Comparison

Blur Photo Editor vs Face Blur AI

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

Head to head
About

Blur Photo Editor

Easily apply various blur effects to your photos with just a few taps. Enhance your images with options like Gaussian blur, pixelation, and artistic glitter effects. Includes tools for precise editing and sharing your creations.

Highlights
  • Gaussian Blur
  • Pixelate
  • Hexagon Pixelate
  • Glitter Effect
  • Color Brush
  • Eraser
  • Undo & Redo
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You can quickly blur a photo with a few taps. Features - Gaussian Blur - Pixelate - Hexagon Pixelate - Glitter Effect - Color Brush - Eraser - Undo & Redo - Save & Share

About

Face Blur AI

Easily obscure faces in photos and videos with advanced AI detection and manual tools. Offers various blurring and pixelation styles, with a strong focus on privacy and offline processing. Includes options for creative edits and full-body anonymization.

Highlights
  • Automatic face detection
  • Manual brush tool
  • Multiple censor styles (blur, pixelate, bar)
  • Video blur with auto-tracking
  • Batch processing
  • Metadata stripping
  • Live camera blurring
Features
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Blur faces in photos with one tap. Auto face detection, manual brush, and three censor styles. Fully offline, no upload, no account, no ads. Face Blur AI is the fastest way to hide faces in your photos before you share them. Open a photo, tap a face, and it is blurred. No servers, no sign-up, no waiting. CORE FEATURES - Auto face detection. On-device AI finds every face instantly. Works offline. - Manual brush. Paint over anything you want to hide. License plates, screens, signs, text in documents, or a face the AI missed. - Three censor styles: smooth Gaussian blur, classic pixelate mosaic, and solid black bar. - Intensity slider for how strong the blur or mosaic looks. - High resolution export back to Photos. No compression. - EXIF and GPS metadata stripping. Remove location data before sharing, or keep it if you prefer. Your call. - Live Camera mode. Faces are blurred in the camera preview before you take the shot. - Share Extension on iOS. Use Face Blur AI from Photos, Files, or Safari without opening the app first. - On Mac, drag and drop a photo into the window, or use Services and Quick Action right from Finder. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. Your photos never leave your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. There is no server, no cloud upload, no account. The AI face detection happens locally. A privacy app that actually protects your privacy. PRO FEATURES - Batch processing. Blur faces in dozens of photos at once. - Video blur. Auto track faces across frames with manual keyframe fallback for tricky moments. Up to 5 minutes per clip. - 4K export for photo and video. - Selective face blur. After auto detection, tap to choose which faces to blur and which to leave visible. Great for group photos when only some people need privacy. - Face-Shape Blur. Instead of a plain rectangle, the blur follows the natural contour of each face. Cleaner edges, more professional look, no awkward squares over heads. - Whole Person Blur. Hide an entire person, not just the face. AI segments the full body silhouette so clothing, hair, and outline are blurred as one. Useful for true anonymization in street photos and surveillance footage. - Emoji and sticker overlays. Cover a face with an emoji instead of a blur. Nice for social posts and kid birthday photos. - Aesthetic blur effects: bokeh, motion blur, and tilt-shift. For creative photo edits, not just censorship. - Extended censor styles: gradient blur, hexagon mosaic, scribble, and paint smudge. - Custom shapes. Blur in the shape of a star, a heart, or any path you draw. - Live Photo support. Keep the Live Photo motion intact instead of flattening to a still. - Project history. Save edits as a project and come back to them later. WHO USES IT Parents share kid photos without exposing their children's faces. Journalists and vloggers anonymize bystanders in travel videos and news clips. Teachers post classroom moments while protecting student privacy. Marketplace sellers redact license plates and screens. Photographers hide strangers in street shots. People comply with GDPR before sharing event photos to social media. WHY THIS APP Most photo editors hide face blur three menus deep. Face Blur AI does one thing and does it well. The auto detection catches every face in group photos. The brush handles small details. The contour follows the actual face shape, not a square. Full person blur hides whole silhouettes when a face alone is not enough. Export stays at full resolution. Nothing ever leaves your device. Subscription Terms: Payment charged to iTunes Account. Auto-renews unless disabled 24 hours before period ends. Manage in Account Settings. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy - All processing happens locally on your device. No data is sent to servers. Your photos stay completely private.

Screenshots

Blur Photo Editor4 screens
Face Blur AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Face Blur AI at none against Blur Photo Editor's shown. Face Blur AI also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Blur Photo Editor's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Blur Photo Editor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Face Blur AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Face Blur AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blur Photo Editor has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blur Photo Editor ships an update monthly, Face Blur AI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Blur Photo Editor versus Face Blur AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlur Photo EditorFace Blur AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyoichi FukugawaIgor Bidenko

Customer experience

Blur Photo Editor

All ratings1,667 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative9.9%

Face Blur AI

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

Bugs and requests

Blur Photo Editor

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Photo selection not working for some users
  • Syncing issues causing photo deletions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Larger mosaic/blur size options
  • Support for video editing
  • Ability to batch process multiple photos

Face Blur AI

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Blur Photo Editor

One-time2
  • Leave a Tip$0.99
  • Remove Ads (One-Time Purchase)$9.99
3 purchases

Face Blur AI

Subscriptions2
  • Face Blur AI$4.991 Month
  • Face Blur AI$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Face Blur AI$29.99

Questions

Is Blur Photo Editor free?
Blur Photo Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Face Blur AI free?
Face Blur AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blur Photo Editor or Face Blur AI?
Face Blur AI is rated higher. Blur Photo Editor averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Face Blur AI averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Blur Photo Editor or Face Blur AI have ads?
Blur Photo Editor shows ads; Face Blur AI does not.
Which is updated more often, Blur Photo Editor or Face Blur AI?
Blur Photo Editor ships an update monthly, and Face Blur AI every 3 weeks. Most recently, Blur Photo Editor was updated on October 30, 2026 and Face Blur AI on October 25, 2026.

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