Comparison

Blur Me vs Wavr Stream

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

Head to head
About

Blur Me

Easily blur or apply a bokeh effect to your photos. Select an image from your gallery or take a new one, then use simple controls to achieve the desired blur without losing image quality. Save and share your edited photos instantly.

Highlights
  • Image blurring
  • Bokeh effect
  • Select photos from gallery
  • Take photos with built-in camera
  • Lossless editing
  • Save and share photos
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.

About

Wavr Stream

Features
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Wavr is a powerful streaming media player that lets you play, organize, and share your favorite audio and video streams — all from one beautifully designed app. PLAY ANYTHING Wavr supports a wide range of streaming formats including HLS, MP4, MKV, RTSP, FLAC, and many more. With dual playback engines — Apple's native AVPlayer and VLCKit — Wavr automatically selects the best engine for each stream, or lets you choose manually. YOUR STREAM LIBRARY Build your personal streaming library with ease. Add streams by URL, organize them into custom folders with icons, mark your favorites, and search across your entire collection. Wavr remembers where you left off so you can resume playback right where you stopped. SHARE WITH ANYONE Share individual streams or entire collections with friends using QR codes or the standard iOS share sheet — send via Messages, WhatsApp, AirDrop, email, or any sharing app. Recipients with Wavr can add shared streams with a single tap. FULL PLAYBACK CONTROL Adjustable playback speed (0.5x to 2.0x) Multiple audio track selection Subtitle track support Skip forward/backward controls Sleep timer with preset durations Resume from last position EVERYWHERE YOU GO AirPlay to stream on your TV or speakers Picture-in-Picture for multitasking CarPlay integration for hands-free control while driving Apple Watch companion app for playback control from your wrist Lock screen and Control Center controls Background audio playback PRIVACY FIRST Wavr collects no data. No tracking, no analytics, no accounts. Your entire library is stored locally on your device. The camera is only used for scanning QR codes to add shared streams. SUPPORTED FORMATS Audio: MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, OGG, OPUS, M4A, AIFF, and more Video: MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, FLV, WebM, TS, and more Streaming: HLS (m3u8), RTSP, RTMP, DASH (mpd), HTTP/HTTPS Requires iOS 17.0 or later. Optimized for iPhone and iPad. Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Blur Me3 screens
Wavr Stream4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blur Me at none against Wavr Stream's 4. Wavr Stream's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wavr Stream sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Blur Me asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blur Me ships an update every 2 months, Wavr Stream monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blur Me versus Wavr Stream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlur MeWavr Stream
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews1.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer福恩 毛Ana Paula Correa Deboni

In-app purchases

None

Blur Me

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Wavr Stream

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly7 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Wavr Discovery — Lifetime$89.99

Questions

Is Blur Me free?
Blur Me is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wavr Stream free?
Wavr Stream is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Blur Me or Wavr Stream have ads?
Neither Blur Me nor Wavr Stream shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blur Me or Wavr Stream?
Blur Me ships an update every 2 months, and Wavr Stream monthly. Most recently, Blur Me was updated on October 29, 2026 and Wavr Stream on October 24, 2026.

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