Redacter vs Redact Tap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Redacter
This app offers a suite of tools to permanently obscure sensitive information, highlight important text, and customize documents. It allows users to redact, blur, pixelate, underline, and strike through content in both text and images for enhanced privacy and clarity.
- Permanent redaction of sensitive information
- Highlighting and underlining text
- Blurring and pixelating images/text
- Striking through unwanted text
- Editing both text and images
- Intuitive and fast interface
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Redacter hides private text in screenshots and photos. Swipe over a name, number or address and it is covered letter by letter, with no wobbly hand-drawn boxes. Text is detected right on your iPhone, so Redacter knows where every letter sits. Pick a tool, swipe, save. TOOLS • Redact: black out text with clean bars in any color • Highlight: mark the part that matters • Underline: draw attention to a line • Strike: cross out text • Blur (Pro): soften text until it can't be read • Blend (Pro): fill text with the background color so it disappears • Pixelate (Pro): cover text with a pixel pattern MADE FOR EVERYDAY SCREENSHOTS • Chats that show an address or phone number • Bank transfers, receipts and order emails • Tickets, shipping labels and notes you want to share PRECISE CONTROL • Pinch to zoom in on small text • Eraser to remove a single mark • Undo, redo and clear all • Save the edited image to Photos REDACTER PRO Redacter is free to download. The free version includes Redact, Highlight, Underline and Strike, and may show an ad when you save an image. Redacter Pro unlocks Blur, Blend and Pixelate and removes ads. Redacter Pro is available as a weekly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://square-amusement-cca.notion.site/Redacter-Privacy-Policy-10dbfae1f9c880e3a546e05cb7599c53?pvs=4 Terms of Use: https://square-amusement-cca.notion.site/Redacter-Terms-of-Use-10dbfae1f9c88021af04cfada5d71e1e?pvs=4
Redact Tap
Effortlessly redact sensitive information from screenshots. Automatically detects and blurs emails, phone numbers, and IDs with a single tap. Offers manual drawing tools for custom redactions and exports high-resolution images privately on your device.
- Automatic detection of emails, phone numbers, and IDs
- One-tap blur functionality
- Manual drawing tools for custom redactions
- High-resolution PNG export
- On-device processing for privacy
- Dark Mode support
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RedactTap makes private sharing effortless. Import a screenshot, it instantly highlights emails, phone numbers, and IDs—then you tap boxes to blur or unblur. Long-press to draw your own box anywhere. Export a crisp, high-resolution image and share it in seconds. Everything runs on your device. How it works Import from Photos Tap boxes to toggle blur (or long-press and drag to add your own) Export or share Features One-tap blur for detected info Long-press to add manual boxes High-resolution PNG export (original detail preserved) Share sheet built-in; save to Photos if you like Private by design — processing stays on device Clean, fast, and portrait-focused UI Dark Mode ready Protect what matters, without the hassle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Redact Tap at 100% against Redacter's 0%. Redact Tap also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Redacter sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Redact Tap asks for nothing beyond the download.
Redact Tap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Redacter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Redact Tap's.
| Parameter | Redacter | Redact Tap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yusuf kildan | Ahmed Gedi |
Customer experience
Redacter
Redact Tap
In-app purchases
Redacter
- Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
- Annual Subscription$5.991 Year
Redact Tap
No in-app purchases









