Comparison

Background Remove vs Portal Pics

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

Head to head
About

Background Remove

Create adorable and memorable photos for your little ones with a variety of frames and effects. Easily select photos from your gallery or take new ones, apply professional designs, and share your creations instantly on social media.

Highlights
  • Baby photo frames
  • Picture effects and filters
  • Easy photo editing
  • Save and share photos
  • Wide variety of frame styles
  • Select photos from gallery or camera
Features
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Background Remover is the ultimate AI-powered photo editor designed to erase backdrops, swap templates, and create flawless images in just one tap. Say goodbye to tedious manual tracing. Whether you are prepping professional product listings, designing eye-catching social media posts, or creating custom transparent stickers, our advanced Photo Editors technology delivers pixel-level precision. The intelligent AI automatically detects foreground subjects like people, animals, and objects, cleanly separating them from any background. Need total control? Use the precision manual eraser to clean up tricky details like hair, or use the magic eraser to instantly wipe away distracting background objects and clutter. Once you remove bg, you can seamlessly put something new in its place—choose from a massive library of designer templates or a clean white studio backdrop. Make your subject pop by adding a customizable outline or stroke behind the cutout, then instantly save as PNG for other apps like Instagram, WhatsApp, or Canva. KEY FEATURES: - Remove BG Instantly: One-tap automatic background removal powered by pro-grade AI. - Put Something New: Swap erased backdrops with vibrant templates, solid colors, or custom photos. - Magic & Manual Eraser: Clean up tricky details manually or wipe away unwanted objects instantly. - Stroke Behind Cutout: Outline your subject with customizable borders, neon strokes, or soft shadows to make them pop. - Save as PNG for Other Apps: Export high-resolution transparent cutouts ready to use in your favorite design or social apps.

About

Portal Pics

Generate unique photos and artistic images using advanced AI. Save and share your creations, and easily reuse prompts to build upon existing ideas. Explore your artistic vision with powerful AI tools.

Highlights
  • AI image generation
  • Create artistic images
  • Save creations
  • Share photos
  • Reuse prompts
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Create photos and artistic images with the power of AI! Unleash your creativity with the power of one of the most advanced AI image generation models! Save and share your creations with others, and reuse prompts to continue to expand on everyone's ideas!

Screenshots

Background Remove4 screens
Portal Pics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Background Remove at 96% against Portal Pics's 0%. Background Remove also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 1). Portal Pics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.5). On price 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 Remove sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Portal Pics asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Background Remove holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Background Remove has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Background Remove's written reviews are positive against 0% of Portal Pics's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Background Remove versus Portal Pics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackground RemovePortal Pics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews96.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone — better—
Requires iOS26.513.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnkur ChauhanJupiter Station

Customer experience

Background Remove

All ratings1,425 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews130 reviews
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.8%
Negative3.1%

Portal Pics

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Background Remove

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add stickers and text options
  • More customization tools
  • Reduce ads

Portal Pics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Background Remove

One-time1
  • Complete Unlock$99.99
None

Portal Pics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Background Remove free?
Background Remove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Portal Pics free?
Portal Pics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Background Remove or Portal Pics?
Background Remove is rated higher. Background Remove averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Portal Pics averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

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