Blur Image vs Blur Photo Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blur Image
Easily blur or pixelate specific areas of your photos to hide sensitive information. Simply swipe your finger over the desired regions and adjust the intensity of the obfuscation effect. This tool offers a quick and effective way to protect privacy in your images.
- Blur or pixelate photo areas
- Customizable obfuscation level
- Intuitive finger swipe interface
- Privacy protection for images
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Blur or pixelate parts of your photos that you want to hide. To do so, you just have to pass your finger over the regions you want to obfuscate and done. You'll also be able to customize the level of obfuscation. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Blur Photo Editor
Easily apply various blur effects to your photos with just a few taps. Enhance your images with options like Gaussian blur, pixelation, and artistic glitter effects. Includes tools for precise editing and sharing your creations.
- Gaussian Blur
- Pixelate
- Hexagon Pixelate
- Glitter Effect
- Color Brush
- Eraser
- Undo & Redo
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You can quickly blur a photo with a few taps. Features - Gaussian Blur - Pixelate - Hexagon Pixelate - Glitter Effect - Color Brush - Eraser - Undo & Redo - Save & Share
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Blur Photo Editor at monthly against Blur Image's every 9 months. Blur Photo Editor also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 16). Blur Image's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Blur Image sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Blur Photo Editor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blur Photo Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blur Photo Editor has 1.7K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Blur Image's written reviews are positive against 83% of Blur Photo Editor's.
Blur Image ships an update every 9 months, Blur Photo Editor monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blur Image | Blur Photo Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabricio Cordova Lucero | Ryoichi Fukugawa |
Customer experience
Blur Image
Blur Photo Editor
Bugs and requests
Blur Image
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Blur Photo Editor
Reported bugs
2 issues- Photo selection not working for some users
- Syncing issues causing photo deletions
Requested features
3 requests- Larger mosaic/blur size options
- Support for video editing
- Ability to batch process multiple photos
In-app purchases
Blur Image
- Remove Ads For 1 Month$1.991 Month
- Remove Ads For 6 Months$5.996 Months
- Remove Ads For 1 Year$9.991 Year
Blur Photo Editor
- Leave a Tip$0.99
- Remove Ads (One-Time Purchase)$9.99
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