Comparison

Mosaic vs Text Behind Image

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

Head to head
About

Mosaic

Easily create professional-quality photos with stunning background blur effects. This app uses AI to automatically detect and blur backgrounds, offering various blur styles like motion, zoom, and soft focus. Achieve artistic looks or clean product shots with high-resolution, watermark-free exports.

Highlights
  • AI background blur
  • Automatic background detection
  • Realistic depth and focus
  • Customizable blur styles (motion, zoom, linear, soft)
  • High-resolution export
  • No watermarks
Features
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Blur backgrounds, hide faces, and make every photo pop — in one tap. Blurr uses AI to find the person in your photo, so you can blur the background for a pro portrait look or hide faces, text and private details before you share. SEE IT ON YOUR PHOTO FIRST Pick a photo and every style is instantly previewed on your own picture. Tap the one you like and fine-tune it. BLUR BACKGROUNDS LIKE A PRO • AI subject detection — no manual masking • Portrait bokeh, soft focus, motion, and zoom blur • Cinematic, Dreamy, Noir, Tilt-Shift, Spotlight and more looks • Adjust strength and style with simple sliders HIDE WHAT SHOULDN'T BE SEEN • Blur or pixelate faces automatically • Blur or pixelate text: license plates, addresses, names, screens • Brush to blur exactly the areas you choose, with undo REMOVE BACKGROUNDS Cut out the subject and save a transparent PNG, ready for stickers, product shots, and designs. Or swap the background for a clean studio white or a bold gradient. CREATIVE EFFECTS Neon Glow, Duotone, Halftone, Pixelate, Crystallize, Twirl, Vortex, Glass, Water, Hologram and dozens more. MADE FOR SHARING • Crop to Instagram, Stories, TikTok and other popular sizes • Save to Photos or share anywhere • Import from your library or Files Perfect for portraits, selfies, product photos, travel shots, and privacy-safe sharing. PREMIUM Go Premium to unlock all Pro templates, full-resolution exports, and an ad-free experience. Free users can save in standard quality. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. • If you start a free trial, any unused portion is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. • Manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal anytime in your Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://mobile-apps.dev/blur-photo-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://mobile-apps.dev/blur-photo-terms-of-use/

About

Text Behind Image

Easily add customizable text overlays to your photos. This app intelligently recognizes foreground subjects, allowing for professional text editing with various fonts, colors, and effects. Save your work as drafts and share your creations directly to social media.

Highlights
  • Smart foreground recognition
  • Customizable text editing
  • Font styles and sizes
  • Color and opacity control
  • Shadow effects
  • Easy crop tool
  • Save drafts
Features
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Transform your photos with Tebi, the intuitive image editor that lets you add stunning text overlays to your pictures. Key Features: • Smart Foreground Recognition: Automatically detects foreground subjects from your photos • Professional Text Editing: Add customizable text with complete control over: - Font styles and sizes - Color and opacity - Text alignment and spacing - Shadow effects - Background colors • Easy Crop Tool: Perfect your composition with our user-friendly cropping feature • Local Storage: All processing happens on your device, ensuring your privacy • Share Anywhere: Export your creations directly to social media or save to your photo library • Drafts: Bring your creativity back anytime. Save your edits as drafts and pick up right where you left off in the new Drafts tab. Whether you're creating social media content, making memes, or designing custom images, Tebi provides the tools you need with a clean, intuitive interface. Tebi is free to try. Love what you see? Unlock Tebi for just $9.99, or equivalent for your region. No subscriptions, no ads - just a straightforward editing experience that puts creativity at your fingertips.

Screenshots

Mosaic4 screens
Text Behind Image4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mosaic and Text Behind Image both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Text Behind Image's written reviews are positive against 57% of Mosaic's. Mosaic's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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. Mosaic sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Text Behind Image sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.6 for Mosaic against 4.6 for Text Behind Image. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 128 and 188 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Mosaic's written reviews are positive against 80% of Text Behind Image's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mosaic ships an update every 9 days, Text Behind Image fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mosaic versus Text Behind Image: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMosaicText Behind Image
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (128 ratings) — better4.6 (188 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews80.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings128188 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperViacheslav KhakhulinFrancesco Romeo

Customer experience

Mosaic

All ratings127 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Text Behind Image

All ratings176 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.8%

Bugs and requests

Mosaic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Text Behind Image

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Lifetime free deal not working as advertised

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add gradient color option for font
  • Improve export quality of edited images

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Mosaic

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • Quarterly3 Days trial$5.993 Months
  • Yearly3 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$17.99
3 purchases

Text Behind Image

One-time3
  • Lifetime Access$3.99
  • Lifetime Access$5.99
  • Lifetime Access$9.99

Questions

Is Mosaic free?
Mosaic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Behind Image free?
Text Behind Image is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mosaic or Text Behind Image?
Mosaic is rated higher. Mosaic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 128 ratings, while Text Behind Image averages 4.6 from 188 ratings.
Do Mosaic or Text Behind Image have ads?
Neither Mosaic nor Text Behind Image shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mosaic or Text Behind Image?
Mosaic ships an update every 9 days, and Text Behind Image fortnightly. Most recently, Mosaic was updated on November 3, 2026 and Text Behind Image on October 30, 2026.

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