RemoveBG vs Background Eraser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RemoveBG
Effortlessly remove backgrounds from photos with a single touch. Replace existing backgrounds with custom images or apply a blur effect to enhance depth. This tool simplifies photo editing for quick and professional results.
- One-touch background removal
- Replace backgrounds with custom images
- Apply background blur effect
- AI-powered editing
- Enhance photo depth
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RemoveBG: AI Background Remove - One Touch BG Removal & Blur It One Touch Remover - Remove the background with one simple touch Replace Background - Replace current background with anything you want Background Blur - Add depth effect to your photos with a blur background effect Increase Regularly Background - Download Now!
Background Eraser
Easily cut out subjects from photos with automatic recognition or manual brush tools. Enhance your images by adding color strokes, text, stickers, and custom backgrounds. Quickly combine multiple images for creative compositions.
- Automatic portrait matting
- Brush matting
- Multiple matting shapes
- Add color line strokes
- Customizable backgrounds
- Text editing
- Sticker addition
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Do you want to cut out the characters in the picture quickly? Do you want to make your pictures more beautiful and interesting! This App can help you cut out any material you need from the picture, just a few simple operations, you can make a perfect picture! MAIN FUNCTIONS MATTING FUNCTION - Automatic portrait recognition, quick matting with one click - Brush matting, custom matting area - Multiple matting shape choices PICTURE EDITING - Add color line strokes to the matting section - Picture scale switching, supporting multiple image scale selection - Picture background, support solid color, local album selects photos to add to the picture background - Text editing to add interesting font styles to pictures - Add stickers to make pictures more delicate and lovely QUICK MAPPING - Select random arrangement and combination of pictures to quickly generate pictures If you have any questions and suggestions in the process of using, please give us feedback in the App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Background Eraser at 68% against RemoveBG's 14%. Background Eraser also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). RemoveBG's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support 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. RemoveBG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Background Eraser asks for nothing beyond the download.
Background Eraser holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Background Eraser has 418 ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of RemoveBG's written reviews are positive against 68% of Background Eraser's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RemoveBG | Background Eraser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (68 ratings) | 4.6 (418 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 68.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 68 | 418 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Kwok | 传彬 戴 |
Customer experience
RemoveBG
Background Eraser
Bugs and requests
RemoveBG
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Background Eraser
Reported bugs
1 issue- Picture isn't perfect, looks flawed
Requested features
1 request- Add holiday background choices
In-app purchases
RemoveBG
- Premium$1.99
Background Eraser
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RemoveBG free?
Is Background Eraser free?
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Do RemoveBG or Background Eraser have ads?
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