Comparison

AlphaBlur Image Effects vs Blur Background Photo Editor

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

Head to head
About

AlphaBlur Image Effects

This app uses AI to automatically separate foreground and background elements in your photos. It then applies a variety of stunning special effects to the background, with options for blur, focus, bokeh, and distortions.

Highlights
  • AI-powered background/foreground separation
  • Special effects for backgrounds
  • Dual Camera and TrueDepth hardware support
  • Various blur and focus effects
  • Customizable bokeh shapes
  • Highlight and star effects
  • Turbulence distortion effects
Features
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AlphaBlur Effects App uses neural network, artificial intelligence and modern Apple's hardware optical features for smart automatic splitting background and foreground objects on your photos and apply different amazing special effects on background. If your device supports Dual Cameras or TrueDepth hardware features then now AlphaBlur also uses these for supreme quality of background splitting. If you use an old iPhone without modern hardware features then our app can work fine and on these to. Many beautiful high-quality effects are collected in this fine app and can be easily applied by one click on effect's icon. Different kinds of blur and focus effects, bokeh with different shapes of elements, highlights and stars, turbulence distortions and many tenses other special effects are available for you with help of AlphaBlur Effect App presented for you by AlphaPlugins. Main features: - automatically split background and foreground objects with using artificial intelligence - use DualCamera and TrueDepth hardware features if these are available on device. - many kinds of blur and focus effects, include zooming blur, motion blur, radial and etc. - different bokeh effects with different shapes of elements - lot of different highlight and stars effects. - various types of turbulence distortion effects which can be applied on background to Similar like other AlphaPlugins' product the AlphaBlur Effects is high-quality and very intellectually app what gives you a lot of fun.

About

Blur Background Photo Editor

Easily add customizable blur effects to your photos or just the background using AI. Choose from various blur styles like motion, zoom, and bokeh for professional-looking results.

Highlights
  • AI background blur
  • Customizable blur effects
  • Motion blur
  • Zoom blur
  • Bokeh effects
  • Photo or background mode
Features
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Blur background instantly using Artificial Intelligence: 1. Upload any photo from your camera roll 2. Choose "photo" or "background" mode 3. Choose any blur effect - each effect is customizable 4. Instantly get a fully automatic result You can easily add different blur effects to the entire photo or background only. Blur Effects: - Default - Radius - Motion - Zoom - Box - Surface - Bokeh Subscription Pricing and Terms. * Subscribe to get unlimited access to all grid formats! Choose from different subscription options. Our standard subscription options are: 1-week recurring premium subscription; 1-week recurring subscription with a 3-day free trial period; 1-year recurring premium subscription with a 3-day free trial period; * The price is for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. * Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. * Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://appicstars.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://appicstars.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

AlphaBlur Image Effects4 screens
Blur Background Photo Editor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Blur Background Photo Editor at Free against AlphaBlur Image Effects's $2.99. Blur Background Photo Editor also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On review sentiment, ads, 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

Blur Background Photo Editor is free to download; AlphaBlur Image Effects costs $2.99 up front. AlphaBlur Image Effects sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Blur Background Photo Editor sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blur Background Photo Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blur Background Photo Editor has 578 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of AlphaBlur Image Effects's written reviews are positive against 11% of Blur Background Photo Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AlphaBlur Image Effects ships an update every 2 months, Blur Background Photo Editor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AlphaBlur Image Effects versus Blur Background Photo Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlphaBlur Image EffectsBlur Background Photo Editor
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (32 ratings)4.5 (578 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews — better10.5% of reviews
Number of ratings32578 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxim ChernousovAppic Stars LLC

Customer experience

AlphaBlur Image Effects

All ratings32 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral42.9%
Negative42.9%

Blur Background Photo Editor

All ratings577 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive10.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative89.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

AlphaBlur Image Effects

One-time2
  • Bokeh & Stars$0.99
  • Turbulenses$0.99
9 purchases

Blur Background Photo Editor

Subscriptions9
  • Blur Background Editor Pro$7.997 Days
  • Blur Background Editor Pro3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Blur Background Editor Pro$9.991 Month
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  • Blur Background Photo Editor$9.991 Month
  • Blur Background Photo Editor1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Blur Background Photo Editor$14.991 Month
  • Blur Background Photo Editor7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Blur Background Editor Pro$29.991 Year
  • Blur Background Editor Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is AlphaBlur Image Effects free?
AlphaBlur Image Effects costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Blur Background Photo Editor free?
Blur Background Photo Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AlphaBlur Image Effects or Blur Background Photo Editor?
Blur Background Photo Editor is rated higher. AlphaBlur Image Effects averages 4.3 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Blur Background Photo Editor averages 4.5 from 578 ratings.
Do AlphaBlur Image Effects or Blur Background Photo Editor have ads?
Neither AlphaBlur Image Effects nor Blur Background Photo Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AlphaBlur Image Effects or Blur Background Photo Editor?
AlphaBlur Image Effects ships an update every 2 months, and Blur Background Photo Editor every 3 weeks. Most recently, AlphaBlur Image Effects was updated on November 8, 2026 and Blur Background Photo Editor on November 7, 2026.

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