Comparison

PointImageBlur vs Aftershot

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

Head to head
About

PointImageBlur

Features
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A precise blur, pixelate, and magnifier editor for photos. Connect points to outline any shape and hide faces, text, or private info along their exact contours. Or composite a magnified callout circle directly onto your image to highlight key details โ€” perfect for blog posts and tutorials. [ Features ] - Point-based polygon selection for any shape - Gaussian blur or mosaic (pixelate) effects - Fine-grained intensity control - Magnifier annotation: composite a zoomed circle of any spot onto your image - Arrow callout with 2ร— / 3ร— / 4ร— zoom and 7 ring color presets - Pinch-to-zoom for precise editing - Edit directly from the Share Sheet - Image rotation [ Perfect For ] - Hiding faces and personal info before posting to social media - Masking license plates and addresses in shared photos - Obscuring sensitive information in screenshots - Highlighting details for blog posts, tutorials, and product screenshots [ Highlights ] - Clean, accurate edges that follow the exact contour - Works with diagonal and irregular shapes - Magnifier circles can extend beyond the image (saved as a transparent PNG) - Launch instantly from the iOS Share Sheet [ Privacy First ] All processing happens entirely on your device. Photos and edits are never sent to any server. No internet connection required.

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Aftershot

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A screenshot takes a second to make and a while to make sendable. There is an email address in the corner, a phone number in a row you had stopped noticing, and a raw crop that looks like nothing. Aftershot handles both halves, on your device, with nothing to sign in to. Cover what should stay yours Drag a box over it, or draw over it freehand, and pick blur, pixelate, or a solid block. Aftershot never guesses what is sensitive and never tells you it is done. You decide what gets covered, and every cover stays movable and re-styleable until you export. Make it worth looking at Set the shot on a backdrop, add padding, round the corners, lift it with a shadow. Pick the shape you need, from square to a ratio you type yourself. Put it in a metal frame, or in a window frame with a title bar and traffic lights. Save the whole look as a template and use it again on the next screenshot. Say something on it Arrows, text, highlights, a spotlight that dims everything outside a rectangle, and numbered badges for walking someone through a screen. Tap a mark again and its menu comes up where it sits, so color and size change in place. Lasso a group of marks and move, restyle, or delete the whole set at once. Marks are not trapped inside the screenshot either, so an arrow can start out on the backdrop and point in. Everything is included No account. No sign-in. No subscription. No ads. No watermark on your export. Your screenshots never leave your device: editing, redaction and export all happen on it, and the only thing the app ever sends is a feedback note you choose to write. Every feature is open. In the app Backdrops: solid colors, linear gradients, mesh gradients, or a blurred copy of the screenshot itself. Presets including Sunset, Ocean, Aurora, Midnight, Nebula, and Sage, plus any solid color you pick yourself. Layout: crop, padding, corner radius, shadow depth and spread. Square, portrait, landscape, or the screenshot's own shape, from a rail of ratios you can add to and edit. Drag the canvas corner, or type the ratio. Frames: none, a metal frame whose weight you set, or a window frame with a title bar, traffic lights, and a title of your own. Light or dark. Redaction: blur, pixelate, or a solid block in any color, as a dragged box with its own corner rounding, a freehand marker stroke, or a paint-roller smear. Annotations: arrows, boxes, text, highlights, spotlight, and numbered badges, in seven colors or any color you pick. Arrange the annotate toolbar to your liking in Settings. Selection: tap a mark to edit it in place, or lasso several and treat them as one. Templates: settle on a look once, then reuse it. Share extension: send a screenshot into Aftershot from the iOS share sheet. Export: lossless PNG, saved to Photos, sent on through the share sheet, or copied to the clipboard. Everything you make stays in the library, still editable, with undo and redo the whole way. iPhone and iPad, one app.

Screenshots

PointImageBlur3 screens
Aftershot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PointImageBlur at Free against Aftershot's $0.99. Aftershot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

PointImageBlur is free to download; Aftershot costs $0.99 up front. PointImageBlur sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Aftershot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PointImageBlur ships an update every 3 weeks, Aftershot daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
PointImageBlur versus Aftershot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPointImageBlurAftershot
PriceFree โ€” better$0.99
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTakayuki MatsuiZhiqi Pan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PointImageBlur

One-time1
  • Remove Watermark$0.99
None

Aftershot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PointImageBlur free?
PointImageBlur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aftershot free?
Aftershot costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do PointImageBlur or Aftershot have ads?
Neither PointImageBlur nor Aftershot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PointImageBlur or Aftershot?
PointImageBlur ships an update every 3 weeks, and Aftershot daily. Most recently, PointImageBlur was updated on October 25, 2026 and Aftershot on October 31, 2026.

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