Comparison

Censor This vs Photo 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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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

Photo Blur

Features
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Hide unwanted parts of your photos by tracing with your finger. It’s simple: pick a photo, trace the areas you want to hide, and you’re done. Apply mosaic/blur selectively to protect privacy. ● Features 【Simple workflow】 ・Pick a photo → trace to hide → save/share (3 steps) ・One-tap switch between pen and eraser ・Adjust brush size and effect strength (granularity) with sliders ・“Color Pen” lets you fill with any color 【Preview & editing】 ・Instant feedback along your strokes ・Undo/Redo so you can revise anytime 【Rich filters】 ・Pixelation: Mosaic / Hexagon / Crystallize / Pointillize ・Halftone screens: Dot / Line (Vertical & Horizontal) / Circular / CMYK Halftone ・Blur: Gaussian Blur / Motion Blur (Horizontal / Vertical / Diagonal) ・Others: Monochrome / Color Pen (solid color fill) 【High-quality export】 ・Save and share at the photo’s original resolution ・Share directly to social apps and messages 【No sign-up required】 ・No account needed ・Start right after installing 【Use cases】 ・Quickly hide only what you don’t want to show—faces, name tags, license plates, addresses, parts of screens, etc. ・Mask screenshots before reviews; anonymize photos before posting to social media.

Screenshots

Censor This4 screens
Photo Blur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photo Blur at none against Censor This's 1. Censor This's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Photo Blur asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Censor This ships an update every 4 months, Photo Blur every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Censor This versus Photo Blur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCensor ThisPhoto Blur
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChady KassoufMITSUKO MARGOT KUBOTA ONO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Censor This

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$3.99
None

Photo Blur

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Censor This free?
Censor This is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photo Blur free?
Photo Blur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Censor This or Photo Blur have ads?
Photo Blur shows ads; Censor This does not.
Which is updated more often, Censor This or Photo Blur?
Censor This ships an update every 4 months, and Photo Blur every 6 months. Most recently, Censor This was updated on September 22, 2026 and Photo Blur on October 20, 2026.

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