Blur vs Background Blur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blur
Easily enhance video privacy by blurring sensitive areas like faces, logos, or objects. Features auto-tracking and manual control with various shapes and adjustable intensity for precise censorship. Perfect for social media content creators.
- Blur faces, logos, and objects
- Auto-tracking for fast blurring
- Manual blur with ellipse/rectangle shapes
- Adjustable blur intensity
- Define blur duration
- Multiple blur areas
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Improve privacy by blurring faces, logos or objects in the background of your video. Includes auto tracking to get your blurring done super fast. Apply blur effects on videos for YouTube video, Tiktok + other social media platforms. This blur video editor is the only answer for all your video editing needs regarding pixelating faces or any other unwanted objects and areas of a video. Unlike other apps you can define more than 1 area to blur/pixelate using ellipse or rectangle shapes with offset so you can easily blur with touch using your finger. Define the duration of each blur area and adjust the intensity. PRO You can subscribe to PRO for unlimited access to pro features, including: Unlocking all object tracking and feathering and No Ads - You'll be able to use all features for the duration of your subscription - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off for at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package - 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 Terms of use: http://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/blurvideo/terms.html Privacy policy: http://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/blurvideo/privacy.html Have you found a bug, got a suggestion, or want a new feature? Send us an email at support@honkhonkpunch.com
Background Blur
Easily add professional blur effects to your photos. Utilize AI for automatic face detection and censoring, or manually paint blur with a brush. Fine-tune your images with custom saturation, vibrance, and shadow controls for a polished look.
- Gaussian blur effect
- Motion blur effect
- Bokeh blur effect
- AI face detection and censoring
- Manual blur painting
- Custom saturation, vibrance, and shadow controls
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Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes Privacy Policy: https://www.erkansevim.com/privacy-policy Add pro-grade blur to your photos with ease—choose Gaussian, motion or bokeh effects, let AI auto-detect and censor faces, or paint blur exactly where you want with a brush. Then fine-tune with custom saturation, vibrance and shadow controls for perfect results.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Background Blur at none against Blur's 2. Background Blur also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Blur's advantage is ratings volume (14K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Blur sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Background Blur asks for nothing beyond the download.
Background Blur holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blur has 14K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Blur ships an update every 2 months, Background Blur every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blur | Background Blur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (14K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 93.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan Cushway | Erkan Sevim |
Bugs and requests
Blur
Reported bugs
3 issues- Randomly deletes keyframes
- Saving issues when device storage is low
- Tracking feature sometimes returns errors
Requested features
4 requests- Automatic face/object tracking
- More blur customization options (e.g., color, feathering)
- Ability to save multiple projects
- Zoom in/out functionality for precise editing
Background Blur
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blur
- Blur Video Pro$3.991 Month
- Blur Video Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
Background Blur
No in-app purchases
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