Comparison

Blur Text vs Screenshot Editor

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Screenshot Editor

Easily redact sensitive text and annotate screenshots for secure sharing. This app offers on-device processing for privacy and works offline, allowing you to blur, pixelate, or highlight important information.

Highlights
  • On-device text detection
  • Blur, pixelate, or cover text
  • Highlight and strike through text
  • Freehand drawing tools
  • Add shapes and styled text
  • Image cropping and background customization
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Share screenshots without sharing private information. Screenshot Editor - Blur Text helps you hide sensitive text and turn ordinary screenshots into clear, polished visuals. Smart on-device text detection makes words and lines easy to select and edit with a tap. PROTECT SENSITIVE INFORMATION • Blur, pixelate, cover, or blend detected text into its background • Hide names, messages, email addresses, phone numbers, payment details, and other private text • Highlight, underline, or strike through important text • Use a freehand brush to blur, pixelate, cover, or erase any selected area ANNOTATE AND EXPLAIN • Add arrows, lines, circles, rectangles, and ovals • Add styled text, reusable text templates, symbols, and photo overlays • Create numbered steps for tutorials and instructions • Use Spotlight to focus attention on one area • Add a magnifying loupe with adjustable zoom for important details MAKE SCREENSHOTS READY TO SHARE • Crop images and adjust the composition • Add colorful gradients, solid backgrounds, padding, rounded corners, shadows, title bars, and watermarks • Save the finished image or share it directly • Undo and redo edits as you work BUILT FOR PRIVACY Text recognition and image editing happen on your device. Your screenshots are not uploaded for processing. The app works offline, requires no account, and contains no ads. Perfect for sharing conversations, documents, receipts, forms, social posts, bug reports, product feedback, tutorials, and work instructions without exposing sensitive text. Terms of Use: https://screenshoteditor.app/terms/

Screenshots

Blur Text4 screens
Screenshot Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blur Text at every 3 days against Screenshot Editor's every 9 days. Blur Text also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Blur Text sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Screenshot Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blur Text holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blur Text ships an update every 3 days, Screenshot Editor every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blur Text versus Screenshot Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlur TextScreenshot Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanislav CekunovAdrian Kajda

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Blur Text

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$7.99
3 purchases

Screenshot Editor

Subscriptions2
  • Screenshot Editor - Blur Text3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Screenshot Editor - Blur Text3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Blur Text free?
Blur Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Screenshot Editor free?
Screenshot Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blur Text or Screenshot Editor?
Blur Text is rated higher. Blur Text averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Screenshot Editor averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Blur Text or Screenshot Editor have ads?
Neither Blur Text nor Screenshot Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blur Text or Screenshot Editor?
Blur Text ships an update every 3 days, and Screenshot Editor every 9 days. Most recently, Blur Text was updated on October 24, 2026 and Screenshot Editor on October 21, 2026.

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