Comparison

Censor This vs Blur Video & Mosaic

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

Head to head
About

Censor This

Easily obscure sensitive details in your photos before sharing. This tool lets you blur or pixelate specific areas with simple finger gestures. Preserve privacy in screenshots or group photos effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Blur or pixelate sensitive areas
  • Adjust censorship intensity
  • Zoom and pan for precision
  • Save censored images without overwriting originals
  • Remove ads and watermarks via in-app purchase
Features
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Censor This makes it easy to hide sensitive information in your photos and videos before you share them. Took a screenshot with private details, an address, an account number, a name? Censor it out. Sharing a group photo but want to protect someone's privacy? Blur their face. Posting a video? Now you can censor that, too. Just blur or pixelate anything you don't want seen. It's that simple. PHOTOS ------ Scrub over any area with your finger to blur or pixelate it, perfect for screenshots, documents, IDs, and faces. Zoom in for precision and adjust the strength to taste. VIDEO (NEW) ----------- Censoring now works on video. Draw a box over what you want to hide and let it follow the subject automatically as they move, or tap Detect Faces to blur everyone in the frame at once. Fine-tune anything by hand with keyframes. Your originals are never changed, and every censored photo and video is kept in the app so you can re-share it anytime. FEATURES -------- - Censor both photos and videos - Blur or pixelate - Adjustable censor strength and brush size - Auto-track a moving subject in video - Automatic face detection - Manual keyframes for precise control - Zoom and pan for accuracy - Non-destructive: your original is never overwritten - A private, in-app library of everything you've censored IN-APP PURCHASE --------------- A single one-time purchase, no subscription, unlocks everything: - Export your videos - Remove the watermark from exported photos - Remove all ads Hide what shouldn't be seen.

About

Blur Video & Mosaic

Easily blur and pixelate videos with advanced editing tools. Apply blurring to the entire video, specific moving areas, traced regions, or automatically detect and blur faces. Customize blur shapes and adjust video speed and audio.

Highlights
  • Blur entire video
  • Track moving mosaics
  • Traceable blur areas
  • Automatic face blur
  • Customizable blur shapes
  • Adjust video speed
  • Edit audio
Features
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Blur and mosaic videos easily with powerful editing tools. Blur the entire video, blur specific areas by moving the mosaic during playback, blur areas traced with your finger, or automatically blur faces. Choose shapes for precise blurring and pixelation. Adjust video speed, edit audio, and create smooth, soft-looking videos. Premium features include ad-free editing, automatic background blur, background removal or color replacement, and automatic car license plate blur.

Screenshots

Censor This4 screens
Blur Video & Mosaic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Blur Video & Mosaic at 4.5 against Censor This's 2.8. Blur Video & Mosaic also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (4.4K vs 5). Censor This's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Censor This sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blur Video & Mosaic sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blur Video & Mosaic holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blur Video & Mosaic has 4.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Censor This's written reviews are positive against 40% of Blur Video & Mosaic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Censor This ships an update every 4 months, Blur Video & Mosaic every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Censor This versus Blur Video & Mosaic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCensor ThisBlur Video & Mosaic
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)4.5 (4.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews40.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB179 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperChady KassoufGIGABUBBLE INC.

Customer experience

Censor This

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative76.9%

Blur Video & Mosaic

All ratings4,402 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews418 reviews
Positive40.4%
Neutral9.8%
Negative49.8%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Censor This

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$3.99
11 purchases

Blur Video & Mosaic

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time9
  • Coffee$0.99
  • Lunch$1.99
  • Color editing function$1.99
Show 6 more
  • Meal$3.99
  • Hide advertisement$3.99
  • Audio effect processing$3.99
  • Big Support$6.99
  • Development funding$14.99
  • One-time Purchase$49.99

Questions

Is Censor This free?
Censor This is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blur Video & Mosaic free?
Blur Video & Mosaic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Censor This or Blur Video & Mosaic?
Blur Video & Mosaic is rated higher. Censor This averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Blur Video & Mosaic averages 4.5 from 4.4K ratings.
Do Censor This or Blur Video & Mosaic have ads?
Blur Video & Mosaic shows ads; Censor This does not.
Which is updated more often, Censor This or Blur Video & Mosaic?
Censor This ships an update every 4 months, and Blur Video & Mosaic every 10 days. Most recently, Censor This was updated on September 22, 2026 and Blur Video & Mosaic on October 26, 2026.

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