Comparison

Face Blur AI vs TapMask

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

Head to head
About

Face Blur AI

Easily obscure faces in photos and videos with advanced AI detection and manual tools. Offers various blurring and pixelation styles, with a strong focus on privacy and offline processing. Includes options for creative edits and full-body anonymization.

Highlights
  • Automatic face detection
  • Manual brush tool
  • Multiple censor styles (blur, pixelate, bar)
  • Video blur with auto-tracking
  • Batch processing
  • Metadata stripping
  • Live camera blurring
Features
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Blur faces in photos with one tap. Auto face detection, manual brush, and three censor styles. Fully offline, no upload, no account, no ads. Face Blur AI is the fastest way to hide faces in your photos before you share them. Open a photo, tap a face, and it is blurred. No servers, no sign-up, no waiting. CORE FEATURES - Auto face detection. On-device AI finds every face instantly. Works offline. - Manual brush. Paint over anything you want to hide. License plates, screens, signs, text in documents, or a face the AI missed. - Three censor styles: smooth Gaussian blur, classic pixelate mosaic, and solid black bar. - Intensity slider for how strong the blur or mosaic looks. - High resolution export back to Photos. No compression. - EXIF and GPS metadata stripping. Remove location data before sharing, or keep it if you prefer. Your call. - Live Camera mode. Faces are blurred in the camera preview before you take the shot. - Share Extension on iOS. Use Face Blur AI from Photos, Files, or Safari without opening the app first. - On Mac, drag and drop a photo into the window, or use Services and Quick Action right from Finder. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. Your photos never leave your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. There is no server, no cloud upload, no account. The AI face detection happens locally. A privacy app that actually protects your privacy. PRO FEATURES - Batch processing. Blur faces in dozens of photos at once. - Video blur. Auto track faces across frames with manual keyframe fallback for tricky moments. Up to 5 minutes per clip. - 4K export for photo and video. - Selective face blur. After auto detection, tap to choose which faces to blur and which to leave visible. Great for group photos when only some people need privacy. - Face-Shape Blur. Instead of a plain rectangle, the blur follows the natural contour of each face. Cleaner edges, more professional look, no awkward squares over heads. - Whole Person Blur. Hide an entire person, not just the face. AI segments the full body silhouette so clothing, hair, and outline are blurred as one. Useful for true anonymization in street photos and surveillance footage. - Emoji and sticker overlays. Cover a face with an emoji instead of a blur. Nice for social posts and kid birthday photos. - Aesthetic blur effects: bokeh, motion blur, and tilt-shift. For creative photo edits, not just censorship. - Extended censor styles: gradient blur, hexagon mosaic, scribble, and paint smudge. - Custom shapes. Blur in the shape of a star, a heart, or any path you draw. - Live Photo support. Keep the Live Photo motion intact instead of flattening to a still. - Project history. Save edits as a project and come back to them later. WHO USES IT Parents share kid photos without exposing their children's faces. Journalists and vloggers anonymize bystanders in travel videos and news clips. Teachers post classroom moments while protecting student privacy. Marketplace sellers redact license plates and screens. Photographers hide strangers in street shots. People comply with GDPR before sharing event photos to social media. WHY THIS APP Most photo editors hide face blur three menus deep. Face Blur AI does one thing and does it well. The auto detection catches every face in group photos. The brush handles small details. The contour follows the actual face shape, not a square. Full person blur hides whole silhouettes when a face alone is not enough. Export stays at full resolution. Nothing ever leaves your device. Subscription Terms: Payment charged to iTunes Account. Auto-renews unless disabled 24 hours before period ends. Manage in Account Settings. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy - All processing happens locally on your device. No data is sent to servers. Your photos stay completely private.

About

TapMask

Easily obscure sensitive information in photos and screenshots. This app automatically detects faces and text, allowing you to redact them with a single tap. It offers irreversible redaction and metadata removal for enhanced privacy before sharing.

Highlights
  • Automatic text and face detection
  • Smart face area blur
  • Irreversible text redaction
  • One-tap metadata removal
  • On-device image processing
  • Batch export and rename (Pro)
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TapMask helps you protect private details in screenshots and photos before you share them. Import a photo, take a picture, or send images to TapMask from the iOS Share sheet. TapMask can find text, faces, phone numbers, IDs, and other private details on your device. Tap a detected area to mask it, adjust the box if needed, then export the protected image. Key features: • OCR image text recognition • Automatic text and face detection • Smart face area blur • Irreversible solid redaction for sensitive text • One-tap EXIF and metadata removal • Custom file naming when saving or sharing • Batch export and batch rename with TapMask Pro • On-device image processing with no uploads • No tracking, no analytics SDK, and no data collection • TapMask Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription TapMask is designed for everyday privacy edits: chat screenshots, receipts, order numbers, phone numbers, license plates, faces, documents, and other details you do not want to share. Image processing does not upload your photos. TapMask connects to Apple only when you view, purchase, verify, or restore TapMask Pro.

Screenshots

Face Blur AI4 screens
TapMask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Face Blur AI at 3 against TapMask's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 AI sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TapMask sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Face Blur AI versus TapMask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFace Blur AITapMask
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgor Bidenko许良 郭

Customer experience

Face Blur AI

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

TapMask

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Face Blur AI

Subscriptions2
  • Face Blur AI$4.991 Month
  • Face Blur AI$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Face Blur AI$29.99
1 purchases

TapMask

One-time1
  • TapMask Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Face Blur AI free?
Face Blur AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TapMask free?
TapMask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Face Blur AI or TapMask have ads?
Neither Face Blur AI nor TapMask shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Face Blur AI or TapMask?
Face Blur AI ships an update every 3 weeks, and TapMask every 3 weeks. Most recently, Face Blur AI was updated on October 25, 2026 and TapMask on October 24, 2026.

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