Comparison

Redacter vs Redact Tap

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Redacter4 screens
Redact Tap4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Redacter versus Redact Tap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRedacterRedact Tap
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeryusuf kildanAhmed Gedi

Customer experience

Redacter

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Redact Tap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Redacter

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription$5.991 Year
None

Redact Tap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Redacter free?
Redacter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Redact Tap free?
Redact Tap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Redacter or Redact Tap?
Redact Tap is rated higher. Redacter averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Redact Tap averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Redacter or Redact Tap have ads?
Neither Redacter nor Redact Tap shows ads.

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