Blur Text vs Auto Blur Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blur Text
Easily obscure sensitive information in photos, screenshots, and PDFs. Offers a variety of markup tools like blur, redaction, and highlighting for efficient privacy protection. Supports offline use and HD quality exports.
- Multiple markup tools (blur, redaction, mosaic)
- Supports images, photos, screenshots, PDFs
- Edit directly from photo library or Files app
- Scan documents within the app
- Customizable markup colors
- HD quality export and sharing
- Offline support
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FEATURES: - Multiple markup tools: Choose from a variety of editing options, including blur, redaction, mosaic, highlight, underline, strikethrough, blend, and pixelation. - Perfect for images, photos, screenshots, PDFs, and documents. - Open and edit documents directly from your photo library or Files app, or easily add new ones by scanning them in the app. - Obscure, censor, hide, or mask sensitive information in your files. - Automatically detects background colors for seamless text erasing. - Easily customize markup colors to match your style. - Export and share images in HD quality. - User-friendly and intuitive, making text editing simple and efficient. - Fast and effective tools for all your text markup needs. - Zoom in for precise annotation and editing. Blur text, redact and censor images, screenshots, and PDFs. Hide sensitive information, censor private data, and protect your privacy in seconds. 100% private, with no accounts, no tracking, and offline support. CONTACT: contact@blurtext.com Links for more info: - Terms of Use: https://www.blurtext.com/#terms-of-use - Privacy policy: https://www.blurtext.com/#privacy-policy - Link for more info: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT202039
Auto Blur Text
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Redactly is an AI privacy-first screenshot editor designed to help you blur text, redact sensitive information, and crop screenshots before sharing. Redact bank statements, IDs, and private text from screenshots. Redactly uses AI to automatically detect and remove sensitive information like bank numbers, emails, phone numbers, addresses, and personal data. Blur or redact confidential text from screenshots, invoices, and documents with precise manual tools. Key features: - Redact text from screenshots - AI auto-redact sensitive information - Blur and hide private screenshot text - Crop and edit screenshots easily - Safe screenshot editor built for privacy Protect your data. Redact screenshots before you share. Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/mhamzasani/Redactly-Privacy-Policy-2d87fb43954180468b4ae7fbb8a61d84?source=copy_link Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Blur Text at every 3 days against Auto Blur Text's every 2 weeks. Blur Text also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Blur Text sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Auto Blur Text sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blur Text ships an update every 3 days, Auto Blur Text every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blur Text | Auto Blur Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Stanislav Cekunov | Muhammad Hamza Sani |
In-app purchases
Blur Text
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$4.991 Year
- Lifetime$7.99
Auto Blur Text
- Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
- Annual Premium Subscription$9.991 Year
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