Blurry vs Blur Photo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blurry
Easily apply beautiful blur effects to your photos to create custom wallpapers and backgrounds. Choose from various blur styles and colors to achieve your desired look.
- Apply beautiful blur effects
- Create custom wallpapers
- Dark, light, and custom color blur
- Load images from photo library or Files app
- Simple user interface
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Blurry is the go-to image blurring tool to help you apply beautiful blurs for your photos. It is perfect for creating wallpapers, backgrounds, and more. With Blurry, you can customize and apply a blur effect on top of any photos from your photo library to create the perfect background for your wallpaper. Simply load your images from your Photos library, the Files app, or drag an image directly into the app*. Through an extraordinarily simple UI, and a selection of dark blur, light blur, and custom colour blur, you can tweak the image effect however you like and save it when you are satisfied. It's that easy! *Drag and Drop is only available on iPad.
Blur Photo
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A simple blur app perfect for protecting photo privacy. Add blur effects to your entire photo with just one button, with adjustable blur intensity. Easily add blur effects with intuitive controls for protecting personal information and social media posts. Safe and secure editing for your important photos. Easy to use for everyone - just select images from your camera roll and blur.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Blurry at none against Blur Photo's shown. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blurry ships an update every 4 months, Blur Photo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blurry | Blur Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shao-Chi Liang | Ryouhei Azuma |
In-app purchases
Blurry
No in-app purchases
Blur Photo
No in-app purchases
