Comparison

Censor vs Face Blur AI

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

Head to head
About

Censor

Easily obscure sensitive details in your photos. This app offers tools to blur, pixelate, or black out faces, license plates, and other unwanted elements with AI-powered detection and custom editing options. Export your edited images in high resolution without quality loss.

Highlights
  • AI-powered face detection and blur
  • Pixelate, mosaic, or black out details
  • Customizable blur and pixelation effects
  • Hide faces and censor images
  • High-resolution export without quality loss
  • Censor bars and aesthetic blur options
Features
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Quickly and easily safeguard your photos with Censor. Our app empowers you to instantly blur, pixelate, or black out sensitive information. Whether it’s a license plate, a face, or any unwanted detail, Censor has you covered. With our advanced face blur technology, you can effortlessly blur face details in any photo. Censor makes face blur photo editing fast and easy. KEY FEATURES: - Powerful Face Blur Tools Easily apply a face blur effect or pixelate photo online using AI-powered detection. Automatically detect and blur faces in a photo, or tap manually to censor part of image, like license plates, screens, or private info. Choose from smooth blur effect on face, motion blur, mosaic, or pixel blur face - all with precise control. - Hide Faces & Censor Images Need to hide a face in a picture or keep someone anonymous? Censor makes it easy to censor image, blur your face, or even censor photos in seconds. Great for creators who need to cover faces in photos or censor pics with zero quality loss. - Aesthetic Blur Options Looking for a more stylish touch? Create a blur face aesthetic with effects like pixelize, blurry face photo effect, or add censor bar to picture. Whether you want a blurred face effect or a simple black bar, the app gives you full creative control. - Custom Pixelation & Detail Editing Need to pixelate my face or blur a face in a picture? Use Censor’s smart tools to select any area - face, text, screen, or object - and apply photo pixelator, image face blur, or censor face. Whether it’s a quick fix or advanced edit, you’re covered. - For Creators & Everyday Users Whether you're a journalist, vlogger, or someone who wants to blur face on photo before sharing, Censor is your all-in-one solution. Use it as an app to hide faces in photos, apply blur face free, or experiment with photography blur face for artistic edits. - High-Quality Export Once you're done editing, export your face blur image or photo face blur in high resolution. No compression, no quality loss - perfect for both personal and professional use. Subscription Details Upgrade to a premium account and unlock all the premium features. You can get unlimited access to all the advanced features (such as face blur, mosaic, and black bars) by subscribing to a weekly or annual plan in the app. There is also a free 3-day trial to see what Censor has to offer. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at the time of purchase confirmation. Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The renewal fee will be charged to your account within 24 hours of the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings in the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/prodex.net.ua/censor/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/prodex.net.ua/censor/terms-of-use Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Do you have any ideas on how to improve Censor? Please fill out the form - https://forms.clickup.com/24527565/f/qcgpd-26792/V8QLDS14K0D0V0U4X4. Your privacy is our priority. With Censor, you stay in control of what you share. Download Censor today – the best face blur and photo pixelator tool for iOS. Whether you need to blur your face, censor pics, or create a blurry face pic for artistic effect - we’ve got you covered.

About

Face Blur AI

Easily obscure faces in photos and videos with advanced AI detection and manual tools. Offers various blurring and pixelation styles, with a strong focus on privacy and offline processing. Includes options for creative edits and full-body anonymization.

