Comparison

Portrait Blur Background vs RawMask Studio

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

Head to head
About

Portrait Blur Background

Easily blur the background of any photo, keeping your subject sharp and clear. Enhance portraits and social media images with adjustable blur strength. Perfect for quick, simple photo editing without complex features.

Highlights
  • Blurs only the background
  • Automatically detects people
  • Adjustable blur strength
  • Clean, easy-to-use interface
  • Save edited photos directly
  • Enhance portrait photos
Features
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This app lets you blur only the background of a photo while keeping the subject clear and sharp. It’s designed for people who want a clean, simple way to enhance portrait photos. You can apply background blur to photos that weren’t taken in Portrait mode, and adjust the blur strength to match your preference. ■Features • Blurs only the background, not the subject • Automatically detects people in photos • Adjust blur strength with a simple slider • Clean, easy-to-use interface • Save the edited photo directly to Photos No unnecessary features. Just background blur, done simply. ■Perfect for • Portrait photos • Social media posts • Photos taken without Portrait mode • Anyone who wants quick, simple photo editing How it works Choose a photo Adjust the blur strength Check the preview Save to Photos That’s it. ■Notes • Results may vary depending on lighting and how clearly the person appears in the photo • This app does not replace or change the background image Make your portrait photos stand out. A simple app for background blur.

About

RawMask Studio

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Edit only the part of the photo you choose. RawMask Studio is a RAW photo editor built around masks: pick a detected subject or draw your own mask, then change the light, color, detail and focus of just that area while the rest of the image stays untouched. It opens RAW and ProRAW files as well as everyday JPEG and HEIC photos, and every edit happens right on your iPhone. MASKS FOR SELECTIVE EDITS - Automatic masks: on-device detection finds subjects such as people, cars and animals and turns them into ready-to-edit masks - Manual masks: radial, linear (gradient), brush and rectangle - Refine any mask with the Add and Subtract brushes - Soften the edge with Feather for smooth, natural transitions - Give every mask its own light, color, detail and focus adjustments RAW, PRORAW, JPEG AND HEIC - Pick photos straight from your Photos library with the system picker - Edit RAW and ProRAW captures with the same tools as regular photos A CLEAR, STEP-BY-STEP WORKFLOW - Frame: crop, straighten, rotate, aspect ratios and zoom - Light: exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites and blacks - Color: temperature, tint, vibrance and saturation - Detail: texture, clarity, dehaze, sharpness and noise reduction - Focus: background blur with strength, range, feather and bokeh - Effects: vignette, grain and fade - Reorder or hide steps in Editor options to match the way you work COMPARE AND REUSE - Hold to Compare to check before and after at any moment - Save whole-photo adjustments as a Preset and apply it to another photo SAVE WITHOUT LOSING THE ORIGINAL - Save edit to Photos is non-destructive: the original stays intact and you can revert the edit in Photos anytime - Save a copy to Photos to keep the edited version as a new photo - Export as JPEG, HEIF or TIFF through the share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account, no sign-in and no ads - Editing and subject detection run entirely on device, so your photos are never uploaded - Free, with no in-app purchases Open a photo, pick a mask and make one part of it shine.

Screenshots

Portrait Blur Background4 screens
RawMask Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RawMask Studio at none against Portrait Blur Background's 1. RawMask Studio also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price 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. Portrait Blur Background sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RawMask Studio asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portrait Blur Background ships an update fortnightly, RawMask Studio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Portrait Blur Background versus RawMask Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortrait Blur BackgroundRawMask Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB227 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkohei yamaneBesarion Turmanauli

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Portrait Blur Background

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

RawMask Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Portrait Blur Background free?
Portrait Blur Background is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RawMask Studio free?
RawMask Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Portrait Blur Background or RawMask Studio have ads?
Portrait Blur Background shows ads; RawMask Studio does not.
Which is updated more often, Portrait Blur Background or RawMask Studio?
Portrait Blur Background ships an update fortnightly, and RawMask Studio weekly. Most recently, Portrait Blur Background was updated on October 19, 2026 and RawMask Studio on October 13, 2026.

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