Comparison

Simple BackgroundEraser vs Piengi

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

Head to head
About

Simple BackgroundEraser

Easily remove image backgrounds by selecting similar colors or manually erasing. Features include zoom, crop, and a magnifier for precise edits. Save and share transparent images to your camera roll or other apps.

Highlights
  • Remove similar color backgrounds
  • Adjustable finger erase
  • Automatic wand erase
  • Magnifier view for precision
  • Crop photos
  • Rotate and zoom images
Features
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Simple PhotoEraser -- Cut Out Image Background Eraser This app help to remove similar colour of image/photo background easily, and save/share transparency image back to camera roll. Also can share to any other apps. Major features: - Easy rotate and zoom in/out with two fingers. Otherwise, easy drag with one finger. - Provide Magnifier view, make erase operation smoothly. - Crop Mode: crop your photos quickly and easily. - Wand Erase: select similar colour area automatically - Finger Erase: remove area with adjustable erase size. Other features: - Snapshot mechanism, latest 3 images will be backed up. These images will be recovered while crash accident. - Redo/Undo will only keep latest 10 images. - Remove small island pixels after wand/erase operation. Note: Some export methods will remove the transparent layer, such as COPY, LINE, etc. Save Image, AirDrop or Email will be better. === Detail for "Sponsor program(No ads during reward service period)" on iAP: We have run tens of operations for many years and will strive for long-term operation. However, please be noted that there will be no refund upon the suspension of service due to situations out of our control.

About

Piengi

Effortlessly remove backgrounds from your photos using advanced AI and machine learning. Select from various segmentation models to isolate objects or people, then save your creations as PNG files for easy sharing or further editing.

Highlights
  • AI-powered background removal
  • Multiple segmentation models
  • Automatic segmentation
  • Ideal for persons and clothes
  • Save as PNG
  • Copy and paste via iCloud
  • Share to any app
Features
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#Piengi is an app that allows you to erase the background any picture, separate any background from the prominent object thanks to machine learning pre-trained models and artificial intelligence all in your device in a few steps: Select the photo from image gallery or take a new picture using device camera and choose a segmentation model from the followings: • Magical (Automatic segmentation) • Matting (Ideal for persons) • Salient detection • Binary (Ideal for clothes) • Semantic segmentation • Prominent object Once you save the PNG file you could: • Copy the image and pasted using iCloud on other devices • Save it on your library/files • Share it on any other app

Screenshots

Simple BackgroundEraser4 screens
Piengi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Piengi at 5.0 against Simple BackgroundEraser's 4.3. Simple BackgroundEraser's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Simple BackgroundEraser sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Piengi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Piengi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple BackgroundEraser has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple BackgroundEraser ships an update monthly, Piengi every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple BackgroundEraser versus Piengi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple BackgroundEraserPiengi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (27 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoItWell Application LtdNelson Cruz

Customer experience

Simple BackgroundEraser

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative33.3%

Piengi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple BackgroundEraser

One-time1
  • Donation program (NoAds)$3.99
1 purchases

Piengi

One-time1
  • Remove ADs$0.99

Questions

Is Simple BackgroundEraser free?
Simple BackgroundEraser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Piengi free?
Piengi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple BackgroundEraser or Piengi?
Piengi is rated higher. Simple BackgroundEraser averages 4.3 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Piengi averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simple BackgroundEraser or Piengi have ads?
Both Simple BackgroundEraser and Piengi show ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple BackgroundEraser or Piengi?
Simple BackgroundEraser ships an update monthly, and Piengi every 4 weeks. Most recently, Simple BackgroundEraser was updated on October 21, 2026 and Piengi on October 15, 2026.

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