Comparison

Simple BackgroundEraser vs Hidey

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
Read full description

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

Hidey

Features
Read full description

Hidey 是一款以隱私為核心的影片打碼工具。選擇影片後,可自動掃描整部影片的人臉,也能在畫面中手動畫框,追蹤需要遮蔽的物體。 主要功能: - 整部影片的人臉偵測與馬賽克 - 選用的加強側臉捕捉模式 - 車牌及人體部位遮擋 - 手動畫框指定人物、寵物、車牌或其他物體 - 人臉與指定物體可以同時勾選 - 在時間軸檢查馬賽克的位置與作用時間 - 可選擇先預覽,或偵測後直接輸出 - 盡量保留原片解析度、幀率與音訊 - 完成後以通知提醒,並自動儲存到照片圖庫 - 分析、追蹤、縮圖與匯出完全在裝置本機完成 自動偵測可能因遮擋、快速移動、光線或角度而中止或漏掉目標。為避免隱私洩露,請在匯出前拉完整條時間軸自行檢查。 使用條款(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Simple BackgroundEraser4 screens
Hidey1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hidey at none against Simple BackgroundEraser's shown. Simple BackgroundEraser's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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 Hidey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple BackgroundEraser ships an update monthly, Hidey every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple BackgroundEraser versus Hidey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple BackgroundEraserHidey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoItWell Application LtdJiamin Zhang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Simple BackgroundEraser

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

Hidey

Subscriptions2
  • Hidey Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Hidey Pro Yearly$32.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple BackgroundEraser free?
Simple BackgroundEraser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hidey free?
Hidey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple BackgroundEraser or Hidey have ads?
Simple BackgroundEraser shows ads; Hidey does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple BackgroundEraser or Hidey?
Simple BackgroundEraser ships an update monthly, and Hidey every 3 weeks. Most recently, Simple BackgroundEraser was updated on November 2, 2026 and Hidey on October 31, 2026.

Other comparisons