Highlights
  • Automatic face detection
  • Manual brush tool
  • Multiple censor styles (blur, pixelate, bar)
  • Video blur with auto-tracking
  • Batch processing
  • Metadata stripping
  • Live camera blurring
Features
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Blur faces in photos with one tap. Auto face detection, manual brush, and three censor styles. Fully offline, no upload, no account, no ads. Face Blur AI is the fastest way to hide faces in your photos before you share them. Open a photo, tap a face, and it is blurred. No servers, no sign-up, no waiting. CORE FEATURES - Auto face detection. On-device AI finds every face instantly. Works offline. - Manual brush. Paint over anything you want to hide. License plates, screens, signs, text in documents, or a face the AI missed. - Three censor styles: smooth Gaussian blur, classic pixelate mosaic, and solid black bar. - Intensity slider for how strong the blur or mosaic looks. - High resolution export back to Photos. No compression. - EXIF and GPS metadata stripping. Remove location data before sharing, or keep it if you prefer. Your call. - Live Camera mode. Faces are blurred in the camera preview before you take the shot. - Share Extension on iOS. Use Face Blur AI from Photos, Files, or Safari without opening the app first. - On Mac, drag and drop a photo into the window, or use Services and Quick Action right from Finder. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. Your photos never leave your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. There is no server, no cloud upload, no account. The AI face detection happens locally. A privacy app that actually protects your privacy. PRO FEATURES - Batch processing. Blur faces in dozens of photos at once. - Video blur. Auto track faces across frames with manual keyframe fallback for tricky moments. Up to 5 minutes per clip. - 4K export for photo and video. - Selective face blur. After auto detection, tap to choose which faces to blur and which to leave visible. Great for group photos when only some people need privacy. - Face-Shape Blur. Instead of a plain rectangle, the blur follows the natural contour of each face. Cleaner edges, more professional look, no awkward squares over heads. - Whole Person Blur. Hide an entire person, not just the face. AI segments the full body silhouette so clothing, hair, and outline are blurred as one. Useful for true anonymization in street photos and surveillance footage. - Emoji and sticker overlays. Cover a face with an emoji instead of a blur. Nice for social posts and kid birthday photos. - Aesthetic blur effects: bokeh, motion blur, and tilt-shift. For creative photo edits, not just censorship. - Extended censor styles: gradient blur, hexagon mosaic, scribble, and paint smudge. - Custom shapes. Blur in the shape of a star, a heart, or any path you draw. - Live Photo support. Keep the Live Photo motion intact instead of flattening to a still. - Project history. Save edits as a project and come back to them later. WHO USES IT Parents share kid photos without exposing their children's faces. Journalists and vloggers anonymize bystanders in travel videos and news clips. Teachers post classroom moments while protecting student privacy. Marketplace sellers redact license plates and screens. Photographers hide strangers in street shots. People comply with GDPR before sharing event photos to social media. WHY THIS APP Most photo editors hide face blur three menus deep. Face Blur AI does one thing and does it well. The auto detection catches every face in group photos. The brush handles small details. The contour follows the actual face shape, not a square. Full person blur hides whole silhouettes when a face alone is not enough. Export stays at full resolution. Nothing ever leaves your device. Subscription Terms: Payment charged to iTunes Account. Auto-renews unless disabled 24 hours before period ends. Manage in Account Settings. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy - All processing happens locally on your device. No data is sent to servers. Your photos stay completely private.

Screenshots

Censor4 screens
Face Blur AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Face Blur AI at none against Censor's shown. Face Blur AI also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (3 vs 1). Censor's advantage is ratings volume (64 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Censor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Face Blur AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Face Blur AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Censor has 64 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Censor ships an update monthly, Face Blur AI every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Censor versus Face Blur AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCensorFace Blur AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (64 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings64 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRODEKSIgor Bidenko

Customer experience

Censor

All ratings64 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

Face Blur AI

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Censor

Subscriptions2
  • Censor Weekly Premium Pack3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Censor Anual Premium Pack$12.991 Year
3 purchases

Face Blur AI

Subscriptions2
  • Face Blur AI$4.991 Month
  • Face Blur AI$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Face Blur AI$29.99

Questions

Is Censor free?
Censor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Face Blur AI free?
Face Blur AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Censor or Face Blur AI?
Face Blur AI is rated higher. Censor averages 4.7 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Face Blur AI averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Censor or Face Blur AI have ads?
Censor shows ads; Face Blur AI does not.
Which is updated more often, Censor or Face Blur AI?
Censor ships an update monthly, and Face Blur AI every 3 weeks. Most recently, Censor was updated on October 8, 2026 and Face Blur AI on October 22, 2026.

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