Comparison

Censor This vs Phofi

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

Phofi

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Phofi it's application for adjust your camera's photo in realtime via filters: * Color adjust * Brightness * Saturation * Retouch * Vignette

Screenshots

Censor This4 screens
Phofi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phofi at none against Censor This's 1. Phofi also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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. Censor This sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Phofi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Censor This versus Phofi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCensor ThisPhofi
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChady KassoufDmytro Hrebeniuk

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Censor This

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$3.99
None

Phofi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Censor This free?
Censor This is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phofi free?
Phofi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Censor This or Phofi have ads?
Neither Censor This nor Phofi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Censor This or Phofi?
Censor This ships an update every 4 months, and Phofi every 4 months. Most recently, Censor This was updated on September 22, 2026 and Phofi on September 10, 2026.

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