PlateShield vs Auto Blur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
PlateShield
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PlateShield helps you cover license plates cleanly, privately, and at full resolution. Our advanced model detects license plates directly on your device, then applies perspective-aware coverage that follows the plate instead of covering more than necessary. Your images stay sharp, your edits stay minimal, and your photos never need to leave your device. Features: Full-resolution photo saving On-device license plate detection Perspective-aware plate shielding Multiple Shield Styles Custom logo upload Custom text shields Whether you are sharing on social media, marketplace listings, fleet images, or event shots, PlateShield makes it quick to protect plate details while keeping your photos looking clean.
Auto Blur
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Auto Blur finds faces, license plates, IBANs, card numbers, ID numbers, e-mail addresses and phone numbers in a photo or screenshot and blurs them in one tap. Detection runs on your device: nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, no account is needed. BLUR FACES AUTOMATICALLY Every face in the picture is detected and covered with a smooth blur: children in a family photo, strangers in a crowd, students in a classroom, passers-by in a property listing. Tap a face to keep it visible. BLUR LICENSE PLATES Number plates are recognized and hidden in one step. Useful before you post a car for sale, share a dash-cam or accident photo, or upload anything taken in a car park. HIDE IBAN, CARD AND ID NUMBERS Bank account numbers, IBANs, credit card numbers and national ID numbers in a receipt, bank statement or document photo are recognized and blurred, so you can share the image without exposing the account. HIDE PHONE NUMBERS AND E-MAILS Phone numbers and e-mail addresses in a chat screenshot, a scanned page or a photographed sign are found and blurred, so contact details do not travel with the image. Numbers from every country are supported. CENSOR ONLY THE SENSITIVE PARTS, OR ALL TEXT Choose between covering just the risky details and blurring every piece of text in the image when a whole document should be unreadable. Draw your own blur over anything else with a finger: a name, a logo, a street sign. CHECK, THEN SAVE OR SHARE Tap any detected box to blur or unblur it, hold to compare with the original, then save the blurred copy to your gallery or send it straight to any messaging or social app. The original photo stays untouched. BLUR FROM ANY APP Open a photo in any app, tap Share and choose Auto Blur. The safe version is ready to send back in a few seconds. WHEN YOU NEED AUTO BLUR - Sharing photos of your kids: post the moment, not your child's face - Selling a car: hide the license plate in every listing photo - Posting a screenshot: blur phone numbers, e-mails and names in a chat - Sending a receipt or invoice: cover the IBAN, card number or ID number - Street, event and travel photos: make strangers unrecognizable - Property, classroom and workplace photos: blur visitors, students and colleagues KEY FEATURES - Automatic face detection and face blur - License plate detection and blur - IBAN, credit card and national ID number detection - Phone number and e-mail address detection, all countries - Sensitive-only or all-text mode - Manual blur: draw over anything with a finger - Tap any box to toggle it, hold to compare with the original - Pinch to zoom for precise edits - Save to gallery or share directly, original untouched - Receive photos from the share menu of any app - Works offline, in more than 70 languages PRIVACY FIRST Face detection, text recognition and blurring all run on your device. Your photos never reach a server, there is no account and no cloud, and the app keeps working without an internet connection. The blur is baked into the saved copy, so whoever receives it cannot recover what was underneath. FREE, NO ADS Detecting and blurring is free with no limit and no ads. An optional one-time Premium purchase removes the small watermark and exports at full resolution. Blur it before you send it. Download Auto Blur and take the faces, plates and numbers out of a photo in a couple of taps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PlateShield at every 2 days against Auto Blur's weekly. Auto Blur's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. PlateShield sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Auto Blur sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PlateShield ships an update every 2 days, Auto Blur weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PlateShield | Auto Blur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days โ better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arda Celik | Yusuf Sahin |
In-app purchases
PlateShield
- Plateshield Plus$2.99
- Plateshield Pro$9.99
Auto Blur
- Auto Blur Premium$2.99
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