Comparison

Background Remover vs ImgRef

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

Head to head
About

Background Remover

Effortlessly remove backgrounds from images with advanced AI technology. Generate custom backgrounds, enhance details, and apply creative effects. Perfect for product photos, social media, and graphic design.

Highlights
  • Instant AI background removal
  • AI background generator
  • High precision cutouts
  • Multiple background options
  • Creative tools (blur, borders)
  • 100+ templates
Features
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Erasee: AI Background Remover & Photo Editor Remove backgrounds with one tap, or describe your edits in AI Chat. Create clean cutouts, generate new backgrounds, and get photos ready for your online store or social feed—all on your iPhone. [Key Features] • Edit with AI Chat Give your photos a whole new look just by chatting. Change outfits, add objects, try a different style, and more—simply describe what you have in mind. • One-Tap Background Removal Automatically remove photo backgrounds and create clean cutouts, even around fine details like hair. Save your image with a transparent background or give it a new one. • AI Background Generator Describe the scene you have in mind and create a custom background for your photo. Try a studio setting for products or something creative for your next post. • Remove Unwanted Objects Remove unwanted people and objects from your photos to keep the focus on what matters. • 500+ Background Templates Choose from over 500 templates, use a photo from your album, or add a solid color or gradient. From simple white backgrounds to colorful designs, find a look that fits. • Blur Backgrounds & Add Borders Soften a busy background to highlight your subject, or add a border to make your cutout stand out. • Resize Photos Adjust your images to fit different formats for social posts, stories, and product listings. [Made for Your Everyday Photos] • Product Photos: Create white backgrounds or styled scenes for your online store. • Social Media: Prepare photos for Instagram, Facebook, and more. • Portraits & Profile Pictures: Replace distracting backgrounds or add a soft blur. • Stickers & Memes: Turn photo cutouts into something fun and personal. Download Erasee and try a new look for your photos. [Feedback] We're a small team, and your feedback helps us improve Erasee. Have a question or run into an issue? Email us at [feedback@nero.com](mailto:feedback@nero.com). Website: https://pcai.nero.com/erasee [Subscription Plans] • Weekly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions are available. • Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. [Terms of Use] https://ai.nero.com/terms?vlang=en [Privacy Policy] https://www.nero.com/eng/corp-legal/privacy.php?vlang=gb

About

ImgRef

This app is an all-in-one creative tool for mood boards, reference images, and collaging. It offers smart asset management, precise color picking, and free-form layout capabilities across multiple devices. Designed for various creative professionals, it streamlines workflows with advanced editing and import/export features.

