Comparison

Lock Your Roll vs Privacy Blur

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

Head to head
About

Lock Your Roll

Securely hide private photos directly from your camera roll without moving them. This app blurs your images, making them unviewable until unlocked within the app, ensuring your sensitive content remains private and offline.

Highlights
  • Lock photos directly from camera roll
  • Adjustable blur intensity
  • Offline functionality
  • Face ID app lock
  • OCR text extraction
  • QR code reading
Features
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Lock Your Roll is a new and innovative idea to lock (or unlock) your photos directly from your camera roll without removing or moving in another albums! Now you can give your phone to your friends without worrying about your secret or NSFW photos. FEATURES: • Your photos remain originally exactly were there are: you see only a blurred version of it. • Your blurred photos are un-lockable directly from the app or from your roll, is a safe procedure to avoid data lost. • Your photos are NOT uploaded to cloud, it works completely offline. • You can manage the intensity of blur • Your photos must be original and unedited. By unlocking the photo, you will lose your edits as a result. • Extract text using OCR from screenshots • Read QR codes from your images • You can lock the app using your face-id • Compatible with iPhone and iPad. It's safe by design! Give us a chance and try it for free! Suggestion? Bugs? Please drop an email at lyr-support@albertopasca.it or use the in-app support.

About

Privacy Blur

Easily obscure faces, license plates, and sensitive areas in your photos with intuitive finger-drawing tools. Maintain original resolution and choose from various blur styles for enhanced privacy before sharing.

Highlights
  • Blur faces and objects with finger-drawn strokes
  • Hide license plates and vehicle details
  • Multiple blur styles: pixelate, smooth, strong
  • High-resolution output, no compression
  • Fast and intuitive editing
  • Works offline for enhanced privacy
Features
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Blur faces, hide license plates, and protect your privacy — fast and easily. With Privacy Blur, you can blur any part of your photo using just your finger. Whether you're hiding faces, car plates, screens, or sensitive background details, this app gives you full control over what stays visible and what stays private. Perfect for social media posts, online selling, journalism, vlogging, or just sharing with friends — Privacy Blur helps you stay safe without compromising photo quality. - Key Features: • Blur Faces Easily - Tap and drag your finger over faces or objects to blur instantly. • Hide License Plates - Blur car numbers and vehicle plates to stay anonymous. • Multiple Blur Styles - Choose from pixelate, smooth blur, strong blur, or subtle touch. • High-Resolution Output - Your photos stay in original resolution. No compression. • Fast & Intuitive - Designed for speed and ease of use. No learning curve. • Works Offline - All editing happens on your device. Your data stays private. - Use Cases: • Blur people's faces in public photos • Hide children's faces before sharing • Blur screens or confidential documents • Mask out personal details or addresses • Censor bystanders or logos in images • Create safer posts for social media - Why Choose Privacy Blur? Unlike complex photo editors or AI tools that guess what to blur, you stay in control. Just draw over anything you want to hide — fast, direct, and secure. Whether it's a travel photo, family event, car listing, or street shot, Privacy Blur is your go-to privacy tool. - Keep your privacy in your hands. Download Privacy Blur now and make your photos safer before sharing them online. By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA), available here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lock Your Roll4 screens
Privacy Blur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lock Your Roll at none against Privacy Blur's shown. Lock Your Roll also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Privacy Blur's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Lock Your Roll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Privacy Blur sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. 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 — 5.0 for Lock Your Roll against 5.0 for Privacy Blur. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lock Your Roll ships an update every 14 months, Privacy Blur every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Lock Your Roll versus Privacy Blur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLock Your RollPrivacy Blur
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeralbertopasca.itTry the Colors s. r. o.

Customer experience

Lock Your Roll

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Privacy Blur

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lock Your Roll

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$8.491 Year
One-time1
  • Una tantum$19.99
5 purchases

Privacy Blur

Subscriptions3
  • Privacy Blur Premium$3.997 Days
  • Privacy Blur Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Privacy Blur Premium3 Days trial$9.997 Days
One-time2
  • Privacy Blur Premium$8.99
  • Privacy Blur Premium$29.99

Questions

Is Lock Your Roll free?
Lock Your Roll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Privacy Blur free?
Privacy Blur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lock Your Roll or Privacy Blur?
Lock Your Roll and Privacy Blur are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Lock Your Roll or Privacy Blur have ads?
Privacy Blur shows ads; Lock Your Roll does not.
Which is updated more often, Lock Your Roll or Privacy Blur?
Lock Your Roll ships an update every 14 months, and Privacy Blur every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lock Your Roll was updated on October 24, 2026 and Privacy Blur on October 24, 2026.

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