Background Eraser ► vs Remove Background
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Background Eraser ►
Easily remove backgrounds from photos to create realistic superimposed images. Utilize tools like Lasso, Rubber, and Restore to precisely cut out objects and add custom backgrounds. Share your edited masterpieces with friends.
- Cut out objects from photos
- Realistic photo editing
- Lasso tool
- Rubber tool
- Restore tool
- Add custom backgrounds
- Share edits
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Awesome app to make your edits look amazing! Cut out objects from photo and get realistic looking photos using our tools: Lasso, Rubber and Restore. Add custom background and share it your masterpiece with friends. Download now and enjoy the best background eraser tool in the App Store. Just select the photo you want and start editing. It is simple and fun. Terms of Use and Privacy policy https://sites.google.com/view/b-eraser Enjoy!
Remove Background
Easily enhance your photos with AI-powered tools to automatically detect people, blur or replace backgrounds, and adjust foreground and background elements. Fine-tune colors, brightness, and saturation for stunning portraits and creative edits.
- AI-powered people detection
- Background blur and replacement
- Foreground and background adjustment
- Customizable color editing
- Move and resize people (beta)
- Save photos at full quality
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Pik Change is a great photo editor that helps you take your pictures to a new level. You can enhance your selfies and portraits with easy-to-use tools and AI assistance that automatically recognizes people in your photos. AUTO-DETECT PEOPLE Pik Change can detect human faces and bodies using the best-in-class algorithms, thus offering you new possibilities to edit your photos. BLUR OR CHANGE YOUR BACKGROUNDS You can set different blurs to your backgrounds and even remove them altogether. There are multiple blur types for you to choose from, and all of them are fully customizable. If you want to change the background, you can use any photo or set a color or gradient instead. MOVE AND RESIZE PEOPLE (BETA) You can position and scale humans on your custom backgrounds to make them look more natural. ADJUST FOREGROUNDS AND BACKGROUNDS Edit front and back separately. Make great portraits by manually changing image properties individually or applying custom filters. You can edit just the background, just the foreground, or both. Change brightness, saturation, sharpness, and many others. Add a sepia effect or change the background to grayscale. The possibilities are limitless. COLOR Update the color of your pictures. Convert your red nuances to blue, green to yellow, or any other combination with the most granular color editor you've seen in a mobile app PIK CHANGE PRO Share all your edited photos anywhere and save them at full quality. As an extra perk, you can also change the app icon. Choose from monthly or annual subscriptions or a one-time purchase to get the Pro benefits. Privacy Policy: https://capps.tech/pikchange/policy Terms of Service: https://capps.tech/pikchange/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Background Eraser ► at 1.2K against Remove Background's 15. Background Eraser ► also leads on iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). Remove Background's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (33% vs 21%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Background Eraser ► sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Remove Background sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Remove Background holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Background Eraser ► has 1.2K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Background Eraser ►'s written reviews are positive against 33% of Remove Background's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Background Eraser ► | Remove Background |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.2K ratings) | 4.5 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.4% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Uniqo Lab. | Marius Caciulescu |
Customer experience
Background Eraser ►
Remove Background
Bugs and requests
Background Eraser ►
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Inability to load photos
- Saved photos have white background
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save edited photos
- Auto-erase background option
- Zoom and pan functionality
- Smaller top bar
Remove Background
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Background Eraser ►
- PRO version for 1 month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- PRO version for 1 year7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Unlimited access$2.99
Remove Background
- Pikchange Pro3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Pikchange Pro Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Pikchange Pro Lifetime$11.99
Questions
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