Comparison

Photo Censor vs BetaPixels

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

Head to head
About

Photo Censor

Easily hide sensitive information in your photos with pixelation, blur, or black effects. This tool offers a quick three-step process to censor specific areas, with the ability to undo changes. Protect your privacy and share your edited images with confidence.

Highlights
  • Pixelate censoring
  • Blur censoring
  • Black effect censoring
  • Undo censor actions
  • Three-step editing process
  • Image sharing
Features
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Discover new easy and fast way to censor certain parts of your images and photos! With different options to censor and hide parts of your photos such as Pixelate, Blur and Black Effects you can easily do it in just 3 steps! Choose, Censor and Share! If you made mistake don't worry you can undo your censor actions always! You have no reason to wait anymore, download Photo Censor - Pixelate & Blur today to start censor immediately!

About

BetaPixels

This Safari extension censors web content in real-time, allowing you to select specific parts of images and videos to blur. It also enables simultaneous viewing and exporting of your own videos with applied censorship, all processed on-device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Real-time censoring in Safari
  • Selectable censorship areas
  • Image and video censoring
  • Watch videos with censorship
  • Export censored videos
  • Website blocking
  • On-device AI processing
Features
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BetaPixels is a Safari extension that detects and censors the content you browse in real time. It also features an internal browser. You can easily choose which parts you want to censor. BetaPixels uses on-device AI and doesn't send any data over the internet. BetaPixels also has a feature that lets you watch your own videos while censoring them. You can watch up to 16 videos simultaneously. BetaPixels also allows you to export your videos with your preferred censorship applied. Features -Real-time censoring directly in Safari -Internal browser -Select parts you want to censor -Censor images and videos -Watch your videos with censorship -Export your videos with censorship -Block websites you want -Advanced statistics -No data sent on Internet Privacy Policy: https://www.betapixelsapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Service: https://www.betapixelsapp.com/terms/

Screenshots

Photo Censor4 screens
BetaPixels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Photo Censor at 4.0 against BetaPixels's 1.0. Photo Censor also leads on ratings volume (115 vs 2) and review sentiment (14% vs 0%). BetaPixels's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Photo Censor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BetaPixels sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Censor holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Censor has 115 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Photo Censor's written reviews are positive against 0% of BetaPixels's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Censor ships an update every 2 months, BetaPixels every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Photo Censor versus BetaPixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto CensorBetaPixels
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (115 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews13.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings115 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB55 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAlgoTwist LtdKevin,Michel,Reynald BOUILLEAUX

Customer experience

Photo Censor

All ratings114 ratings
Positive75.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative21.9%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative81.8%

BetaPixels

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Photo Censor

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to save
  • Does not save on iOS 11.1.2
  • Crashes on iPhone X when saving
  • Won't load photos

Requested features

6 requests
  • Mosaic and blur feature could be stronger
  • Slider to adjust strength of mosaic/blur
  • More precise selection tool beyond square shape
  • Option to hide toolbars
  • Make screenshots free
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  • Update the app

BetaPixels

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Photo Censor

One-time1
  • Unlimited Share & Save Photos$1.99
2 purchases

BetaPixels

Subscriptions2
  • BetaPixels Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • BetaPixels Premium Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Photo Censor free?
Photo Censor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BetaPixels free?
BetaPixels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Photo Censor or BetaPixels?
Photo Censor is rated higher. Photo Censor averages 4.0 out of 5 from 115 ratings, while BetaPixels averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Photo Censor or BetaPixels have ads?
Neither Photo Censor nor BetaPixels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Photo Censor or BetaPixels?
Photo Censor ships an update every 2 months, and BetaPixels every 4 weeks. Most recently, Photo Censor was updated on October 29, 2026 and BetaPixels on October 28, 2026.

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