Blur Text vs 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
Blur Text
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Hide names, phone numbers, addresses and card details in screenshots and PDFs before you share them. Tap a word and it's gone. Everything is processed on your device, and nothing is ever uploaded. TAP A WORD TO HIDE IT - Text is detected automatically in every screenshot, photo and PDF - Tap any word to blur, pixelate or black it out - Drag across a line to hide several words at once - No more fiddly finger-painting over small text BLUR, PIXELATE OR BLACK OUT - Blur for a soft, clean look - Pixelate for the classic censored effect - Solid black bar for complete redaction - Highlight and underline to point things out SCREENSHOTS - Clean up chats, bank statements, receipts and emails before posting - Hide usernames, order numbers and email addresses - Blur faces in photos with one tap PDFS & SCANNED DOCUMENTS - Redact multi-page PDFs - Scan paper documents with your camera and redact them right away - Export at full quality PRIVATE BY DESIGN All processing happens on your device. Your screenshots and documents never leave your phone. GREAT FOR - Sharing chat screenshots without exposing names or numbers - Posting receipts, tickets and orders without personal details - Sending documents with account numbers and addresses removed - Bug reports and support tickets that show only what's needed - Journalists, HR and anyone handling confidential information Terms of Use (EULA): 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 Blur Text's every 3 weeks. Blur Text also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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 Blur Text sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blur Text ships an update every 3 days, Blur Text every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blur Text | 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 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanislav Cekunov | Nikolai Rodionov |
In-app purchases
Blur Text
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$4.991 Year
- Lifetime$7.99
Blur Text
- Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$3.991 Month
- Annual Premium$24.991 Year
- Lifetime$19.99








