Comparison

Remove person vs PixelThat

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

Head to head
About

Remove person

Easily remove unwanted people and objects from your photos using advanced AI. This app allows for quick, tap-based selections and preserves original photo quality, making it ideal for cleaning up vacation and group shots.

Highlights
  • Remove unwanted people and objects
  • Tap-to-remove functionality
  • Advanced AI for accurate removals
  • Preserves original photo quality
  • Selectively remove subjects
  • Clean up vacation and group photos
Features
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Remove people from photos on your iPhone. Key features: • Remove unwanted people (and objects too) • Use tapping to remove rather than drawing which is quicker and easier. • Uses the latest AI to accurately remove even the largest foreground subjects (e.g. an ex-partner) • Preserves original photo quality • Selectively remove some people while keeping others • Move people closer together to fill the gap left after removing someone — a unique way to keep group shots looking natural • Clean up vacation and group photos • Select all people to remove then choose who to exclude, making cleaning shots with lots of background people super easy. -------- Can Removex remove large objects or people in the foreground? Yes. Removex can accurately remove large subjects, including people standing close to the camera, while reconstructing the background naturally in full quality. How is Removex different from Apple Photos’ cleanup tool? Apple’s cleanup tool isn’t supported on many devices and often struggles with complex or large removals. Removex works on a wider range of phones and is designed to handle more difficult scenes with better consistency. It's also much easier to select lots of people to remove. How is it superior to AI chat models like ChatGPT for image editing? LLM-based editors regenerate the entire image, which can change faces, textures, and lighting. Removex edits only the selected area, preserving the original photo’s detail and realism. Why should I use Removex for removing people rather than a different app? Removex specialises in removing people and makes it super easy, we detect people first so you can just tap the people you want to remove without drawing (which is what most other apps make you do). We use more advanced AI than other apps for better results. Will Removex change the rest of my photo? No. Only the area you remove is modified, everything else remains exactly as captured. Can I use Removex for vacation photos? Absolutely. Removex is perfect for removing strangers, crowds, or distractions from travel photos. Can I use Removex for group photos? Yes. You can remove specific people from group shots without affecting others or distorting the scene. Can I remove someone standing right next to me, like a partner or friend? Yes. Removex is designed to handle close-contact situations and can remove someone beside you while keeping you intact and natural-looking. Can I remove multiple people or objects at once? Yes. You can remove multiple subjects in a single photo with just a few taps. Will my photo lose quality after editing? No. Removex preserves resolution and avoids the blurry or artificial look common in many AI-based editors. Is Removex free? Removex is free to download, and offers a free trial and even without the trial, the first erase is on us. Is my data private? Yes. Your photos are processed securely and are not used to train AI models. How do I get support? Email us: ben@bendoesapps.com, a real person (me Ben) will respond to you within a day. Pro: • You can subscribe to unlock Pro, which gives you unlimited watermark free erasing. • Subscriptions auto-renew at the end of current period, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Per Apple policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. App website: https://RemovexApp.com Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://bendoesapps.com/privacy

About

PixelThat

Features
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PixelThat turns a photo into crisp pixel art or ASCII art, right on your iPhone. Point it at a picture and it does the work a pixel artist would do: it finds the face and frames it the way an avatar is framed, lifts the subject off the background so the edges stay clean, and flattens the colours to a small, deliberate palette chosen from the picture itself, with faces weighted so skin tones survive. Only then does it lay down the pixels. Everything runs on your device. There is no account, no upload and no queue. The app contains no networking code at all, so it works with the network switched off. ASCII ART MODE • Switch the same photo to characters: classic, colour, blocks, Braille dots or your own words • Choose how many characters across, and add grain and glow for a film look • Copy it as text, save it as a picture, or make it move as a short looping video AVATARS THAT FIND THE FACE • Auto framing puts the head where an avatar's head belongs • Or drag the selection box yourself: move it, pinch it, tap to jump • Square, rounded or circle, with a 1 to 4 pixel frame in any colour BACKGROUNDS ON YOUR TERMS • Transparent, a flat colour, a two-colour gradient, a pixel-art blue sky with clouds, or keep the photo • On-device subject cutout with a threshold, grow and shrink, and a live preview when it needs a nudge PALETTES WORTH KEEPING • A palette built from your own picture, in CIELAB, with faces weighted • Paste your own hex colours • Floyd-Steinberg and ordered 2x2, 4x4 and 8x8 dithering FINE CONTROL WHEN YOU WANT IT • Sizes from 8 to 256 pixels, or any width from 4 to 512, with the common sizes previewed side by side • Auto levels, ink edges and outlines • Contrast, saturation, brightness and gamma • Fine zoom, pan and mirror • Hold to compare with your photo, with undo and redo RECENTS THAT REMEMBER Every picture you keep is filed with the settings that made it. Tap it later to put those settings on a different photo, which is how you make a set of avatars that match. EXPORT Save the enlarged copy to Photos, which is what most sites want for an avatar, or share both the real pixels and the enlargement. PRIVACY PixelThat collects nothing. No account, no analytics, no advertising identifier, no tracking and no network requests of any kind.

Screenshots

Remove person4 screens
PixelThat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PixelThat at none against Remove person's 17. PixelThat also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Remove person sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. PixelThat asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remove person ships an update every 2 weeks, PixelThat every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Remove person versus PixelThat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemove personPixelThat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (587 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings587 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBen Does Apps LtdMohammed Shehada

Bugs and requests

Remove person

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to select photos
  • Fuzzy/distorted results
  • Unauthorized subscription charges
  • Incomplete person removal

Requested features

7 requests
  • Redo/retry feature
  • Non-destructive editing
  • Ability to save edited photos
  • Removal of reflections
  • Removal of objects/animals
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  • Zoom in on edited image
  • Copy original photo before editing

PixelThat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Remove person

Subscriptions14
  • Pro2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro$5.997 Days
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  • Pro$14.991 Year
  • 3 monthly$17.993 Months
  • Removex Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Pro$19.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$24.991 Year
  • Pro3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • People remover annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro1 Month trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Pro3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro$39.99
  • Lifetime$59.99
None

PixelThat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remove person free?
Remove person is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PixelThat free?
PixelThat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Remove person or PixelThat have ads?
Neither Remove person nor PixelThat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remove person or PixelThat?
Remove person ships an update every 2 weeks, and PixelThat every 6 days. Most recently, Remove person was updated on October 20, 2026 and PixelThat on October 6, 2026.

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