Face Pixelator vs BlurFace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Face Pixelator
Easily pixelate faces in your photos with automatic detection. Manually add pixel effects by tapping or scratching if needed. Enjoy a fun and simple photo editing experience.
- Automatic face detection
- Manual pixel effect application
- Tap to pixelate
- Scratch to pixelate
- Photo library integration
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Face Pixelator is easy and very interesting application that auto face detection and pixelate to selected picture from your photo library. Even if it can not detect faces enough, don't worry. You can add the pixel effect just tapping or scratching image. Enjoy the technology!
BlurFace
Easily pixelate faces and blur sensitive information in your photos directly on your device. Offers automatic detection and manual editing tools for complete control over privacy. Protect identities for social media or personal use.
- Smart auto blur face detection
- Multiple blur filters (pixelate, mosaic)
- Adjustable manual editor brush
- 100% on-device processing
- Free with no watermarks
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BlurFace is a fast and easy way to automatically pixelate faces and blur sensitive content in your photos — directly on your device. Hide or reveal faces with a single tap. It’s that simple. Use the adjustable paint brush in the manual editor for full control. Anonymize people, license plates, backgrounds — you name it. Key Features: - Smart auto blur: Detects faces instantly. - Multiple filters: Pixelate, blur, mosaic, crystallize. - 100% on-device processing — no cloud etc. - Completely free: No subscriptions, no watermarks. Designed for creators, journalists, parents, and privacy-conscious users. Perfect for protecting identities on social media.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlurFace at 4.8 against Face Pixelator's 3.3. BlurFace also leads on ratings volume (100 vs 3). Face Pixelator's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 49 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 57%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BlurFace holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlurFace has 100 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Face Pixelator's written reviews are positive against 57% of BlurFace's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Face Pixelator ships an update every 6 months, BlurFace every 49 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Face Pixelator | BlurFace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (100 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 49 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenichi Kobayashi | Lukas Lubbe |
Customer experience
Face Pixelator
BlurFace
In-app purchases
Face Pixelator
No in-app purchases
BlurFace
No in-app purchases
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