TapMask vs Blurify Faces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Blurify Faces
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Some photos are worth sharing ā but not everyone in them wants to be seen. Blurify Faces detects faces in your photos and blurs the ones you choose, right on your iPhone. Your photos come out clean ā no watermark, no logo, no corner badge. Pick a photo, and the app scans it there on your device. Each face it detects shows up as a thumbnail you can toggle: blur this one, leave that one visible. Blur all of them at once when you're in a hurry. Then save the result to your gallery, or share it straight from the app. NO INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED Face detection runs on your device with a local model, so the app has everything it needs to work offline. Airplane mode, a basement with no signal, a mountain trail ā it makes no difference. There's no account to create and no sign-in either; open the app and start. YOU DECIDE WHICH FACES Detected faces appear as a row of thumbnails. Tap one to blur it, tap again to bring it back. Blur all the detected faces with a single button, or keep your friends visible and blur the strangers behind them. BUILT FOR MORE THAN ONE PHOTO Add several photos at once and swipe between them. Each one is scanned in the background while you work on the others, so a batch of holiday pictures is ready in seconds. Export the one you're looking at, or all of them together. ABOUT DETECTION Detection is automatic, and like any face detector it can miss someone ā a face turned away, half in shadow, or far back in a crowd. The result is always shown to you before anything is saved, so take a look, and use Scan again if you'd like another pass. Please check the preview before you share. ALSO INSIDE ⢠Scan again to run detection over a photo a second time ⢠Save to Photos or share to any app ⢠Multiple languages ā the app follows your system language, or you can pick one in Settings Blurify Faces is for parents posting a school event, teachers sharing a class trip, anyone putting a crowded street photo online, and everyone who'd rather do this on their phone than in a browser tab.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blurify Faces at none against TapMask's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. TapMask sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blurify Faces asks for nothing beyond the download.
TapMask ships an update every 3 weeks, Blurify Faces every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TapMask | Blurify Faces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | ā |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | č®øčÆ é | David Stepanov |
In-app purchases
TapMask
- TapMask Pro$1.99
Blurify Faces
No in-app purchases









