Comparison

AmberNote vs Make It Blurry

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

Head to head
About

AmberNote

Features
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AmberNote is a simple photo annotation editor designed for clean, focused visual notes. Place a small marker anywhere on a photo, draw a line from it, and add a comment at the end. It is useful for design feedback, review notes, repair instructions, visual explanations, and any moment when a photo needs clear context. Key Features - Add shapes, lines, and text annotations to photos - Marker shapes including circle, square, diamond, and star - Solid, dashed, dotted, and wavy lines - Text size, bold, italic, and underline controls - Zoom in and out while editing - Export edited photos - Local-only editing on your device AmberNote Premium Unlock black, custom colors, and all fonts with a one-time purchase. This is not a subscription. Privacy AmberNote does not upload your photos to a server. Selected photos and edits are processed locally on your device.

About

Make It Blurry

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Worried about faces or personal info when you post photos online? Make it Blurry is a photo blur & mosaic app that cleanly hides faces, license plates, and sensitive details before you share โ€” and it does it 100% on your device. Your photos are never uploaded, anywhere. AUTO FACE DETECTION + ONE-TAP BLUR The app instantly finds every face in your photo. Tap once to blur or mosaic them all at the same time, and tap any face to keep it sharp. Perfect for group photos, screenshots, and anything you share fast. PRECISE MANUAL TOOLS โ€ข Brush โ€” paint blur exactly where you want it (adjustable brush size) โ€ข Box / Oval โ€” censor a region fast and precisely โ€ข Hide the whole photo in one tap BLUR OR MOSAIC, YOUR STRENGTH Choose smooth Gaussian blur or a crisp pixel mosaic, then dial the strength up or down to get exactly the look you need. REVEAL TOOL (UN-BLUR) Hid too much? Paint with the Reveal tool to bring that part back into focus โ€” pixel-perfect control, no starting over. BATCH EDIT UP TO 10 PHOTOS ยท APPLY TO ALL Load several photos and hit "Apply to all" once to censor them the same way. A huge time-saver when you have a lot to share. 100% ON-DEVICE โ€” REAL PRIVACY Face detection and all blur/mosaic processing run locally on your phone. No server uploads, no account, no risk of your photos leaking. PERFECT FOR โ€ข Hiding license plates, home addresses, and shipping labels in marketplace listings โ€ข Blurring kids' faces or strangers before posting to social media & messaging โ€ข Censoring IDs, documents, and card numbers โ€ข Hiding people in the background for a clean share HOW IT WORKS 1) Pick photos โ†’ 2) Auto-blur faces or paint manually โ†’ 3) Choose mosaic/blur + strength โ†’ 4) Save or share Free to use (ad-supported). Prefer no ads for a bit? Use "Watch ad ยท 1h ad-free." Make it Blurry โ€” blur faces, keep your privacy.

Screenshots

AmberNote3 screens
Make It Blurry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Make It Blurry at none against AmberNote's 1. Make It Blurry also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. AmberNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Make It Blurry asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
AmberNote versus Make It Blurry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmberNoteMake It Blurry
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB30 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDaichi TakikawaYongHyun Kim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

AmberNote

One-time1
  • AmberNote Premium$2.99
None

Make It Blurry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AmberNote free?
AmberNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Make It Blurry free?
Make It Blurry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AmberNote or Make It Blurry have ads?
Neither AmberNote nor Make It Blurry shows ads.

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