 1.1.4* This app is really handy, especially when it comes to Instagram. I no longer have to worry about cropping anything out!! ### 4/5 — Amazing but need to fix image quality *2015-01-27, version 1.1.7* I literally have been looking for this app forever. It adds such a clean but unique quality to your photo. The only thing keeping it from being absolutely perfect is image quality. Fix it so that when you go to post it that the quality isn't so diminished from the original photo. --- *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 2026-06-28.*