Comparison

Glow Draw Magic FREE vs Blur Me

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

Head to head
About

Glow Draw Magic FREE

Create stunning glowing artwork with intuitive drawing tools and add captivating animations. Save and share your vibrant creations with friends. Explore a fun and engaging way to express your artistic side.

Highlights
  • Realtime glow effect
  • Advanced mirror tool
  • Resizable glow stamps
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • Add animations
  • Save and email creations
Features
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Create beautiful glowing artwork, add cool animations, and send to your friends! Updated with beautiful retina graphics! Now Featured on the Daily App Show! http://dailyappshow.com/glow-magic Check out the video on our website, or directly here: http://bit.ly/cknl1b Glow Draw Magic is some of the most fun you can have with your iPhone or iPod Touch. Create beautiful glowing art using the best drawing tools available in any app of this kind. When you're finished, add cool animations to enhance the fun! Features: - Beautiful retina graphics! -Realtime Glow! Lines and shapes glow as soon as you finish drawing them – no waiting to see them glow. -The best drawing controls ever in a doodle app! -Advanced Mirror tool to help you achieve symmetry – just like the one in the Autodesk Sketchbook App! -Draw freehand, or choose from a selection of built in resizable Glow Stamps! -Draw in both Portrait and Landscape Mode! -Add animations for extra fun! Add snow, to your winter scenes! -Save your creations to your photo album, or email them directly to your friends! For even more fun, Upgrade to the full version and gain access to: -12 glowing colors! -24 resizable Glow Stamps! -3 additional drawing tools: circle, rectangle, and glow circle - perfect for adding glowing lights! - 3 different line weights, from thin to thick! - More animations - try the starfield effect for your spaceship, or add fireworks to your castle drawing! Try Glow Draw Magic, and we think you'll agree – it's some of the most fun you can have with an iPhone or iPod touch.

About

Blur Me

Easily create selective blur effects to enhance your photos. Soften backgrounds, add motion, or zoom blur to draw attention to your subject. Save custom presets and share high-resolution before-and-after images.

Highlights
  • Selective blur effects
  • Background softening
  • Motion, disc, and zoom blur
  • Live split preview
  • Curated presets
  • Customizable effect blending
  • Save favorite settings
Features
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Create polished selective blur in seconds with Blur Me: Image Blurring. Soften backgrounds, add motion, disc, or zoom blur, and guide attention to your subject. Designed for fast, visual editing: • Compare the original and edited image with a live split preview • Explore curated presets made for different photo styles • Blend the effect with your original for a subtle or bold finish • Save favorite effect settings in My Looks and reuse them • Share a labeled before-and-after image • Undo, redo, and resume your last edit • Save and share at high resolution • Edit across compact and expanded layouts with keyboard shortcuts • Process photos directly on your device Choose a photo, try a preset, and adjust until the result feels right. The focused editor keeps the image and its transformation visible throughout the process. Start creating for free in this ad-supported edition.

Screenshots

Glow Draw Magic FREE4 screens
Blur Me3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Glow Draw Magic FREE at 55% against Blur Me's 2%. Glow Draw Magic FREE also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glow Draw Magic FREE holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glow Draw Magic FREE has 1.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Glow Draw Magic FREE's written reviews are positive against 2% of Blur Me's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Glow Draw Magic FREE versus Blur Me: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlow Draw Magic FREEBlur Me
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (1.7K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews — better1.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS3.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer220 Software Inc.福恩 毛

Customer experience

Glow Draw Magic FREE

All ratings1,732 ratings
Positive60.9%
Neutral14.8%
Negative24.2%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral20.2%
Negative25.3%

Blur Me

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive1.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative98.4%

Bugs and requests

Glow Draw Magic FREE

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Drawings disappearing
  • Undo button not working
  • Crashes when clearing screen
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More color options
  • Ability to change brush size
  • Add backgrounds and stickers
  • Improve drawing precision

Blur Me

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Glow Draw Magic FREE

No in-app purchases

None

Blur Me

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Glow Draw Magic FREE free?
Glow Draw Magic FREE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blur Me free?
Blur Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Glow Draw Magic FREE or Blur Me?
Glow Draw Magic FREE is rated higher. Glow Draw Magic FREE averages 3.7 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Blur Me averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Glow Draw Magic FREE or Blur Me have ads?
Neither Glow Draw Magic FREE nor Blur Me shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glow Draw Magic FREE or Blur Me?
Glow Draw Magic FREE ships an update every 2 months, and Blur Me every 2 months. Most recently, Glow Draw Magic FREE was updated on November 10, 2026 and Blur Me on November 1, 2026.

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