Censor This vs Blur Photo Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Blur Photo Editor
Easily apply various blur effects to your photos with just a few taps. Enhance your images with options like Gaussian blur, pixelation, and artistic glitter effects. Includes tools for precise editing and sharing your creations.
- Gaussian Blur
- Pixelate
- Hexagon Pixelate
- Glitter Effect
- Color Brush
- Eraser
- Undo & Redo
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You can quickly blur a photo with a few taps. Features - Gaussian Blur - Pixelate - Hexagon Pixelate - Glitter Effect - Color Brush - Eraser - Undo & Redo - Save & Share
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blur Photo Editor at 83% against Censor This's 23%. Blur Photo Editor also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (1.7K 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
Both are free to download. Censor This sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blur Photo Editor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blur Photo Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blur Photo Editor has 1.7K 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 83% of Blur Photo Editor's.
Censor This ships an update every 4 months, Blur Photo Editor monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Censor This | Blur Photo Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chady Kassouf | Ryoichi Fukugawa |
Customer experience
Censor This
Blur Photo Editor
Bugs and requests
Censor This
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Blur Photo Editor
Reported bugs
2 issues- Photo selection not working for some users
- Syncing issues causing photo deletions
Requested features
3 requests- Larger mosaic/blur size options
- Support for video editing
- Ability to batch process multiple photos
In-app purchases
Censor This
- Unlock Full Version$3.99
Blur Photo Editor
- Leave a Tip$0.99
- Remove Ads (One-Time Purchase)$9.99
Questions
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