Sweep vs Remove Background Transparent
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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Sweep removes photo backgrounds 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. 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. Buy Pro once and use it everywhere. 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. 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. One purchase unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Private by design. Fast by nature. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Remove Background Transparent
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Remove the background from any photo in seconds. Pick a picture — the subject is cut out automatically and you get a clean PNG with a transparent background, ready to save to Photos or share anywhere. No account. No subscription. No ads. HOW IT WORKS • Choose a photo from your library • The background is removed automatically • Save the transparent PNG or share it UP TO 3 MODELS PER IMAGE Not happy with the edges? Run the same photo again with up to two more models, free of charge. One credit covers up to three attempts, and a credit is only spent when a result is delivered — a failed attempt costs nothing. SIMPLE PACKS, NO SUBSCRIPTION Buy a small pack of 3, 6, 20, 50, or 150 images — pay once, no recurring charges. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-up, no tracking, no ads. Your balance is stored on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Sweep at 3 against Remove Background Transparent's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Sweep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Remove Background Transparent sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Sweep | Remove Background Transparent |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Core Arc Studio LLC | Pavel Krieger |
In-app purchases
Sweep
- Sweep Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Sweep Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
- Sweep Pro Lifetime$69.99
Remove Background Transparent
- 3 images$0.99
- 6 images$1.99
- 20 images$4.99
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- 50 images$9.99
- 150 images$19.99
Questions
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