Comparison

Redact 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

Redact

Easily censor sensitive information in photos, screenshots, and PDFs. Tools include blurring, pixelation, and blackout to protect your privacy before sharing. Offers freehand drawing and signature addition for quick edits.

Highlights
  • Blackout, blur, and pixelate tools
  • Highlight, underline, and strike-through
  • Blend tool to match background
  • Freehand drawing and signature
  • Import from Photos, Files, or Camera
  • Works with images, screenshots, and PDFs
  • Zoom for detailed edits
  • Quick export and local saving
Features
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Redact helps you quickly block out names, blur faces, pixelate text, or erase anything sensitive. Whether you are sharing screenshots, PDFs, or photos, use simple tools to protect your privacy in seconds. Key Features - Blackout blur pixelate and erase tools - Highlight underline and strike-through - Blend tool that matches background color - Freehand draw or add a signature Import Options - Open from Photos Files or Camera - Works with images screenshots and PDFs Editing Tools - Zoom in for detailed edits - Undo and redo with ease - Customize markup colors Quick Export - Share directly from the app - Save redacted images locally - No internet connection needed Redact gives you full control before you share anything. Simple fast and secure.

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

Redact3 screens
Redact Tap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Redact Tap at 100% against Redact's 50%. Redact Tap also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Redact's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.2). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

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 — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Redact's written reviews are positive against 100% of Redact Tap's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Redact versus Redact Tap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRedactRedact Tap
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKok KeongAhmed Gedi

Customer experience

Redact

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Redact Tap

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

In-app purchases

None

Redact

No in-app purchases

None

Redact Tap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Redact free?
Redact is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Redact Tap free?
Redact Tap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Redact or Redact Tap?
Redact Tap is rated higher. Redact averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Redact Tap averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Redact or Redact Tap have ads?
Redact shows ads; Redact Tap does not.

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