Comparison

Virtual Background Camera vs Remove Background Editor

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Background Camera

Transform your device into a creative studio by replacing your background with any video or photo. Easily capture and share high-quality content for social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Replace background with any video or photo
  • Adjust background positioning and zoom
  • Capture high-quality photos and videos
  • Use with TikTok, Instagram Reels, and more
  • AR and AI powered background replacement
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a creative studio—no green screen needed! Virtual Background Camera uses AR and AI to instantly replace your background with **any video or photo stored on your device**. **Key Features**: * Select **any video or photo** saved on your iPhone/iPad as a virtual background. * Adjust background positioning and zoom with intuitive gestures. * Capture high-quality photos and videos. * Use your creations easily with apps like **TikTok, Instagram Reels, and more**. **Compatibility**: Requires iPhone 11 or later, iPad mini 5 or later, iPad Air 3 or later, iPad Pro 3 or later, iPad 8 or later. Download now and unlock endless creativity with AR and AI!

About

Remove Background Editor

Instantly remove backgrounds from photos using AI. Enhance product images with animated, solid color, gradient, or patterned backgrounds. Create transparent backgrounds for stickers or use your own photos as backgrounds. Save in high resolution without watermarks.

Highlights
  • AI background removal
  • Animated backgrounds
  • Solid color backgrounds
  • Gradient backgrounds
  • Trendy pattern backgrounds
  • Reverse erase/restore tool
  • Transparent background option
  • Custom photo backgrounds
Features
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Remove background instantly using Artificial Intelligence 1. Upload any photo from your Camera Roll to automatically remove the background (photos containing people generate fantastic results); 2. Tap the “Remove Background” button; 3. Instantly get a fully automatic result; 4. Download or continue to design with our AI. ANIMATED BACKGROUNDS - Add animated backgrounds to stand out from the crowd and sell more! Grow your presence on Instagram, Shopify, Poshmark, and with your brand new product posts and stories. Choose from popular animated categories: Patterns, Geometric, Block, Shadows, and more. WHITE & COLOR BACKGROUNDS - Place your product on a simple white background or choose from a palette of solid colors. GRADIENT BACKGROUNDS - Use custom static gradients to make your products look professional. Choose from Christmas, Trends, Dreamy, Brithness, Sky, Darkness categories. TRENDY PATTERNS BACKGROUNDS - Tons of trendy static patterns: Tile, Concrete, Bricks, Shadows, Graffiti, Paper, Newspaper, Plastic, Animal, Geometry, Gradients. REVERSE TOOL - Erase or Restore the area you touched to make the final results even better. TRANSPARENT BACKGROUND - Remove background and leave it simply transparent. It can be used with other applications eg. Pages, Keynote, or to create your stickers for apps such as WhatsApp. YOUR PHOTOS AS BACKGROUNDS - Upload and use as background any photo from your Camera Roll to make your products more personal. NO WATERMARK - Save your photos in High Resolution, Original Size, and without watermark. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS - Subscribe to get unlimited access to all grid formats! Choose from different subscription options. Our standard subscription options are: 1-week recurring premium subscription; 1-week recurring subscription with a 3-day free trial period; 1-year recurring premium subscription with a 3-day free trial period; The price is for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://appicstars.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://appicstars.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Virtual Background Camera4 screens
Remove Background Editor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Remove Background Editor at 4.3 against Virtual Background Camera's 1.0. Remove Background Editor also leads on ratings volume (570 vs 1) and review sentiment (17% vs 6%). Virtual Background Camera's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Virtual Background Camera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Remove Background Editor sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remove Background Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remove Background Editor has 570 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Virtual Background Camera's written reviews are positive against 17% of Remove Background Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Background Camera ships an update every 4 days, Remove Background Editor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Virtual Background Camera versus Remove Background Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual Background CameraRemove Background Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.3 (570 ratings) — better
Positive reviews5.9% of reviews16.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1570 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHOBEECAppic Stars LLC

Customer experience

Virtual Background Camera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive5.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative88.2%

Remove Background Editor

All ratings570 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative80.6%

Bugs and requests

Virtual Background Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Remove Background Editor

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Fails to detect humans in photos
  • Doesn't upload new photos consistently

Requested features

2 requests
  • Ability to edit more than one photo at a time
  • Better manual editing tools

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Virtual Background Camera

One-time1
  • UPGRADE UNLIMIT$3.99
9 purchases

Remove Background Editor

Subscriptions9
  • Remove Background Editor$7.997 Days
  • Remove Background Editor3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Remove Background Editor Pro$9.991 Year
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  • Remove Background Editor$9.991 Month
  • Remove Background Editor1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Remove Background Editor2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Remove Background Editor7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Remove Background Editor3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Remove Background Editor$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Virtual Background Camera free?
Virtual Background Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remove Background Editor free?
Remove Background Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Background Camera or Remove Background Editor?
Remove Background Editor is rated higher. Virtual Background Camera averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Remove Background Editor averages 4.3 from 570 ratings.
Do Virtual Background Camera or Remove Background Editor have ads?
Neither Virtual Background Camera nor Remove Background Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Background Camera or Remove Background Editor?
Virtual Background Camera ships an update every 4 days, and Remove Background Editor every 2 weeks. Most recently, Virtual Background Camera was updated on August 31, 2026 and Remove Background Editor on September 22, 2026.

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