Background Eraser Pro vs Emulsion Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Background Eraser Pro
Easily remove backgrounds from photos to create transparent images. Use these cutouts as stickers in other editing apps for collages and photomontages. Features AI-powered automatic cutout and edge detection for precise results.
- Automatic AI cutout
- Transparent background creation
- Sticker maker
- Edge detection mode
- Similar pixel auto-erase
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◇ Background Eraser helps you cut pictures and make a picture’s background transparent. ◇ Use the results as stickers in other apps, such as PhotoLayers, for photomontage, collage, and composite photos. ◇ This is the paid, ad-free version. ◇◇◇ Features ◇◇◇ ◇ Automatic AI cutout for background transparent images. ◇ “Star” mode - Detects image edges to erase more easily and accurately. ◇ “Auto” mode - Erases similar pixels automatically. Accurate background transparent cutouts are essential when you want to superimpose photos and create high-quality composite photos. This app helps you make clean cutouts quickly and easily.
Emulsion Lab
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Emulsion stacks photographs and blends them into something new. Add a photo. Add another on top. Choose how the two mix - Multiply, Screen, Overlay, Difference, Glow and ten more - then adjust, distort and stack until it becomes yours. It is built to be fast. Everything runs on the GPU, so the picture keeps up with your finger instead of catching up after it. No ads, no account, nothing to subscribe to. LAYERS - Stack as many photos as you like - Fourteen blend modes - Per-layer opacity, position, scale and rotation - Pinch to resize a layer, drag to place it, twist to rotate - Reorder, duplicate and merge ADJUSTMENTS - Levels, with a live histogram of the layer you are working on - Curves, with an editor big enough to actually use - Auto-Level, Hue/Saturation, Brightness/Contrast - Posterize, Sepia, Black and White, Invert Colors EFFECTS - Gaussian Blur, Motion Blur, Unfocus - Sharpen and Glow - Emboss, Relief, Edge Detect, Outline - Bulge, Pixelate, Kaleidoscope - Chromatic Aberration, Scanlines, Slice Glitch - Halftone and Dot Screen - Duotone, and Color to Alpha for knocking a colour out of a layer so the layers beneath show through NOTHING IS BAKED IN Adjustments and effects are stored as settings rather than burned into the pixels, so you can change your mind about any of them at any point - including one you applied twenty steps ago. History lets you step back through everything you have done, and you can see the picture while you scrub. FULL RESOLUTION WHEN IT COUNTS Editing runs against a fast preview so it stays responsive on large photos. Saving renders the whole thing again at your photo's true size. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION Your photos never leave your device, because Emulsion contains no networking code at all. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is collected, and there is no account to make.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Emulsion Lab at Free against Background Eraser Pro's $4.99. Background Eraser Pro's advantage is chart position (#64 vs unranked). 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
Emulsion Lab is free to download; Background Eraser Pro costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Background Eraser Pro | Emulsion Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #64 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | handyCloset Inc. | Scott Stout |
Bugs and requests
Background Eraser Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Saved images not transparent as expected
- App crashing or not functioning properly
- Issues with color selection and background removal
Requested features
4 requests- Add video editing capabilities
- Improve image quality and transparency
- Implement more advanced editing tools (zoom, smoothing, etc.)
- Optimize performance and reduce battery consumption
Emulsion Lab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Background Eraser Pro
No in-app purchases
Emulsion Lab
No in-app purchases
Questions
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