Comparison

Simple Censor vs DeFace Privacy

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

Head to head
About

Simple Censor

Features
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Redact faces and personal information before you shareβ€”without a complicated editor. Open a photo in Simple Censor or start directly from the iOS share sheet. Detected faces receive a pixel mosaic automatically. Brush over names, addresses, account numbers, or any other sensitive detail, then save at the original resolution or share immediately. WHY SIMPLE CENSOR β€’ Direct from the share sheet β€” edit one photo without opening the app first β€’ Automatic face redaction β€” detected faces are mosaicked when the photo opens β€’ Manual privacy brush β€” cover text, screens, documents, and identifying details β€’ Three censor styles β€” blur, pixel mosaic, or solid black fill β€’ Face or eye coverage β€” switch between full-face masks and classic eye bars β€’ Brush and eraser β€” refine exactly what stays visible β€’ Undo and redo β€” correct edits without starting over β€’ Original-resolution output β€” keep the photo's original pixel dimensions β€’ No subscription or watermark PRIVATE BY DESIGN Face detection and editing run on your device. Simple Censor does not upload your photos for processing. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a photo in the app, or choose Simple Censor from another app's share sheet. 2. Review the automatic face mosaic and brush over anything else. 3. Save to Photos or share immediately. Simple Censor is made for quick redaction before social posts, messages, listings, school documents, and screenshots.

About

DeFace Privacy

Features
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DeFace Privacy lets you anonymize faces (and any other sensitive area) in a photo with a single tap β€” fully on your device. No upload, no account, no tracking. The app works offline. Highlights β€’ Automatic face detection runs locally with YuNet (no internet required). β€’ Refine with a soft pixelation brush: adjust block size, hardness, and the optional "secure scramble" that locally reshuffles tiles to defeat naive un-pixelation matching. β€’ Editing happens at high resolution, the exported JPEG re-decodes the original at full quality. β€’ Save back to Photos through the system share sheet, or send anywhere else. β€’ Truly private by design β€” the image bytes never leave your iPhone. β€’ Open source under the MIT License. The bundled face-detection model (YuNet, OpenCV Zoo) is also MIT.

Screenshots

Simple Censor4 screens
DeFace Privacy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DeFace Privacy at none against Simple Censor's shown. DeFace Privacy also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Simple Censor versus DeFace Privacy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple CensorDeFace Privacy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.013.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size10 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerheewook shinben pohl

In-app purchases

None

Simple Censor

No in-app purchases

None

DeFace Privacy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Censor free?
Simple Censor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeFace Privacy free?
DeFace Privacy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Censor or DeFace Privacy have ads?
Simple Censor shows ads; DeFace Privacy does not.

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