Comparison

Photo Cut vs Remove Background

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

Head to head
About

Photo Cut

This app is a user-friendly design studio and photo editor that empowers users to create professional graphics without prior experience. It offers tools for background removal, object deletion, and image manipulation, suitable for social media, marketing, and product photography.

Highlights
  • Remove background from photos
  • Remove people and objects
  • Change backgrounds
  • Create flyers, posters, logos, and more
  • Adjust contrast, exposure, and saturation
  • Apply filters and special effects
  • Curve text and edit text properties
Features
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PhotoCut is an easy-to-use design studio and photo editor. No design experience required. From online selling to digital marketing to social media posting, PhotoCut is here to help. Get your design superpowers today! Seamlessly create, edit, and manage perfect product shots with just a few taps. Get Creative Create flyers, posters, invitations, cards, collages, logos, memes, profile pics, product photography, and stickers. Powerful Editing & Design Tools • Remove the background from photos. • Remove people & objects from any photo. • Change backgrounds behind models. Create various looks and scenes without a reshoot. • Swap backgrounds behind products for creating high-quality, professional product images. • Change the background of your photo with a quick touch. • Effortlessly cut out images like a pro using select, eraser and cutout tools. • Create professional-looking social media posts, flyers or posters for your business. • Save time by instantly editing multiple photos. Image Correction & More • Adjust and Customize Photos: Change contrast, exposure, saturation, fade, sharpness, vibrance, warmth, tint, shadows, highlights, and blur. • Apply stunning filters to your photos to add a “wow” effect. • Add special effects to the edges of your photos using outline and shadow tools. • Perfectly align photos, text, and any element with guided positioning, or auto alignment. • Create custom edge styles for photos with the outline and shadow tools. • Curve your text to match an arc or a circle. • Edit and modify text with alignment, letter and line spacing. • Position elements precisely with the nudge tool. Upgrade to PhotoCut Plus Create professional looking designs in seconds with Plus! Try PhotoCut Plus with a free trial! You’ll only be charged if you decide to keep it after the trial. Cancel anytime before the trial ends to avoid any charges. PhotoCut Plus subscriptions are charged annually to your iTunes Account after your 7 day trial ends. Subscriptions will then auto-renew every month or year unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. To stop auto-renewal, visit Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. - Terms of use: https://imagixai.com/terms.html - Privacy policy: https://imagixai.com/privacy_policy.html Please write to us at support.photocut@imagixai.com for any support queries.

About

Remove Background

Effortlessly remove backgrounds and cut out objects from your photos with AI. This free tool allows for one-click background removal, object deletion, and background color changes. Easily edit and share your creations.

Highlights
  • One-click AI background removal
  • Erase backgrounds to make transparent
  • Cut out objects easily
  • Change image background color
  • Crop image size
  • Undo and redo actions
Features
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With this Completely Free app, you can remove background and cut out photos in just a few taps. You can automatically remove the background in one click with the power of AI. It is very professional and easy to use! With it, you can select matting area, delete unnecessary people or objects from photos and change background quickly. Features: Just one click, and let AI remove the background Automatically. Erase any background from photos to make them transparent Cut out the objects you want easily Crop the size of the image Undo and Redo actions Change brush and eraser size Optimize Image edge sharpening Change the image background color Share it directly on social media or save it to phone album Feel free to use it now!

Screenshots

Photo Cut4 screens
Remove Background4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Remove Background at none against Photo Cut's 7. Remove Background also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (60% vs 36%). Photo Cut's advantage is ratings volume (6.2K vs 701). On price, rating, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Photo Cut sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Remove Background asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Photo Cut against 4.7 for Remove Background. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Cut has 6.2K ratings behind it against 701, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Photo Cut's written reviews are positive against 60% of Remove Background's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Photo Cut versus Remove Background: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto CutRemove Background
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.2K ratings)4.7 (701 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.1% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.2K — better701
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB12 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperImagix AI国媚 张

Customer experience

Photo Cut

All ratings6,177 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews144 reviews
Positive36.1%
Neutral14.6%
Negative49.3%

Remove Background

All ratings699 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

User reviews

Photo Cut

From 6.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient photo editing
  • 💡 Useful features for business use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent background removal
  • 🔨 Complicated workflow
  • 🔒 Paywall limits functionality
  • 🔀 Disorganized interface

Remove Background

From 701 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Effective background removal
  • 💡 Allows changing background color
  • 🎨 Good for editing photos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Confusing interface
  • 🔍 Limited functionality (manual eraser only)
  • 💰 Paywall for advanced features
  • 🔍 Can only select photos from library

Bugs and requests

Photo Cut

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Images disappear after editing
  • Unable to exit project
  • Cutouts have black/white background
  • Crashes on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add mirror/flip option
  • Improve background removal precision
  • Implement auto-save feature
  • Provide more background options

Remove Background

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Resizing window not working
  • Low quality output with free version

Requested features

3 requests
  • Automatic background removal
  • Transparent background option
  • Ability to select photos from any folder

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Photo Cut

Subscriptions4
  • PhotoCut AI Credits$1.991 Month
  • PhotoCut Plus membership2 variants$9.991 Month
  • PhotoCut Plus membership7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • PhotoCut Plus membership$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • AI Credits$4.99
  • PhotoCut Plus membership$29.99
None

Remove Background

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Cut free?
Photo Cut is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remove Background free?
Remove Background is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Photo Cut or Remove Background?
Remove Background is rated higher. Photo Cut averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6.2K ratings, while Remove Background averages 4.7 from 701 ratings.
Do Photo Cut or Remove Background have ads?
Photo Cut shows ads; Remove Background does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Cut or Remove Background?
Photo Cut ships an update every 3 weeks, and Remove Background every 3 weeks. Most recently, Photo Cut was updated on November 3, 2026 and Remove Background on November 3, 2026.

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