Highlights
  • Unlimited canvas with smart caching
  • Multi-select batch processing
  • Professional workflow with keyboard shortcuts
  • Image editing and adjustments
  • Dynamic color picker
  • Cross-platform support (iOS/macOS)
  • Video frame extraction
  • GIF decomposition
Features
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「App Store Editor's Choice」 「98% 5-Star Ratings」 「Cross-Platform for iPhone/iPad/MacOS」 Redefine your creative workflow - an all-in-one tool combining mood boards, reference images, smart asset management, precise color picking, and free-form collaging across devices. Designed for UI/brand/illustration/photography/architecture/video storyboard and other creative scenarios, this is your professional reference image and inspiration board on iPhone / iPad / macOS. Core Features: 1. Unlimited Canvas: Smart caching and image management for large long-term libraries and smooth browsing. 2. Multi-Select Batch Processing: Select multiple images for adaptive scaling, smart layout, uniform size, copy, and alignment. 3. Professional Workflow: Full keyboard shortcuts (Mac / iPad keyboard) for faster frequent actions. 4. Image Editing: Rotate, crop, desaturate, flip, adjust opacity, layers, scale, and more. 5. Dynamic Eyedropper: Pick any canvas color in real time and get common color codes. 6. Video Processing: MP4 playback and 4K still extraction for faster storyboards, covers, and video references. 7. Stylized Text: Built-in fonts and styles make notes, titles, and labels clearer on the canvas. 8. Magnetic Guides: Alignment hints and smart snapping for precise layouts. 9. GIF Decomposition: Break animations into frames for clearer detail references. 10. Import & Backup: Clipboard, photos, folders, drag & drop, export, full backup. 11. Web Drag & Drop: Drag images from Pinterest / ArtStation / Midjourney / Pixiv / Instagram and more. 12. Multiple Modes: View, lock, and edit modes keep browsing and editing separate. 13. Brush Tools: Annotate and highlight key areas for more intuitive communication. 14. File Management: Grid/list views with multiple sorting options. 15. Canvas Zoom: Smooth zoom and pan for comfortable detail viewing. Enhanced Features: 1. Image/GIF/Video Notes: Add notes to capture ideas and key points. 2. Preview Mode: Switch to a clean preview for focused viewing and presentations. 3. Advanced Crop: Fit different aspect ratios and compositions faster for cleaner output. 4. Image Blur: Blur images for privacy protection and richer visual layering. 5. High-Resolution Scene Export (PNG): Export full scenes as HD PNG for sharing and delivery. 6. File Favorites: Save frequent files for quick access to key references. 7. Category Tags: Tag files by use, project, or status for faster filtering. 8. Dotted Background: Toggle a dotted background for clearer edge contrast. 9. Canvas Grayscale: Focus on tone and composition with grayscale view. 10. Image Color Analysis: Extract dominant colors to understand palette relationships. 11. Layer Panel: Preview names, reorder, and quick select for efficient layer management. 12. Scheduled Playback: Timed switching, playback controls, and countdown. 13. Layer Search: Filter by type and keyword to quickly locate target content among many layers. 14. Brush Presets: Switch stroke width, color, and opacity for annotation, highlighting, and sketching. 15. Canvas RGB Single-Channel Preview: View R/G/B channels separately to analyze color distribution, tone, and detail. 16. Link Cards: Turn webpages into cover cards pinned on the canvas; one tap to open 17. Image OCR: One tap reads the text in an image and creates text beside it, so titles, copy, and labels can be lifted without retyping. 18. Classify/Find by Color: Basic, nearby, and fine families. Group canvas images by color family, or find from an image’s color family, for clearer palette comparison. You can subscribe to ImgRef Pro. Charged to your iTunes account on confirmation. Auto-renews unless canceled 24+ hours before period end. Manage in iTunes Store. Privacy Policy: https://xunhuaref.cn/index.php/privacypolicy/ Terms of Use: https://xunhuaref.cn/index.php/privacypolicy/eula-en/ Download now and experience the smoothest creative tool in the Apple ecosystem! Thank you for reading. Contact us: Email: imgref@163.com

Screenshots

Background Remover4 screens
ImgRef4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: ImgRef at free against Background Remover's subscription. ImgRef also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Background Remover sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and ImgRef sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 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 — 4.7 for Background Remover against 4.7 for ImgRef. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 165 and 126 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Background Remover's written reviews are positive against 77% of ImgRef's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Background Remover ships an update every 3 weeks, ImgRef every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Background Remover versus ImgRef: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackground RemoverImgRef
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (165 ratings) — better4.7 (126 ratings)
Positive reviews81.2% of reviews — better77.3% of reviews
Number of ratings165 — better126
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size159 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNero AG文荣 李

Customer experience

Background Remover

All ratings165 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive81.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative11.6%

ImgRef

All ratings126 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.8%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

Background Remover

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ImgRef

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Trouble importing images from other apps

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add cropping functionality
  • Implement doodle/text feature for notes
  • Add GIF frame reading function

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Background Remover

Subscriptions7
  • 7-Day(Weekly) Full Access7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Weekly Pro3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Weekly Pro7 Days trial$9.997 Days
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  • 7-Day(Weekly) Full Access7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • 1-Month(Montly) Full Access$12.991 Month
  • 6-Month(Montly) Full Access$19.996 Months
  • 1-Year(Yearly) Full Access$24.991 Year
One-time5
  • Pay As You Go Credits 50$4.99
  • Pay As You Go Credits 100$8.99
  • Pay As You Go Credits 50$39.99
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  • Erasee Lifetime Pro$49.99
  • Pay As You Go Credits Pack 1000$69.99
2 purchases

ImgRef

Subscriptions2
  • pro_monthly$0.991 Month
  • ImgRef Annual Subscription$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Background Remover free?
Background Remover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ImgRef free?
ImgRef is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Background Remover or ImgRef?
Background Remover is rated higher. Background Remover averages 4.7 out of 5 from 165 ratings, while ImgRef averages 4.7 from 126 ratings.
Do Background Remover or ImgRef have ads?
Neither Background Remover nor ImgRef shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Background Remover or ImgRef?
Background Remover ships an update every 3 weeks, and ImgRef every 2 days. Most recently, Background Remover was updated on October 27, 2026 and ImgRef on October 25, 2026.

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