SuperRes vs Blur Effects
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SuperRes
Enhance image quality with AI upscaling, colorize black and white photos, and remove unwanted backgrounds or reflections. All processing happens on your device for privacy and speed.
- 4x AI image upscaling
- AI colorization of B&W photos
- Background removal with transparency
- Reflection removal
- On-device processing
- No account or subscription needed
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SuperRes is an AI-powered image enhancement app with four powerful tools: SUPERRES Enhance your images by 4x using Real-ESRGAN super-resolution. The AI model adds detail and sharpness that wasn't in the original, producing clean, high-resolution results. Perfect for old photos, screenshots, and low-resolution images. COLORIZE Bring black & white photos to life with DDColor, an advanced AI colorization model. It analyzes image content and predicts realistic colors, turning grayscale photos into vivid color images. REMOVE BACKGROUND Instantly isolate subjects from their backgrounds using Apple's Vision framework. Replace the background with a solid color, a custom image, or keep it transparent for export. REMOVE REFLECTIONS Eliminate glass reflections and lens artifacts with IBCLN, a cascaded AI model trained specifically for reflection removal. Great for photos taken through windows, display cases, or any reflective surface. KEY FEATURES - 4x AI upscaling with Real-ESRGAN - AI colorization with DDColor - Background removal with transparency support - Reflection removal with IBCLN - Before/after comparison slider - 100% on-device processing — your photos never leave your device - No account, no subscription, no ads - Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac All AI processing runs entirely on your device using Apple's Neural Engine. No internet connection required, no data collected.
Blur Effects
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Blur Lens: DSLR Blur Editor is a photo editing app designed to help you create background blur, bokeh, portrait focus, depth and motion-style effects from your photos. Import a photo from your device, choose a blur style, adjust the effect and save your finished image. Whether you want a soft portrait background, focused product image or creative motion effect, Blur Lens gives you multiple blur tools in one simple editor. KEY FEATURES DSLR-Style Background Blur Create a smooth blurred background to help your subject stand out and give photos a focused DSLR-style appearance. Bokeh Effects Add soft bokeh-style blur to portraits, close-up photos, product images and creative edits. Portrait Blur Apply subject-focused blur effects to create a clean portrait-style look. Point Focus Keep a selected area clear while applying blur around it to draw attention to important details. Point Blur Blur a selected area of your photo to reduce distractions or emphasize another part of the image. Linear Blur Apply directional blur for creative depth and tilt-shift-style photo effects. Radial Blur Create a circular blur around a selected point to guide attention toward the center of your image. Shape Blur Create artistic blur effects using supported shapes such as hearts, stars and other visual styles. Free Style Blur Manually paint blur onto selected areas using touch controls for more precise editing. Spin Blur Add a circular motion-style blur effect for dynamic and creative photo edits. Zoom Blur Create a zoom-inspired blur effect that adds a sense of movement and speed. Motion Blur Apply directional motion effects to simulate movement, panning and action photography styles. SIMPLE EDITING FLOW Select a photo from your library Choose a blur mode Adjust the effect Preview your edit Save the finished image MADE FOR CREATIVE PHOTO EDITING Blur Lens is useful for: • Portrait photo editing • Background blur effects • Bokeh photo effects • Product photo enhancement • Creative social media images • Motion and zoom effects • Focus-based photo editing • Artistic blur styles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SuperRes at none against Blur Effects's shown. Blur Effects's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | SuperRes | Blur Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 306 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Davide Fiorino | CONVERSANTECH |
In-app purchases
SuperRes
No in-app purchases
Blur Effects
No in-app purchases









