Comparison

Censor This vs Blur

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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Blur or pixelate anything you don't want seen, in photos and video. Screenshots with an address or account number. A group photo where someone didn't want to be posted. A video with a face, a license plate, or a street sign. Censor This hides it in seconds, before you share. PHOTOS Swipe over any area with your finger to blur or pixelate it. Zoom in for precision, adjust the brush size and strength, and undo anything. Works on screenshots, documents, IDs, chats, and faces. VIDEO Draw a box over what you want hidden and Censor This follows it automatically as it moves. Tap Detect Faces to blur everyone in the frame at once. Need more control? Add keyframes and fine-tune by hand. YOUR ORIGINALS STAY UNTOUCHED Edits are never written over the original. Every censored photo and video is kept in a private library inside the app, so you can re-share it any time without redoing the work. WHY CENSOR THIS • Photos and videos in one app • Blur or pixelate • Auto-track a moving subject • Automatic face detection • Keyframes for frame-accurate control • Adjustable brush size and strength • Zoom and pan for precision • Non-destructive, originals never overwritten • Private in-app library of everything you've censored ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Photo censoring is free. A single one-time purchase unlocks everything: • Video export • Watermark-free photos • No ads Hide what shouldn't be seen.

About

Blur

Enhance video privacy by blurring faces, logos, or objects with auto-tracking and customizable effects. Define multiple blur areas with precise control over shape, offset, and duration for social media content.

Highlights
  • Auto-tracking blur
  • Multiple blur areas
  • Customizable blur intensity
  • Ellipse and rectangle shapes
  • Define blur duration
  • Offset control for precise blurring
Features
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Improve privacy by blurring faces, logos or objects in the background of your video. Includes auto tracking to get your blurring done super fast. Apply blur effects on videos for YouTube video, Tiktok + other social media platforms. This blur video editor is the only answer for all your video editing needs regarding pixelating faces or any other unwanted objects and areas of a video. Unlike other apps you can define more than 1 area to blur/pixelate using ellipse or rectangle shapes with offset so you can easily blur with touch using your finger. Define the duration of each blur area and adjust the intensity. PRO You can subscribe to PRO for unlimited access to pro features, including: Unlocking all object tracking and feathering and No Ads - You'll be able to use all features for the duration of your subscription - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off for at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription Terms of use: http://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/blurvideo/terms.html Privacy policy: http://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/blurvideo/privacy.html Have you found a bug, got a suggestion, or want a new feature? Send us an email at support@honkhonkpunch.com

Screenshots

Censor This3 screens
Blur3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blur at 93% against Censor This's 23%. Blur also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (14K vs 5). Censor This's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 sells 2 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 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blur has 14K 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 93% of Blur's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Censor This ships an update every 4 months, Blur every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Censor This versus Blur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCensor ThisBlur
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)4.8 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews93.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings514K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChady KassoufAlan Cushway

Customer experience

Censor This

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

Blur

All ratings13,958 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,665 reviews
Positive93.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.9%

Bugs and requests

Censor This

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Blur

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Randomly deletes keyframes
  • Saving issues when device storage is low
  • Tracking feature sometimes returns errors

Requested features

4 requests
  • Automatic face/object tracking
  • More blur customization options (e.g., color, feathering)
  • Ability to save multiple projects
  • Zoom in/out functionality for precise editing

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Censor This

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$5.99
2 purchases

Blur

Subscriptions2
  • Blur Video Pro$3.991 Month
  • Blur Video Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Censor This free?
Censor This is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blur free?
Blur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Censor This or Blur?
Blur is rated higher. Censor This averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Blur averages 4.8 from 14K ratings.
Do Censor This or Blur have ads?
Blur shows ads; Censor This does not.
Which is updated more often, Censor This or Blur?
Censor This ships an update every 4 months, and Blur every 2 months. Most recently, Censor This was updated on November 10, 2026 and Blur on November 12, 2026.

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