DAMA vs MemeBao
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
MemeBao
Easily create captioned reaction GIFs from videos, images, or existing GIFs. Add text, stickers, and Giphy content, then export share-ready GIFs for chats and social media. No account is needed to start making memes in just three steps.
- Create memes from videos, images, and GIFs
- Add captions, stickers, and Giphy content
- Control element timing
- Export lightweight, shareable GIFs
- No account required
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MemeBao is a lightweight meme maker for turning videos, images, and GIFs into captioned reaction GIFs you can send anywhere. Import your own media, add bold captions, stickers, and GIF elements, adjust when they appear, then export a share-ready GIF for chats, posts, and social platforms. Common sizes and export settings are tuned for quick sharing, so you can focus on the joke instead of the setup. Key features: - Use videos, images, and GIFs as source material - Add captions, stickers, and Giphy content - Control when text and stickers appear - Export lightweight GIFs for saving and sharing - No account required Start with a clip, a picture, or a line of text, and make your meme in three simple steps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MemeBao at none against DAMA's 1. MemeBao also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). DAMA's advantage is ratings volume (182 vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. DAMA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MemeBao asks for nothing beyond the download.
MemeBao holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DAMA has 182 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of DAMA's written reviews are positive against 100% of MemeBao's.
DAMA ships an update every 5 days, MemeBao fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DAMA | MemeBao |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (182 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 182 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Early Moon, LLC | Li Wei |
Customer experience
DAMA
MemeBao
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
MemeBao
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DAMA
- Pro Version$4.99
MemeBao
No in-app purchases









