Comparison

Annotable vs Private Masker

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

Head to head
About

Annotable

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for annotating and marking up images. It offers a wide range of customization options for common annotation elements and unique features like text highlighting on screenshots. The app supports various iOS system integrations for a seamless user experience.

Highlights
  • Common annotation tools (rectangles, text, arrows)
  • Customizable colors, sizes, and fonts
  • Blur and pixelation for obscuring information
  • Spotlights and Loupes for highlighting
  • Text highlighting on screenshots
  • High-resolution output
  • Support for all image types
Features
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Annotable is the most full-featured all-in-one image annotation tool. Featured by Apple in many places: ● Best of 2016 ● New Apps We Love ● Best Apps to Edit Your Photos ● Best Productivity Apps ● Best Utilities "I’ve finally found the best all-in-one image annotation tool for iOS – Annotable for iPhone and iPad." —— Federico Viticci of MacStories Features (many are free, some are unlocked with purchases): ◉ All the expected common tools: rectangles, ovals, arrows, lines and texts. ◉ Fully customizable: colors, sizes, outlines, fonts… ◉ Stylishly obscure private information with Blur and Pixelation. ◉ Or on the contrary, highlight something with Spotlights. ◉ If you really want to focus on a particular spot use a Loupe. ◉ You can even highlight text on screenshots of apps like Notes, Twitter, and Safari. It feels like magic, and can really save the day when you want to share a web page screenshot with some words highlighted but forgot to select the words when you took the screenshot. ◉ Fully support Action Extension, Photo Editing Extension, Edits Sync via iCloud Photo Library, URL Schemes, 3D Touch, Wide Color…Annotable utilizes your powerful iOS system to the extreme. Distinctions from many other similar Apps: ◆ All the results are high-resolution images. ◆ Not only screenshots but all images are supported. ◆ Large images can be directly annotated and do not have to be cropped.

About

Private Masker

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Private Masker lets you protect identities in videos instantly with powerful AI mosaic blur — fully offline on your device. Whether you're a content creator, journalist, activist, or simply want to protect privacy, Private Masker helps you anonymize videos safely and easily. KEY FEATURES Blur Faces Instantly Automatically detect and mosaic blur faces in your videos to hide identities in seconds. Private by Design All processing happens locally on your device. Your videos are never uploaded to the cloud. Untraceable Mode Remove sensitive metadata such as location, device information, timestamps, and camera details from your videos. Post Without Quality Loss Smart export settings preserve video quality when posting to social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Ultra-Sharp 4K Export Export your videos in crystal-clear 4K resolution while keeping faces safely anonymized. Voice Protection Prevent voice recognition by modifying audio to help protect identity. Fast & Easy Simply select a video, enable protection features, and export your anonymized video in seconds. Perfect for: • Content creators • Journalists • Privacy advocates • Documentary makers • Social media users • Anyone who wants to protect identities in videos Your privacy matters. Private Masker keeps your videos safe — fully offline and under your control. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Payment will be charged to your Apple ID 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. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://namtran1985vn.github.io/Private-Masker-Site/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Annotable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Annotable at 3 against Private Masker's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Annotable sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Private Masker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Annotable versus Private Masker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnnotablePrivate Masker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (894 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings894 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer凌 王Nam Tran

Bugs and requests

Annotable

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Blur broken ios26
  • Can't save edits on iPad Pro, 14.5.1
  • In-App Purchases do not work
  • Loss of work
  • App freezes occasionally on iPad

Requested features

15 requests
  • Open the app directly to the camera
  • Save images to the app, not to my phone or make a specific folder to save Annotated images
  • Make a Mac version
  • Add insert photo option
  • Add flexible pointers lines
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  • Add an eraser
  • Add undo/redo action buttons
  • Add crop
  • Add a way to adjust transparency of fonts for watermarking
  • Add rotate image
  • Add a way to draw solid boxes with a color of your choosing
  • Add a way to adjust text size
  • Add a way to center the text
  • Add a way to insert and resize images
  • Add a way to make shapes a solid color in addition to outline

Private Masker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Annotable

One-time8
  • Color Customization$1.99
  • Text Highlighter & Redaction Tool$1.99
  • All Obscuration Styles$1.99
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  • Blur Tool$1.99
  • Spotlight Tool$1.99
  • Loupe Tool$1.99
  • All Text Styles & Fonts$1.99
  • All Features$9.99
1 purchases

Private Masker

Subscriptions1
  • Private Masker$8.991 Month

Questions

Is Annotable free?
Annotable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Private Masker free?
Private Masker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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