Face Pixelator vs Blur Face & Pixelate Photos
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!
Blur Face & Pixelate Photos
Easily hide faces in your photos with automatic recognition and blurring or mosaic effects. Process single or multiple images simultaneously, with the option to exclude specific faces. All processing occurs on-device for enhanced privacy and security.
- Automatic face recognition
- Mosaic or blur effects
- Single and batch photo processing
- Exclude specific faces
- On-device processing
- Privacy-focused
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Sharing photos online shouldn't mean giving up privacy. Quickly blur or pixelate faces in your photos before posting to social media, group chats, or blogs. Key Features • Automatic Face Detection: Instantly finds faces in your photos and applies a smooth blur or crisp pixelation (mosaic) effect. • Tap to Keep or Hide: In group shots, simply tap any detected face to leave it unblurred or toggle the effect back on. • Adjustable Strength & Size: Fine-tune the blur intensity, pixel block size, and coverage area to look just right. • Batch Processing: Select and process dozens of photos at once to save time when editing event or travel albums. • No Photo Library Permission Needed: Uses the built-in system photo picker, so the app only sees the specific photos you choose. 100% On-Device Privacy Every edit happens directly on your device. Your photos are never uploaded to any server or cloud service, keeping your personal memories completely private.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blur Face & Pixelate Photos at 4.5 against Face Pixelator's 3.3. Blur Face & Pixelate Photos also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 3). Face Pixelator's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%). 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.
Blur Face & Pixelate Photos holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blur Face & Pixelate Photos has 17 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 50% of Blur Face & Pixelate Photos'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, Blur Face & Pixelate Photos every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Face Pixelator | Blur Face & Pixelate Photos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kenichi Kobayashi | 100 Factories |
Customer experience
Face Pixelator
Blur Face & Pixelate Photos
In-app purchases
Face Pixelator
No in-app purchases
Blur Face & Pixelate Photos
No in-app purchases
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