Comparison

Facepop vs Background Remover

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

Head to head
About

Facepop

Automatically applies stickers, mosaic, or blur to faces in real-time as you capture photos. Offers extensive editing options for existing images and creative photo booth layouts. All processing happens on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Automatic face detection and sticker application
  • Mosaic or blur options
  • On-device editing of existing photos
  • Photo booth print layouts
  • Doodle tool
  • No account or uploads required
Features
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The moment you shoot, the faces on screen get stickers automatically. (No ads!) A friend who'd rather not show their face doesn't have to step out of the group shot. By the time you press the shutter, the stickers are already on. WHAT IT DOES - Stickers land on faces automatically, right in the live preview - Pick two or more stickers and each face gets its own - Tap your own face and its sticker comes off. Everyone else keeps their sticker - Mosaic or blur instead of a sticker, if you'd rather - Keep the original as you shoot: with it on, you keep both the original and the photo with stickers. With it off, you keep only the photo with stickers - Move, resize, rotate, or remove any sticker after the shot, or flip it to face the other way - Bring in a photo you've already taken and put stickers on the faces - Four cuts: turn four photos into one photo booth print, with a line of your own under the logo - Doodle over a photo or a four-cut print with one of four pens, in the color and thickness you pick NO ACCOUNT, NO UPLOADS Facepop finds faces right on your phone. You don't need an account, and we don't run a server for your photos, so it works just the same in airplane mode. The only time Facepop sends a photo anywhere is when you share it. FREE The camera, the Classic, Emoji and Chuseok packs, mosaic and blur, the doodle brush, stickers on photos from your library, and photo booth prints with four frame styles. Save and edit as much as you like. The free plan adds a small Facepop watermark. FACEPOP PRO Pay once. It's not a subscription. - Every Pro sticker pack, including the ones we add later - Keep the stickers you make in your photos - Turn off the Facepop watermark Making stickers is free. Try one before you decide.

About

Background Remover

Features
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A simple background editing app that automatically detects people and objects, making it easy to remove and customize photo backgrounds. Simply choose an image from your Photo Library, Files, or Camera, and the app will automatically make the background transparent. In addition to removing the background, you can replace it with a color or another image, or apply effects such as blur and mosaic. Whether you want to cut out a person, remove the background from a product photo, change the background to white or another color, or blur only the background, simply select an image and start editing. You can also fine-tune the automatic cutout using a brush. Erase additional unwanted areas or restore parts that were removed by mistake, giving you more control over the final result. ● MAIN FEATURES 【Automatic Background Removal】 ・Automatically detects people and objects ・Automatically makes the area outside the subject transparent ・Supports photos containing multiple people or objects ・Create images with transparent backgrounds ・Quickly switch between the original image and edited result 【Customize the Background】 ・Make the background transparent ・Set any color as the background ・Use a photo or image as a new background ・Choose a background image from your Photo Library ・Import a background image from the Files app ・Remove or replace the selected background image 【Background Effects】 ・Background blur ・Horizontal motion blur ・Vertical motion blur ・Diagonal motion blur ・Zoom blur ・Monochrome ・Noir ・Sepia ・Mosaic ・Crystal effect ・Poster effect ・Halftone ・Comic effect ・Sketch effect ・Edge effect ・Hue-shift effects ・Crosshatch and other effects 【Fine-Tune with a Brush】 ・Manually adjust the automatic background removal result ・Erase additional unwanted areas ・Restore areas that were removed by mistake ・Adjust brush size ・Undo and redo edits ・Pinch to zoom in and out ・Use two fingers to move the image while editing fine details 【Invert Subject and Background】 ・Normally makes the background transparent ・Invert the selection to make the subject transparent instead ・Create cutout-style effects using the subject area ・Switch which area becomes transparent depending on your needs 【Choose from Photos, Files, or Camera】 ・Browse images from your Photo Library ・Switch between albums to find photos ・Import images from the Files app ・Take a new photo with the Camera ・Zoom and crop photos after taking them before editing 【Save & Share】 ・Save edited images to your Photo Library ・Save PNG images while preserving transparency ・Share via AirDrop, Mail, Messages, and more ・Export to the Files app and other apps using the share menu 【Simple and Easy-to-Use Editor】 ・Compare the original image and edited result with one tap ・Choose from Transparent, Filter, Color, or Image backgrounds ・Preview filters with thumbnails before applying them 【No Login or Registration Required】 ・Start using the app immediately without creating an account ・Background removal and image editing are processed directly on your device ・Edit your photos without uploading them to an external server From transparent backgrounds, background removal, and photo cutouts to background colors, image replacement, blur, mosaic, and other effects, you can handle a wide range of background editing in one simple app. Perfect for people, product photos, profile pictures, social media images, and many other types of photos. A simple and convenient background editor for everyday image editing.

Screenshots

Facepop4 screens
Background Remover4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Background Remover at none against Facepop's 1. Background Remover also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). Facepop's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Facepop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Background Remover asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Facepop ships an update weekly, Background Remover every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Facepop versus Background Remover: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFacepopBackground Remover
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEunchan KimMITSUKO MARGOT KUBOTA ONO

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Facepop

One-time1
  • Facepop Pro$4.99
None

Background Remover

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Facepop free?
Facepop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Background Remover free?
Background Remover is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Facepop or Background Remover have ads?
Background Remover shows ads; Facepop does not.
Which is updated more often, Facepop or Background Remover?
Facepop ships an update weekly, and Background Remover every 3 days. Most recently, Facepop was updated on November 5, 2026 and Background Remover on October 31, 2026.

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