Comparison

censor photo vs ComicBackground

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

Head to head
About

censor photo

Easily obscure sensitive parts of your photos with a mosaic blur effect. This tool allows you to crystallize specific areas, hide faces, and adjust blur intensity and brush size for precise editing. Share your edited images directly to social media.

Highlights
  • Import photos from camera or library
  • Apply mosaic blur effect
  • Adjust blur intensity and brush size
  • Hide faces
  • Zoom and pan for precise editing
  • Save and share edited photos
Features
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Crystallise a portion of your photos and hide unwanted contents underneath it using our photo crystalliser. Touch and give your images a mozaic blur effect. Features: * Import photo from Camera, Files app or from Photo library * Change crystallisation or mozaic blur intensity and brush size * Zoom and Pan photo to precisely crystallise photo portions * Hide faces from censored photos * Save, Mail, Share crystallised photos * Share crystallised photos on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter

About

ComicBackground

Transform your photos and camera footage into dynamic comic backgrounds instantly. This tool offers real-time conversion with adjustable thickness and transparency options for a unique comic aesthetic.

Highlights
  • Generate comic backgrounds from photos
  • Real-time camera conversion
  • Adjustable line thickness
  • Make white areas transparent
  • Export and share images
Features
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Finally out! Generate comic backgrounds from images in 0 seconds! An innovative tool app has arrived for comic creation! A must-see for comic creators! Turn photos or images from cameras into comic backgrounds! An app that creates comic backgrounds including screentones in 0 seconds. **How to Use:** **Photo Selection** Select a photo to turn it into a comic background. You can adjust the thickness with a slider. You can also make the white parts transparent. **Camera Footage** Turn the camera footage into a comic background in real time. Adjustment and transparency possible with a slider. **Sharing** Export images and transfer to various apps. **Support Site** https://adolfoi.info/

Screenshots

censor photo4 screens
ComicBackground4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: censor photo at 100% against ComicBackground's 50%. censor photo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). ComicBackground's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). On price, ads, device support 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. ComicBackground sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. censor photo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

censor photo ships an update every 11 months, ComicBackground every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
censor photo versus ComicBackground: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametercensor photoComicBackground
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSounak SarkarMitsuhiro Hashimoto

Customer experience

censor photo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ComicBackground

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

censor photo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ComicBackground

Subscriptions1
  • Premium1 Month trial$2.991 Month

Questions

Is censor photo free?
censor photo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ComicBackground free?
ComicBackground is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do censor photo or ComicBackground have ads?
Both censor photo and ComicBackground show ads.
Which is updated more often, censor photo or ComicBackground?
censor photo ships an update every 11 months, and ComicBackground every 6 weeks. Most recently, censor photo was updated on November 2, 2026 and ComicBackground on November 4, 2026.

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