Comparison

PixelBlocker vs Cylux

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

Head to head
About

PixelBlocker

This app uses on-device AI to censor NSFW images and videos in real-time within Safari. It offers customizable filtering options, visual styles, and advanced safety features to control content exposure without sending any data off your device.

Highlights
  • Real-time NSFW image/video censoring
  • On-device AI processing
  • 17 content categories with adjustable confidence
  • 15 visual censoring styles
  • Domain blocking for NSFW sites
  • Customizable presets and text overlays
  • Advanced safety features like self-lock and challenge mode
Features
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PixelBlocker censors NSFW images and videos in real time, in Safari and in its own built-in browser, before they ever load fully on screen. Every detection runs on your iPhone. Your images and videos are never uploaded. No account, no tracking. NEW IN 1.6 • A built-in browser with the censor built in • Media Studio: censors your photos and videos for you • Full-body silhouettes from our own newly trained body model • Eye bars that turn with the face • A newly trained model, with new switches for hands, each eye, nose and mouth • Censoring that stays locked to images while you scroll • Up to 54 detections a second on iPhone 17 Pro WHAT IT DOES • Scans every image and video on the pages you open • 25 filter targets, from body parts to whole-body silhouettes • 18 censor styles • Censor entire media: any detection covers the whole photo or video, not just the detected area (Premium) • Reverse censor: blur the whole screen and see through only the regions it detects, with optional borders (Premium) • Videos the filter cannot read are fully covered instead of playing clear • Blocks navigation to NSFW domains entirely (editing the list needs Basic) MEDIA STUDIO • Censor a photo or video from your library. Nothing is uploaded and your original is never changed • Reads the whole clip first, so the boxes never trail behind • Fills the gaps when detection blinks and cleans up stray boxes • Fine-tune by hand: drag, resize or turn any box, draw one it missed, or change the look partway through • Photos are free. Video and Review and edit need Premium HOW YOU CONFIGURE IT • Pick what to filter: lower body, chest, buttocks, anus, faces, midriff, feet, underarms, eyes (one bar or each eye), nose, mouth, hands, whole body, and covered variants • Choose the look: Pixelated, Blur and Solid, plus Color Fill, Invert, Glitch, TV Static, Scanline, Spotlight, Cinema, Buffering, CRT, Dither, Chroma, ASCII, No Signal, BSOD and Frosted (Basic) • Custom text overlays per target (Basic) • Border style and padding per target (some border styles need Basic) • Save your favourite configurations as named presets (Basic) ADVANCED SAFETY FEATURES • Partner lock (Premium): a person you trust holds the key. Your settings lock the moment you turn it on, and switching it off needs a one-time code sent to their email, never yours. Their address is never stored, and a 7-day emergency reset covers you if they become unreachable. • Self-lock (Basic): password-protect Settings so you can't disable the filter on impulse • Challenge Mode (Basic): answer a trivia question to reveal a censored region briefly, refreshed daily • Only-Once Mode (Basic): any image you've blocked stays blocked forever, even if the detector misses it next time • 24-hour reset countdown if you forget the password, no shortcut LANGUAGES PixelBlocker is available in 10 languages. SUBSCRIPTIONS PixelBlocker is free to download. Free includes the filter in Safari and the built-in browser, every filter target, the Pixelated, Blur and Solid styles, and Media Studio for photos. Optional subscriptions unlock more: • Basic: all 18 styles, custom text, presets, your own allowed and blocked sites, Self-lock, Challenge Mode and Only-Once Mode • Premium: everything in Basic, plus Media Studio for video with Review and edit, Partner lock, Reverse censor and Censor entire media • Basic Monthly: £2.99 / month • Basic Yearly: £24.99 / year • Premium Monthly: £4.99 / month • Premium Yearly: £39.99 / year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://pixelblocker.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cylux

Features
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Cylux gives parents a simple, powerful way to keep kids safer online and build healthy screen-time habits — across phones, tablets, and TVs. From the Cylux parent app you can: • Set daily screen-time limits and schedules for school time and bedtime • Block or allow specific apps and websites • See your child's location and get geofence arrival/leaving alerts • Review activity — apps used, websites visited, YouTube, and notifications • Grant bonus time and rewards for good habits • Get real-time alerts and respond to your child's requests for more time • Manage multiple children and devices from one dashboard How it works: 1. Create your Cylux account. 2. Install the Cylux companion app on your child's device and pair it using the code shown here. 3. Manage everything remotely from this app. Built for families: your child's device is set up by you, with your child's awareness, using Apple's Screen Time (Family Controls) technology. A Cylux subscription unlocks premium features and is managed through your Cylux account. Cylux is designed for parents and guardians. Subscriptions are billed annually. Privacy first: we collect only what's needed to provide parental-control features to you, and we never sell your family's data. Family safety & age suitability: https://cylux.co/family-safety Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cylux.co/privacy Service Terms: https://cylux.co/terms

Screenshots

PixelBlocker4 screens
Cylux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cylux at 15.1 against PixelBlocker's 17.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PixelBlocker sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Cylux sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PixelBlocker versus Cylux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelBlockerCylux
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size230 MB32 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJ&M Productions LTDCylux Technologies Inc.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PixelBlocker

Subscriptions4
  • Basic Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Basic Yearly$34.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
3 purchases

Cylux

Subscriptions3
  • Cylux Basic$59.991 Year
  • Cylux Premium$129.991 Year
  • Cylux Premium Plus$170.991 Year

Questions

Is PixelBlocker free?
PixelBlocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cylux free?
Cylux is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PixelBlocker or Cylux have ads?
Neither PixelBlocker nor Cylux shows ads.

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