Comparison

Black Highlighter vs Blur Text

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

Head to head
About

Black Highlighter

Easily hide sensitive information in photos and screenshots. The Magic Highlighter automatically detects text and covers it perfectly, ensuring no details are missed. Advanced features allow for automatic redaction of specific information and custom shortcuts for streamlined workflows.

Highlights
  • Magic Highlighter for automatic text detection
  • Multiple color options for redaction
  • Import images from Photos
  • Ultra Highlighter for sensitive info detection
  • Customizable word redaction
  • Shortcut automation
  • Document scanner
Features
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Share your images, not your secrets. Black Highlighter makes it ridiculously easy to hide sensitive information in your photos and screenshots. Just swipe over text with the Magic Highlighter, and it automatically snaps to cover everything perfectly—no more frantic scribbling or worrying if you missed a spot. Make redaction feel like magic. The Magic Highlighter automatically detects and snaps to text, making it easy to hide exactly what you want—nothing more, nothing less. Use multiple colors to match different backgrounds or indicate multiple speakers. Easily import images from Photos and share them immediately when you're done. Available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so you can redact no matter where you are. Work smarter, not harder. Want even more power? Ultra Highlighter unlocks automatic detection of sensitive information like names, addresses, and phone numbers. You can also add your own set of words to always redact automatically. Create custom Shortcuts to automate your redactions by automatically hiding personal details in screenshots instead of doing each one by hand. Use the document scanner to import and redact paper files using the power of the Magic Highlighter. Black Highlighter is provided under a standard EULA. Learn more at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Blur Text

Easily obscure sensitive information in photos, screenshots, and PDFs. Offers a variety of markup tools like blur, redaction, and highlighting for efficient privacy protection. Supports offline use and HD quality exports.

Highlights
  • Multiple markup tools (blur, redaction, mosaic)
  • Supports images, photos, screenshots, PDFs
  • Edit directly from photo library or Files app
  • Scan documents within the app
  • Customizable markup colors
  • HD quality export and sharing
  • Offline support
Features
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FEATURES: - Multiple markup tools: Choose from a variety of editing options, including blur, redaction, mosaic, highlight, underline, strikethrough, blend, and pixelation. - Perfect for images, photos, screenshots, PDFs, and documents. - Open and edit documents directly from your photo library or Files app, or easily add new ones by scanning them in the app. - Obscure, censor, hide, or mask sensitive information in your files. - Automatically detects background colors for seamless text erasing. - Easily customize markup colors to match your style. - Export and share images in HD quality. - User-friendly and intuitive, making text editing simple and efficient. - Fast and effective tools for all your text markup needs. - Zoom in for precise annotation and editing. Blur text, redact and censor images, screenshots, and PDFs. Hide sensitive information, censor private data, and protect your privacy in seconds. 100% private, with no accounts, no tracking, and offline support. CONTACT: contact@blurtext.com Links for more info: - Terms of Use: https://www.blurtext.com/#terms-of-use - Privacy policy: https://www.blurtext.com/#privacy-policy - Link for more info: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202039

Screenshots

Black Highlighter4 screens
Blur Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Black Highlighter at 54% against Blur Text's 20%. Black Highlighter also leads on ratings volume (93 vs 3). Blur Text's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Black Highlighter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Blur Text sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blur Text holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Highlighter has 93 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Black Highlighter's written reviews are positive against 20% of Blur Text's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Black Highlighter ships an update every 2 months, Blur Text every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Black Highlighter versus Blur Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlack HighlighterBlur Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (93 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings93 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCocoatype, LLCStanislav Cekunov

Customer experience

Black Highlighter

All ratings90 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral25.0%
Negative20.8%

Blur Text

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Black Highlighter

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Annual14 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-Time$19.99
3 purchases

Blur Text

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Black Highlighter free?
Black Highlighter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blur Text free?
Blur Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Black Highlighter or Blur Text?
Blur Text is rated higher. Black Highlighter averages 4.4 out of 5 from 93 ratings, while Blur Text averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Black Highlighter or Blur Text have ads?
Neither Black Highlighter nor Blur Text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Black Highlighter or Blur Text?
Black Highlighter ships an update every 2 months, and Blur Text every 3 days. Most recently, Black Highlighter was updated on November 6, 2026 and Blur Text on November 4, 2026.

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