Comparison

Sweep vs Remove Background Transparent

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

Head to head
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 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/

About

Remove Background Transparent

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Sweep4 screens
Remove Background Transparent4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Sweep versus Remove Background Transparent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSweepRemove Background Transparent
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCore Arc Studio LLCPavel Krieger

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sweep

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

Remove Background Transparent

One-time5
  • 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

Is Sweep free?
Sweep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remove Background Transparent free?
Remove Background Transparent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sweep or Remove Background Transparent have ads?
Neither Sweep nor Remove Background Transparent shows ads.

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