Comparison

QuickRedact vs BabelChat

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

Head to head
About

QuickRedact

Automatically detect and obscure faces in your photos with various effects like blur or emojis. Process multiple images offline with advanced customization and privacy-focused features. Enjoy a one-time purchase for permanent access.

Highlights
  • Automatic face detection
  • Multiple photo processing
  • Emoji, blur, and shape effects
  • Offline on-device processing
  • Metadata removal
  • Share and Photo Editing Extensions
  • Apple Intelligence/Shortcuts support
Features
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Hide any number of faces in your photos automatically. Here are some of the reasons making QuickRedact unique: - State-of-the-art, robust face detection. Automatically detects any face in your photos. Yes, even hundreds. - Multiple photo support. You can import as many photos as you like and have them processed all at once. - Advanced customization options. Add Emojis, Blur, Pixellation or Shape effects to faces. You can even mix and edit them for each face separately. - Lightning fast on-device image processing. Get realtime previews of the final results, thanks to your device's GPU, Neural Engine & Metal. What you see is truly what you get. - Completely offline. No network connection required. Your device is perfectly capable for this job, so NOTHING is ever transmitted to internet. - Privacy first. As a privacy-focused app, automatically makes sure that ALL metadata is removed from the edited photos, including location, camera information, filenames etc. - No tracking / analytics services. Nothing... just an app that is focused on a single task. - Crystal clear pricing. No subscriptions, in-app purchases or any hidden fees. Just one time purchase for all your devices, forever. - Share Extension. You can easily import any photos to QuickRedact from any app. - Photo Editing Extension. You can redact your images inside Photos app by using the editing extension - fully featured. - Apple Intelligence / Shortcuts support. Create custom workflows by using the shortcut. Ready for Apple Intelligence. QuickRedact is a work of a single developer. If you need help, want to provide feedback or ask for a new feature then please contact me at info@quickredactapp.com. All messages will be responded. * All media used in screenshots are under CC0 license. All screenshots have been captured in-app, no external editing applied.

About

BabelChat

Features
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BabelChat enables global users to chat in their native language with people worldwide, breaking down language barriers, seamless global communication!

Screenshots

QuickRedact4 screens
BabelChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BabelChat at Free against QuickRedact's $1.99. BabelChat also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BabelChat is free to download; QuickRedact costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickRedact ships an update every 12 months, BabelChat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
QuickRedact versus BabelChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickRedactBabelChat
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVasileios Akoinogloujianfeng xuan

In-app purchases

None

QuickRedact

No in-app purchases

None

BabelChat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuickRedact free?
QuickRedact costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BabelChat free?
BabelChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuickRedact or BabelChat have ads?
Neither QuickRedact nor BabelChat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickRedact or BabelChat?
QuickRedact ships an update every 12 months, and BabelChat fortnightly. Most recently, QuickRedact was updated on October 6, 2026 and BabelChat on September 29, 2026.

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