Comparison

Offline Image BG Remover vs Sweep

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

Head to head
About

Offline Image BG Remover

Features
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Cut backgrounds and keep your privacy. Offline Image BG Remover is a powerful, privacy-first photo editing tool that uses advanced on-device AI to flawlessly separate subjects from their backgrounds—no internet connection or account required. Whether you're a seller prepping product photos, a creator making thumbnails, or just making fun stickers of your pets, everything happens locally on your device ensuring your photos are never uploaded to a cloud server. FEATURES: • Highly Accurate AI Models: Choose from U²-NetP for fast, general objects, MODNet Pro for intricate portraits and hair, or Apple Vision for lightweight system masking. • Single & Bulk Modes: Process one image at a time, or queue up to 30 photos in a single batch (Pro feature). • Complete Edge Control: Fine-tune edge softness and contrast to get the perfect cutout. • Versatile Backgrounds: Export as transparent PNGs, or snap onto solid white, black, or any custom color. • Format Options: Save or share directly in PNG or JPEG formats. • Privacy First: Zero tracking, zero analytics, zero ads. Your images never leave your iPhone or iPad. FREE TIER: Enjoy up to 10 free background removals every single day using our standard models. BACKGROUND REMOVER PRO: Upgrade to Pro to unlock unlimited daily removals, bulk queue processing, the advanced MODNet Portrait model, and precise edge softness/contrast controls. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sweep

Effortlessly remove photo backgrounds directly on your device. Create transparent PNGs, add new backgrounds, and refine cutouts with studio-quality edges. Your photos remain private and secure, with no internet connection required.

Highlights
  • On-device background removal
  • Transparent PNG export
  • Replace background with colors, gradients, or photos
  • Manual retouching brush
  • Edge refinement tools
  • Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
Features
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Sweep is a background remover for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that works entirely on your device. No uploads, no account, no internet required. Your photos never leave your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Lift the subject out of any photo in a tap and drop it onto a transparent background, a solid color, a gradient, a blur, or another photo. Export a clean PNG with perfect transparency, ready for stickers, product shots, profile pictures, presentations, and design work. MADE FOR • Listing photos for resale and marketplace apps, on plain white • Product photos for an online shop • Profile pictures and headshots with a fresh background • Stickers of friends, pets, and favorite things to share in chats • Slides, school projects, thumbnails, and collages WHY SWEEP • 100% on device, powered by Apple's Vision engine. Nothing is ever uploaded. • Works offline, wherever you are. • No account, no tracking, no ads. • Studio quality edges, down to fine detail like hair. • One app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Pro works on all three. REPLACE THE BACKGROUND • Transparent PNG cutout • Solid colors • Gradients • Blur the original for a depth look • Drop in any photo as a new background BUILT FOR REAL WORK • Press and hold to compare before and after • Multiple subjects, so you can keep or drop each one • Retouch brush to erase or restore any part of the cutout by hand • Refine, to run the cutout again inside just the area you painted back • Batch, to cut out up to 50 photos in a single run (Pro) • Sticker maker, to turn a cutout into a sticker with an outline and a shadow (Pro) • Edge controls to refine the cut • A library of your imports and finished cutouts • Save the original and the cutout side by side FREE AND PRO Sweep is free to remove backgrounds, retouch by hand, and export. Free exports are up to 1080 pixels with a watermark, three a day on iPhone and iPad. Upgrade to Pro for exports at full resolution, every background type, edge controls, batch runs of up to 50 photos, stickers, and unlimited exports with no watermark. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one time Lifetime purchase. Either way, Pro unlocks on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Private by design. Fast by nature. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Offline Image BG Remover4 screens
Sweep4 screens

Verdict

The call

Offline Image BG Remover and Sweep are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Offline Image BG Remover sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Sweep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Offline Image BG Remover versus Sweep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOffline Image BG RemoverSweep
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManish KapoorCore Arc Studio LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Offline Image BG Remover

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Sweep

Subscriptions2
  • Sweep Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Sweep Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sweep Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Offline Image BG Remover free?
Offline Image BG Remover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sweep free?
Sweep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Offline Image BG Remover or Sweep have ads?
Neither Offline Image BG Remover nor Sweep shows ads.

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