Comparison

Blur Photo Editor vs Blur ID

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

Head to head
About

Blur Photo Editor

Precisely blur backgrounds, license plates, or sensitive information in photos. This app offers AI-powered face censoring, various blur effects, and editing tools to create polished, share-ready images.

Highlights
  • Precise background blurring
  • AI-powered face censoring
  • Multiple blur effects (Gaussian, bokeh, motion, mosaic)
  • Lens blur effects (circle, linear)
  • Unblur accidental blurs
  • Custom text and filters
  • Photo collage maker
Features
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Blur Photo Editor is the best photo blurring and mosaic app for iPhone and iPad, designed to blur backgrounds and create professional-looking photos. Easily blur or pixelate faces, hide license plates, or redact sensitive information such as credit card numbers with precision. Use AI-powered face blur, background blur, and mosaic effects to keep your photos clean, private, and ready to share. When you're ready to go beyond privacy, unleash your creativity with powerful background removal, split color effects, and a massive library of ready-to-use templates. Key Features: • Wide range of blur and mosaic effects, including motion blur, point blur, bokeh, and more • One-tap background blur with AI subject detection • AI-powered face blur and mosaic for censoring • Detect and redact sensitive text information like documents, IDs, and credit cards • Unblur parts of accidentally edited images • Zoom for precise editing • Radial and linear blur for depth effects • Shape blur tools to highlight or hide areas • Large catalog of photo filters • Edit with tools like crop, rotate, and fine-tune using brilliance, denoise, and more • Instant background removal • Artistic RGB split effects with Split Color • Enhance photo to improve clarity and sharpness • 200+ creative templates to make stunning edits in seconds • Add custom text to photos with fonts, colors, and styles. • Photo collage maker with layouts • Blend images with artistic double exposure effects. • "My Project" to save work in progress Advanced Blur Editing Suite Blur, censor, and stylize your photos with precision using a powerful mix of tools. Apply Gaussian blur, pixelate, motion blur, bokeh, and mosaic effects, or experiment with glass, water, distortion, and paint-styles to create depth and visual impact. Fine-tune focus with radial and linear blur for DSLR-style depth, and enhance with a wide range of filters including B&W, vintage, portrait, and classic styles for a professional finish. Creative Templates & Design Studio Explore a rich library of professionally designed templates to create eye-catching visuals in seconds. Choose from a wide variety of formats including collage templates, scrapbook styles, posters, frames, cutout collages, and many more creative categories designed for social media, stories, and marketing content. Simply add your photos, personalize text, and instantly generate polished designs. Enhance Photo Quality Fix low-quality or blurry photos with intelligent improvements that sharpen details, reduce noise, and boost colors. Restore clarity and improve overall image quality effortlessly while preserving natural textures and realism. How to mosaic + blur a photo on iPhone or iPad? • From Home, tap Start Editing and select a photo • Tap on Blur. Then swipe or trace your finger across the photo • Go to Effects and select the desired blur effect • Adjust intensity as needed • Tap the tick and tap Save to export Auto-Renewable Subscription Terms: Subscribe to unlock full access to all features. • Subscription Length: Weekly, Yearly • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription with a free trial period automatically renews to a paid subscription unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the trial period. • You can manage or cancel subscriptions from your App Store account settings. • Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. • By signing up for this subscription, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms of Use: https://pixeltouch.net/legal/blurphoto/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://pixeltouch.net/legal/blurphoto/privacy.html Disclaimer: This app is free to download but requires an auto-renewing subscription to access full functionality.

About

Blur ID

Automatically detect and obscure sensitive information like faces, usernames, and profile pictures in your screenshots. This app offers a natural-looking blur effect, replacing elements with avatars or emojis for a polished look. It prioritizes privacy by processing all images offline on your device.

Highlights
  • Smart detection of faces, usernames, and profile content
  • Natural-looking blur effects and replacements
  • Works with popular messaging and social apps
  • Completely offline image processing
  • Replaces sensitive info with avatars/emojis
Features
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Blur ID — Privacy protection made simple. Automatically detects and blurs faces, usernames, profile pictures, and sensitive text in your screenshots before you share them. Perfect for sharing chat conversations, social media posts, or any screenshots while keeping everyone's privacy intact. Works with all your favorite apps — iMessage, Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, Tinder, Snapchat, and more. ■ What makes it different: Instead of ugly black bars or pixelated blocks, Blur ID creates clean, natural-looking edits. Profile pictures get replaced with generic avatars, faces are covered with friendly emojis, and usernames are smoothly removed. Your screenshots look polished, not censored. ■ Key features: - Smart detection of faces, usernames, and profile content - Clean, natural-looking blur effects and replacements - Works with popular messaging and social apps - Completely offline — your images never leave your device ■ Privacy first: Everything happens directly on your iPhone. No uploading, no cloud processing, no data collection. You can even disable the app's internet access if you want extra peace of mind. Whether you're sharing funny conversations with friends, posting reviews, or creating content while respecting others' privacy, Blur ID handles the tedious work so you don't have to manually edit every screenshot. - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://blurid.app/privacy - Website: https://blurid.app

Screenshots

Blur Photo Editor4 screens
Blur ID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Blur ID at free with in-app purchases against Blur Photo Editor's subscription. Blur ID also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). Blur Photo Editor's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 30) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Blur Photo Editor sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Blur ID sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blur ID holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blur Photo Editor has 11K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Blur Photo Editor's written reviews are positive against 81% of Blur ID's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blur Photo Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, Blur ID every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Blur Photo Editor versus Blur ID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlur Photo EditorBlur ID
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11K ratings)4.9 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews81.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better30
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSohel Ibna SaadSmashMelon LLC

Customer experience

Blur Photo Editor

All ratings10,531 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews1,033 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral3.6%
Negative34.1%

Blur ID

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative11.6%

Bugs and requests

Blur Photo Editor

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when selecting photos
  • Blurring issues and unexpected behavior
  • Subscription issues and unauthorized charges

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add soft/blended blur edges
  • Implement shape-based blurring
  • Allow saving without subscription
  • Improve performance and stability

Blur ID

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Blur Photo Editor

Subscriptions9
  • Blur Photo3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Blur Photo Monthly 23 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Blur Photo Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Blur Photo VIP3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Blur Photo Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Blur Photo Background3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Blur Background3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Blur Photo VIP3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Blur Photo VIP Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Blur Effects Bundle$1.99
  • Remove Ads & Unlock All Effects$2.99
  • Lifetime Membership$19.99
3 purchases

Blur ID

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Blur Photo Editor free?
Blur Photo Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blur ID free?
Blur ID is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blur Photo Editor or Blur ID?
Blur ID is rated higher. Blur Photo Editor averages 4.4 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Blur ID averages 4.9 from 30 ratings.
Do Blur Photo Editor or Blur ID have ads?
Blur Photo Editor shows ads; Blur ID does not.
Which is updated more often, Blur Photo Editor or Blur ID?
Blur Photo Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, and Blur ID every 2 weeks. Most recently, Blur Photo Editor was updated on September 23, 2026 and Blur ID on September 20, 2026.

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