Comparison

Green Screen vs Background Editor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Green Screen

Easily create unique visual content by removing backgrounds from photos and videos. Utilize advanced AI and chroma key technology to replace backgrounds with custom images, videos, or textures. Enhance your creations with 3D models, stickers, and text.

Highlights
  • Live camera, photo, and video media source
  • Advanced chroma key with spill suppression
  • AI background and sky removal
  • Replace backgrounds with custom media
  • AI background blur and enhancement
  • Add 3D models, stickers, and text
  • Video and photo format conversion
Features
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Want to create unique and amazing content? This app will help you! *** Features *** - Use live camera, photos and videos as media source - Stream video - Erase green screen using advanced chroma key algorithm with spill suppression - Erase background using power of AI - Erase sky using power of AI - Replace erased background and sky with built-in video background, photo background, panorama background and texture background - Blur background using power of AI - Upscale and enhance with AI - Superimpose 3D models, particles, stickers and text - Convert video to GIF, MP4, MOV - Convert photo to PDF, PNG, JPEG - Make compositions *** Premium Subscription *** As a premium member of app, you enjoy unlimited access to all features! Subscription options: a) $4.99 USD weekly b) $9.99 USD monthly c) 7 days free trial and $79.99 yearly after trial By subscribing you get unlimited access to all the app’s functionality for the whole duration of your subscription period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off the auto-renewal anytime through your Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://green-screen.app/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://green-screen.app/terms-of-use/

About

Background Editor

Easily edit photos with powerful tools to change backgrounds, highlight colors, or blur specific areas. Enhance images with adjustments and filters for professional-looking results. Remove blemishes and change object colors to create stunning visuals.

Highlights
  • Change or remove photo backgrounds
  • Highlight specific colors
  • Blur parts of a photo
  • Remove blemishes and wrinkles
  • Adjust brightness, contrast, and saturation
  • Apply over 70 filters
Features
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Touch Retouch - The power of simple Instagram photo retouching for everyone, anywhere. This free app for powerful image editing and photo montages, using variants of tools that you can find only in professional photo editing programs. Heal, smooth, liquify, lighten and make other edits and adjustments that give you the precise look you’re after. Touch Retouch let you do 3 major editing: 1. Highlight color inside a photo. 2. Change or remove background from photo. 3. Blur part of a photo. Advanced control to edit: * Smoothness * Brightness * Contrast * Highlight * Shadow * Saturation * Vignette * Exposure * Temperature Along with 70+ filters to create the perfect photo. Download this free app & you’ll be able to : - Change your photo’s background. - Cut only a part of a photo to use it later. - Use blur effect to hide your face inside a photo. - Remove pimples and wrinkles - Highlight color of photo so that everyone is black & white, except you ! - Use the highlight color feature to make specific object like Sky or Waterfall to stand out. - Purple color you hair. - Change color of your eyes to green, blue or whatever. Sharing: After you are done with editing a photo, share the photo on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, to show your friends the wow effects you made with this app. Touch Retouch inspires you to create beautiful images anytime, anywhere. Transform your photos into works of art and let the world discover them! Information about the auto-renewable subscription: Subscription name: Unlock Premium Subscription price: 7 days free, then $6.99/week or $49.99/year Auto-renew: This is a auto-renewing subscription, read below to know more. – Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Our Terms of Service: https://editr.app/tos.html – Our Privacy Policy : https://editr.app/privacy-policy.html – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable

Screenshots

Green Screen4 screens
Background Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

Green Screen and Background Editor both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Background Editor's written reviews are positive against 33% of Green Screen's. Background Editor also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Green Screen sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Background Editor sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Green Screen against 4.2 for Background Editor. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 3.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Green Screen's written reviews are positive against 75% of Background Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Green Screen ships an update weekly, Background Editor every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Green Screen versus Background Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGreen ScreenBackground Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.1K ratings) — better4.2 (3.2K ratings)
Positive reviews33.1% of reviews74.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K3.2K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViacheslav KhakhulinEditr Apps Inc.

Customer experience

Green Screen

All ratings1,125 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive33.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative60.1%

Background Editor

All ratings3,240 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral9.2%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews849 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral11.9%
Negative13.3%

User reviews

Green Screen

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Excellent green screen capabilities
  • 🎨 Wide variety of backgrounds and effects
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • 💻 Works well on both iPhone and iPad

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Excessive ads and paywalls
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with required permissions
  • 💸 Expensive subscription model

Background Editor

From 3.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient background removal
  • 💡 Lots of customization options
  • 🎨 Good photo editing tools

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🤔 Confusing and unintuitive UI
  • 🔒 Deceptive free trial and billing practices

Bugs and requests

Green Screen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Camera not working for some users
  • Inability to remove background properly
  • Saved images/videos not showing up in camera roll

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save and export videos without premium
  • More customization options for backgrounds and effects
  • Improved performance and stability
  • Clearer instructions and tutorials

Background Editor

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Background removal not working as expected
  • Editing tools not responsive or accurate
  • App crashing on launch or during use
  • Subscription charges not stopping after cancellation

Requested features

4 requests
  • More preset background options
  • Ability to resize and reposition edited objects
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Better instructions and tutorials

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Green Screen

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium with Discount$9.991 Month
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  • Yearly Premium$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium with Discount$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium$59.99
  • Premium with Discount$59.99
11 purchases

Background Editor

Subscriptions5
  • Unlock Premium for 1 Week7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Unlock Premium Tools - monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlock Premium - special offer$19.991 Year
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  • Unlock Premium Tools - yearly$29.991 Year
  • Unlock Premium Tools - yearly1 Month trial$34.991 Year
One-time6
  • Stop Ads$1.99
  • Unlock Blur Effects$1.99
  • Unlock B&W filters$1.99
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  • Recolor Photo$2.99
  • Unlock Advanced Controls$4.99
  • Unlock all filters & features$49.99

Questions

Is Green Screen free?
Green Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Background Editor free?
Background Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Green Screen or Background Editor?
Green Screen is rated higher. Green Screen averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Background Editor averages 4.2 from 3.2K ratings.
Do Green Screen or Background Editor have ads?
Neither Green Screen nor Background Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Green Screen or Background Editor?
Green Screen ships an update weekly, and Background Editor every 9 days. Most recently, Green Screen was updated on September 21, 2026 and Background Editor on September 22, 2026.

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