Obscure vs Nero Streaming Player Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Obscure
Easily redact sensitive information from your photos before sharing. This app uses AI to automatically detect and obscure faces, text, and personal details, or allows for manual editing. Protect your privacy by blurring or blocking out private portions of images for safe social media sharing.
- Automatic face, text, and info detection
- Manual redaction editor
- One-touch email and phone number hiding
- Batch editing for multiple images
- Shortcuts integration for automation
- Blur, pixelate, or block sensitive areas
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Safely and securely share your photos! Obscure lets you quickly blur, pixellate or block out private portions of your images so that they are safe to share on any social platform. - Automatically detect & obscure faces, text, & personal info with advanced on-device AI - Redact all text from an image - Manually obfuscate any part of a picture with the easy to use editor - Find & hide email addresses and phone numbers with one touch - Edit multiple images in batches using the batch editor - Shortcuts action allows for easy redaction automation Just import an image, tap and drag over sensitive parts of the image then tap share. Use two fingers to pan and zoom to redact fine details. Works great for sharing screenshots! Obfuscate faces, license plates, and brand labels. Easily redact private parts of document images that you want to share. Redacted images can then be shared to any other app on your phone, or just save them back to your photo library. Obscure also works with Shortcuts, allowing you to easily setup an automated image processing pipeline. Long press the app icon to get quick shortcuts to your last taken image, the camera, or to paste an image you copied. Obscure is a one time purchase, no ads and no subscriptions! Privacy Policy: https://obscure.app/privacy Terms: https://obscure.app/terms
Nero Streaming Player Pro
Stream music, photos, and videos from your devices to your TV or speakers wirelessly. Access media stored on your iPhone, iPad, PC, NAS, or cloud services. Enjoy a seamless casting experience with support for various devices and formats.
- Music streaming to TV/speakers
- Photo casting with 4K support
- Video casting in Full HD & 4K
- Stream from iPhone/iPad, PC & NAS
- Stream from SMB share
- Stream from iOS Files & iCloud
- Remote control functionality
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------------------------------------------------------- Compared to Nero Streaming Player, this PRO version blocks all advertisements! * You can try Nero Streaming Player for free before paying PRO version. ------------------------------------------------------- • Music streaming: play your favorite songs or playlists on your TV or connected speakers via WiFi. • Photo casting: display your photos on the big screen – single or slideshow – with 4K support. • Video casting: enjoy videos in Full HD & 4K on Smart TVs, Chromecast, Roku, Fire TV, and more. • Stream from iPhone/iPad, PC & NAS: access and play photos, HD movies, and TV shows stored on your devices – no phone storage used. • Stream from SMB share: cast network-stored photos, movies, and music – easy setup. • Stream from iOS Files & iCloud: access media stored on iCloud Drive, OneDrive, and other cloud services. The easiest casting app for all your media – music, photos, videos, and more! • NEW! SMB Sharing: stream files from network folders directly to your Smart TV. • Supports Chromecast, Chromecast Audio, Sonos, and many other devices. • Stream by category: select all files from a location or multiple albums at once. • Launch other Nero mobile apps directly from Nero Streaming Player. • Send feedback easily for improvements and issues. • Use your iPhone/iPad as a remote control: play, pause, stop, skip, adjust volume. • Zoom & rotate photos with intuitive two-finger gestures while casting. • Sort your music by artists, songs, albums, or genres and stream to Sonos or other supported devices. Supported devices: • Smart TVs from Samsung, Sony, LG, TCL, Panasonic, Sharp, and more • AV devices from Yamaha, Onkyo, Sonos, Bose, Pioneer, and more • Chromecast and other compatible streaming devices • Media servers from Plex, Serviio, Subsonic, Twonky, Windows Media Player, and more • NAS from Western Digital, Netgear, Synology, QNAP, Seagate, and more PRO Features & VIP Privileges: • No Ads – block all ads permanently • Unlimited Streaming – browse and stream content from servers and YouTube without limits • Advanced Player – support more formats, better quality playback • Smart Casting – adaptive conversion for fast, smooth streaming • VIP Customer Support • Lifetime Updates – access all new features without limits How it works: Install Nero Streaming Player Pro to cast photos, videos, and music from iPhone/iPad to your Smart TV. No HDMI cable or extra hardware needed. Connect iPhone, PC/NAS, and Smart TV to the same WiFi network. Open the app, select media, tap the TV icon, and choose a device to enjoy your content on the big screen or audio system. PC & NAS streaming: Launch a media server on your PC/NAS. Nero Streaming Player Pro displays all available servers. Select one and stream all media to your TV. No media server yet? Download and install Nero MediaHome (2016 or later) on PC. In Nero Streaming Player Pro, one touch brings you to the timeline of all your photos & videos. Enhanced features include: • Face recognition to view family & friends • Explore places you’ve visited • Browse personal movie & TV show collections with poster thumbnails • Listen to favorite songs & playlists
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Obscure at 80% against Nero Streaming Player Pro's 10%. Obscure also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). Nero Streaming Player Pro's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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
Obscure costs $2.99 and Nero Streaming Player Pro $0.99 up front. Nero Streaming Player Pro sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Obscure asks for nothing beyond the download.
Obscure holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Obscure's written reviews are positive against 10% of Nero Streaming Player Pro's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Obscure | Nero Streaming Player Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (30 ratings) — better | 4.1 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 9.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 33 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swift Fox Software LLC | Nero AG |
Customer experience
Obscure
Nero Streaming Player Pro
In-app purchases
Obscure
No in-app purchases
Nero Streaming Player Pro
- VIP weekly subscription$2.997 Days
- VIP monthly special offer$2.991 Month
- VIP monthly subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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- VIP Festival subscription$19.991 Year
- VIP yearly subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- VIP promotion subscription$49.991 Year
- Yearly Streaming Bundle$69.991 Year
- VIP Permanent License$49.99
Questions
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