Comparison

iArchivist vs Face Blur for Video

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

Head to head
About

iArchivist

Access and control your TubeArchivist server from your Apple devices. Add videos, manage subscriptions, trigger downloads, and organize playlists with a native interface.

Highlights
  • Manage videos and subscriptions
  • Trigger server downloads
  • Track download progress
  • Create and modify playlists
  • Native experience on Apple devices
Features
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View and manage your TubeArchivist instance across your iPhone, iPad and Apple TV devices in a beautiful native experience. Manage - Add and delete new videos and subscriptions directly from the app. - Trigger server downloads directly from the app and track the progress. - Create and modify custom playlists and existing playlists. This app requires that you have your own TubeArchivist server.

About

Face Blur for Video

Easily obscure faces in your videos and photos with blur, pixelation, or emojis. This app processes all content locally on your device, ensuring your privacy. Choose which individuals remain visible while anonymizing everyone else.

Highlights
  • Selective face blurring, pixelation, or emoji covers
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Supports photos and videos
  • Export in original resolution (up to 4K)
  • Works offline
  • Multiple hiding options
Features
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Blur everyone in your video except the people you pick. Anonimo finds the faces on your iPhone, groups them by person, and hides everyone else with blur, pixelation, or emoji — fully offline, so nothing ever leaves your phone. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a video or photo from your library 2. Anonimo finds every face and groups the faces by person 3. Tap the people who stay visible — everyone else is hidden in every frame 4. Save the result to Photos or share it FEATURES • Blur everyone except the people you choose — one tap per person, across the whole video • Three ways to hide faces: pixelation, soft Gaussian blur, or emoji covers that follow each face • Works offline, even in Airplane Mode — no uploading, no waiting • Saves as HEVC at your original resolution, up to 4K • Works on photos too: JPEG, PNG, and HEIC • Available in 13 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Ukrainian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, and Swedish PERFECT FOR • Parents sharing the school play, a soccer game, or a birthday party without showing other people’s kids • Schools, daycares, and youth sports teams posting videos when not every family has signed a photo release • YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram creators protecting bystanders • Vloggers filming in public — cafés, streets, concerts, and events • Journalists keeping sources anonymous • Anyone sharing security camera or doorbell footage who needs to hide the people in it • HR and legal teams redacting interview recordings FREE VS. PRO Free: • Photos, with no limits • Videos up to 30 seconds, saved at 720p • Pixelation and a smiley emoji cover • Small Anonimo watermark in the corner Pro: • Videos of any length • Full original resolution (up to 4K) • Gaussian blur with soft, natural edges • The full emoji set • No watermark • One-time Lifetime purchase or a yearly subscription PRIVACY BY DESIGN Anonimo is built around one rule: your photos and videos never leave your device. • Face detection and grouping run on your iPhone, using Apple Vision and SFace • No servers, no cloud storage, no uploads • No analytics or tracking SDKs — App Store privacy label: Data Not Collected • No account required • No internet connection needed SUPPORT Questions, feedback, or bug reports: anonimo@nakolini.com Privacy Policy: https://anonimo.nakolini.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SUBSCRIPTION TERMS The yearly subscription is charged to your Apple Account at purchase and renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings.

Screenshots

iArchivist4 screens
Face Blur for Video4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Face Blur for Video at 5.0 against iArchivist's 3.0. iArchivist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Face Blur for Video sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. iArchivist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Face Blur for Video holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iArchivist versus Face Blur for Video: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriArchivistFace Blur for Video
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher WunschVitalii Kikot

Customer experience

iArchivist

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Face Blur for Video

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iArchivist

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Face Blur for Video

Subscriptions1
  • Anonimo Pro · Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Anonimo Pro · Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is iArchivist free?
iArchivist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Face Blur for Video free?
Face Blur for Video is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iArchivist or Face Blur for Video?
Face Blur for Video is rated higher. iArchivist averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Face Blur for Video averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iArchivist or Face Blur for Video have ads?
Neither iArchivist nor Face Blur for Video shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iArchivist or Face Blur for Video?
iArchivist ships an update every 10 days, and Face Blur for Video every 10 days. Most recently, iArchivist was updated on October 31, 2026 and Face Blur for Video on October 29, 2026.

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