Comparison

DAMA vs Blur Text

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

Head to head
About

DAMA

Automatically detect and mask private information like faces, IDs, and text in your screenshots and photos. Offers various masking tools and a full-screen watermark for documents, all processed on your device for maximum privacy.

Highlights
  • Automatic detection of faces, IDs, and text
  • Multiple masking tools (blur, pixelate, hide text)
  • Full-screen watermark for documents
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • EXIF data stripping on share
  • Manual text and rectangle masking
Features
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DAMA hides the private information in your screenshots and photos — automatically, and without ever uploading them. All detection runs on your iPhone, even in airplane mode. Point it at a screenshot and it finds the faces, ID numbers, phone numbers, emails, QR codes and chat avatars on its own, then masks them in a single tap. Sending a copy of an ID or a contract? Lay a repeating watermark across the whole image so it can’t be reused anywhere else. # Detected Automatically - Phone numbers and email addresses - Faces, QR codes and barcodes - Chat avatars and nicknames - ID numbers, card numbers, tracking numbers and other long digits - License plates and IP addresses - Names, places and organizations (experimental) Tap any text in the image to mask that whole line. Or drag across the photo to mask any rectangle you like. # Masking Tools Color bar, pixelate, blur, marker and emoji — plus a unique “Hide Text” tool that erases text completely when the background is near-solid, so the result doesn’t even look redacted. # Full-Screen Watermark for Documents Sending a scan of your ID card, passport, driver’s license or diploma? A watermark tiled across the entire image makes the copy useless to anyone else. Type your own text — “For visa application only”, a name, a date — then adjust the size, color, opacity, angle and spacing until it reads clearly without covering what matters. Your settings are remembered for the next document. Like everything else in DAMA, this happens entirely on your iPhone — the scan never leaves the device. # EXIF Stripped on Share When you share from DAMA, the GPS coordinates, camera model and the rest of the EXIF/TIFF data are removed automatically. # Why We Built It We share screenshots and photos every day, and hiding the private parts by hand is slow and leaves the image ugly. DAMA does it in a tap and keeps the picture looking like a picture. # Privacy Policy Thanks to CoreML and the Vision framework, every detection runs on your device. DAMA never uploads your images, and works fully offline.

About

Blur Text

Easily obscure sensitive information in photos, screenshots, and PDFs. Offers a variety of markup tools like blur, redaction, and highlighting for efficient privacy protection. Supports offline use and HD quality exports.

Highlights
  • Multiple markup tools (blur, redaction, mosaic)
  • Supports images, photos, screenshots, PDFs
  • Edit directly from photo library or Files app
  • Scan documents within the app
  • Customizable markup colors
  • HD quality export and sharing
  • Offline support
Features
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FEATURES: - Multiple markup tools: Choose from a variety of editing options, including blur, redaction, mosaic, highlight, underline, strikethrough, blend, and pixelation. - Perfect for images, photos, screenshots, PDFs, and documents. - Open and edit documents directly from your photo library or Files app, or easily add new ones by scanning them in the app. - Obscure, censor, hide, or mask sensitive information in your files. - Automatically detects background colors for seamless text erasing. - Easily customize markup colors to match your style. - Export and share images in HD quality. - User-friendly and intuitive, making text editing simple and efficient. - Fast and effective tools for all your text markup needs. - Zoom in for precise annotation and editing. Blur text, redact and censor images, screenshots, and PDFs. Hide sensitive information, censor private data, and protect your privacy in seconds. 100% private, with no accounts, no tracking, and offline support. CONTACT: contact@blurtext.com Links for more info: - Terms of Use: https://www.blurtext.com/#terms-of-use - Privacy policy: https://www.blurtext.com/#privacy-policy - Link for more info: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202039

Screenshots

DAMA4 screens
Blur Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

DAMA and Blur Text both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of DAMA's written reviews are positive against 20% of Blur Text's. DAMA also leads on ratings volume (178 vs 3). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. DAMA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blur Text sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for DAMA against 4.7 for Blur Text. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DAMA has 178 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of DAMA's written reviews are positive against 20% of Blur Text's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DAMA ships an update every 5 days, Blur Text every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DAMA versus Blur Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDAMABlur Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (178 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings178 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEarly Moon, LLCStanislav Cekunov

Customer experience

DAMA

All ratings178 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative12.8%

Blur Text

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative70.0%

Bugs and requests

DAMA

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Pro status frequently disappears
  • Cannot access all photos on iOS 17
  • Auto-redaction preview differs from final edited photo
  • Redemption code purchase restore fails
  • Sharing button unresponsive
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  • Cannot exit editing page after sharing
  • Watermark appears even after purchasing Pro/lifetime membership
  • QR code detection failure
  • Cannot redact non-AI detected text/QR codes
  • Cannot precisely choose text to redact

Requested features

13 requests
  • Improve manual selection precision
  • Add freehand/brush selection mode
  • Implement undo/redo functionality
  • Add image cropping feature
  • Add multi-color option for redaction
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  • Improve long image support
  • Add watermark feature
  • Add Mac version
  • Improve automatic recognition for specific apps (e.g., WeChat screenshots)
  • Add pixelate brush stroke feature
  • Add rotate block function
  • Add copyright symbol and various font types for watermarks
  • Integrate with screenshot interface or share extension

Blur Text

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DAMA

One-time1
  • Pro Version$4.99
3 purchases

Blur Text

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is DAMA free?
DAMA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blur Text free?
Blur Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DAMA or Blur Text?
DAMA is rated higher. DAMA averages 4.7 out of 5 from 178 ratings, while Blur Text averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do DAMA or Blur Text have ads?
Neither DAMA nor Blur Text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DAMA or Blur Text?
DAMA ships an update every 5 days, and Blur Text every 3 days. Most recently, DAMA was updated on October 30, 2026 and Blur Text on October 24, 2026.

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