Photo Editor vs Blur Square
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photo Editor
This app offers a comprehensive suite of tools to edit and enhance your photos. You can apply effects, add stickers, create collages, and even make cosmetic adjustments like whitening smiles and removing blemishes. It also includes drawing tools and filters for creative expression.
- Enhance photos
- Apply effects and stickers
- Create collages
- Draw and paint on photos
- Cosmetic adjustments (blemish remover, smile whitener)
- Crop, rotate, and straighten
- Adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation
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Photo Editor- is an amazing all-in-one photo editor! With Photo Editor- you can apply AI Edits, enhance your photos, apply effects, add stickers, create collages, paint & draw, remove blemishes, whiten smiles and so much more! Here are some of the amazing features: • AI Photo Editor • Remove Background • Enhance Photos in Seconds • Add Endless Stickers • Apply Amazing Effects • Add Unique Frames & Overlays • Create tons of Amazing Collages • Use Color Splash • Crop, Rotate, Flip & Straighten • Adjust Brightness, Contrast & Saturation • Draw and Paint on Photos • Add Text with Multiple Fonts • Remove Red Eye • Smile Whitening • Blemish Remover • Vignette tool • Tilt Shift & Focus Tool • Sharpen and Blur Filters • HD Camera to Take Photos • Import and Export High-Res Images • Share Photos w/ Friends (Facebook, Insta, etc.) • International Language Support • And Much More! Photo Editor- is free and works across all iOS devices! Check out some of the amazing screenshots. Please see our full Terms of Use at https://axiemsystems.com/terms.php?app=Photo+Editor-
Blur Square
Create attractive blurred frames for your photos without cropping. Select an image, apply a blur effect, and adjust it with intuitive sliders. Save and share your creations easily to social media.
- Blurred frame effect
- No cropping required
- Adjustable blur and fade
- Pinch zoom for control
- Save to gallery
- Direct sharing
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Do you have a super-cool photo that you just can't bare to crop for uploading? Don't crop it! Use Blur Square to create a really awesome blurred frame effect instead. * To use, first select a photo from your gallery, then tap the lightning icon to see the blur. * You can tweak the effect by pinch zooming and modifying the fade and blur sliders. * Once your happy, tap the download icon to save it to your photo gallery. * Once saved you can share the photo to other apps (like Instagram) with another tap. If you experience any problems when using this app, please contact me for support (hello@playir.com).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Blur Square at none against Photo Editor's shown. Blur Square also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Photo Editor's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (67% vs 39%). 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. Photo Editor sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Blur Square sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Photo Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Editor has 300K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Photo Editor's written reviews are positive against 39% of Blur Square's.
Photo Editor ships an update every 3 weeks, Blur Square every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Editor | Blur Square |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (300K ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.4% of reviews — better | 39.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 300K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Axiem Systems | Ashraf Samy |
Customer experience
Photo Editor
Blur Square
Bugs and requests
Photo Editor
Reported bugs
4 issues- Saved images appear lower quality than edited version
- Overlays and frames not saving properly
- Text editing tool issues (sizing, positioning, etc.)
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between editing modes
Requested features
5 requests- More text editing options (fonts, colors, etc.)
- Ability to create custom collages and layouts
- Non-destructive editing with undo/redo functionality
- Improved performance and stability
- Better integration with cloud storage services
Blur Square
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Photo Editor
- Pro Version7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro + AI$4.991 Month
- Grunge Effects Pack$0.99
- Wanderlust$1.99
- Doodles$1.99
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- Remove Ads$1.99
- Love Effects Pack$1.99
- Street Effects Pack$1.99
- Toy Camera Effects Pack$1.99
- Portrait$1.99
- Unlock All Collages$1.99
Blur Square
- PRO Version$0.99
Questions
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