Comparison

Background Editor vs Remove Background Editor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Background Editor

Easily edit photos with powerful tools to change backgrounds, highlight colors, or blur specific areas. Enhance images with adjustments and filters for professional-looking results. Remove blemishes and change object colors to create stunning visuals.

Highlights
  • Change or remove photo backgrounds
  • Highlight specific colors
  • Blur parts of a photo
  • Remove blemishes and wrinkles
  • Adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation
  • Apply over 70 filters
Features
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Touch Retouch - The power of simple Instagram photo retouching for everyone, anywhere. This free app for powerful image editing and photo montages, using variants of tools that you can find only in professional photo editing programs. Heal, smooth, liquify, lighten and make other edits and adjustments that give you the precise look you’re after. Touch Retouch let you do 3 major editing: 1. Highlight color inside a photo. 2. Change or remove background from photo. 3. Blur part of a photo. Advanced control to edit: * Smoothness * Brightness * Contrast * Highlight * Shadow * Saturation * Vignette * Exposure * Temperature Along with 70+ filters to create the perfect photo. Download this free app & you’ll be able to : - Change your photo’s background. - Cut only a part of a photo to use it later. - Use blur effect to hide your face inside a photo. - Remove pimples and wrinkles - Highlight color of photo so that everyone is black & white, except you ! - Use the highlight color feature to make specific object like Sky or Waterfall to stand out. - Purple color you hair. - Change color of your eyes to green, blue or whatever. Sharing: After you are done with editing a photo, share the photo on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, to show your friends the wow effects you made with this app. Touch Retouch inspires you to create beautiful images anytime, anywhere. Transform your photos into works of art and let the world discover them! Information about the auto-renewable subscription: Subscription name: Unlock Premium Subscription price: 7 days free, then $6.99/week or $49.99/year Auto-renew: This is a auto-renewing subscription, read below to know more. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Our Terms of Service: https://editr.app/tos.html – Our Privacy Policy : https://editr.app/privacy-policy.html – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable

About

Remove Background Editor

Instantly remove backgrounds from photos using AI. Enhance product images with animated, solid color, gradient, or patterned backgrounds. Create transparent backgrounds for stickers or use your own photos as backgrounds. Save in high resolution without watermarks.

Highlights
  • AI background removal
  • Animated backgrounds
  • Solid color backgrounds
  • Gradient backgrounds
  • Trendy pattern backgrounds
  • Reverse erase/restore tool
  • Transparent background option
  • Custom photo backgrounds
Features
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Remove background instantly using Artificial Intelligence 1. Upload any photo from your Camera Roll to automatically remove the background (photos containing people generate fantastic results); 2. Tap the “Remove Background” button; 3. Instantly get a fully automatic result; 4. Download or continue to design with our AI. ANIMATED BACKGROUNDS - Add animated backgrounds to stand out from the crowd and sell more! Grow your presence on Instagram, Shopify, Poshmark, and with your brand new product posts and stories. Choose from popular animated categories: Patterns, Geometric, Block, Shadows, and more. WHITE & COLOR BACKGROUNDS - Place your product on a simple white background or choose from a palette of solid colors. GRADIENT BACKGROUNDS - Use custom static gradients to make your products look professional. Choose from Christmas, Trends, Dreamy, Brithness, Sky, Darkness categories. TRENDY PATTERNS BACKGROUNDS - Tons of trendy static patterns: Tile, Concrete, Bricks, Shadows, Graffiti, Paper, Newspaper, Plastic, Animal, Geometry, Gradients. REVERSE TOOL - Erase or Restore the area you touched to make the final results even better. TRANSPARENT BACKGROUND - Remove background and leave it simply transparent. It can be used with other applications eg. Pages, Keynote, or to create your stickers for apps such as WhatsApp. YOUR PHOTOS AS BACKGROUNDS - Upload and use as background any photo from your Camera Roll to make your products more personal. NO WATERMARK - Save your photos in High Resolution, Original Size, and without watermark. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS - Subscribe to get unlimited access to all grid formats! Choose from different subscription options. Our standard subscription options are: 1-week recurring premium subscription; 1-week recurring subscription with a 3-day free trial period; 1-year recurring premium subscription with a 3-day free trial period; The price is for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://appicstars.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://appicstars.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Background Editor4 screens
Remove Background Editor3 screens

Verdict

The call

Background Editor and Remove Background Editor both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Background Editor's written reviews are positive against 17% of Remove Background Editor's. Background Editor also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (3.2K vs 570). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Background Editor sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Remove Background Editor sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Background Editor against 4.3 for Remove Background Editor. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Background Editor has 3.2K ratings behind it against 570, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Background Editor's written reviews are positive against 17% of Remove Background Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Background Editor ships an update every 9 days, Remove Background Editor every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Background Editor versus Remove Background Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackground EditorRemove Background Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (3.2K ratings)4.3 (570 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3.2K — better570
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEditr Apps Inc.Appic Stars LLC

Customer experience

Background Editor

All ratings3,240 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral9.2%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews849 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral11.9%
Negative13.3%

Remove Background Editor

All ratings570 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative80.6%

User reviews

Background Editor

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient background removal
  • 💡 Lots of customization options
  • 🎨 Good photo editing tools

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive UI
  • 🔒 Deceptive free trial and billing practices

Remove Background Editor

From 570 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Animated backgrounds
  • 👍 Accurately removes backgrounds
  • 🚀 Perfectly removes backgrounds

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Freezes during use
  • 🐛 Doesn't work well with white backgrounds
  • 🔒 Unauthorized charges
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription

Bugs and requests

Background Editor

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Background removal not working as expected
  • Editing tools not responsive or accurate
  • App crashing on launch or during use
  • Subscription charges not stopping after cancellation

Requested features

4 requests
  • More preset background options
  • Ability to resize and reposition edited objects
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Better instructions and tutorials

Remove Background Editor

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Fails to detect humans in photos
  • Doesn't upload new photos consistently

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to edit more than one photo at a time
  • Better manual editing tools

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Background Editor

Subscriptions5
  • Unlock Premium for 1 Week7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Unlock Premium Tools - monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlock Premium - special offer$19.991 Year
Show 2 more
  • Unlock Premium Tools - yearly$29.991 Year
  • Unlock Premium Tools - yearly1 Month trial$34.991 Year
One-time6
  • Stop Ads$1.99
  • Unlock Blur Effects$1.99
  • Unlock B&W filters$1.99
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  • Recolor Photo$2.99
  • Unlock Advanced Controls$4.99
  • Unlock all filters & features$49.99
9 purchases

Remove Background Editor

Subscriptions9
  • Remove Background Editor$7.997 Days
  • Remove Background Editor3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Remove Background Editor Pro$9.991 Year
Show 6 more
  • Remove Background Editor$9.991 Month
  • Remove Background Editor1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Remove Background Editor2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Remove Background Editor7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Remove Background Editor3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Remove Background Editor$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Background Editor free?
Background Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remove Background Editor free?
Remove Background Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Background Editor or Remove Background Editor?
Remove Background Editor is rated higher. Background Editor averages 4.2 out of 5 from 3.2K ratings, while Remove Background Editor averages 4.3 from 570 ratings.
Do Background Editor or Remove Background Editor have ads?
Neither Background Editor nor Remove Background Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Background Editor or Remove Background Editor?
Background Editor ships an update every 9 days, and Remove Background Editor every 2 weeks. Most recently, Background Editor was updated on September 22, 2026 and Remove Background Editor on September 22, 2026.

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