Comparison

Make It Blurry vs Lockleaf

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

Head to head
About

Make It Blurry

Features
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Worried about faces or personal info when you post photos online? Make it Blurry is a photo blur & mosaic app that cleanly hides faces, license plates, and sensitive details before you share — and it does it 100% on your device. Your photos are never uploaded, anywhere. AUTO FACE DETECTION + ONE-TAP BLUR The app instantly finds every face in your photo. Tap once to blur or mosaic them all at the same time, and tap any face to keep it sharp. Perfect for group photos, screenshots, and anything you share fast. PRECISE MANUAL TOOLS • Brush — paint blur exactly where you want it (adjustable brush size) • Box / Oval — censor a region fast and precisely • Hide the whole photo in one tap BLUR OR MOSAIC, YOUR STRENGTH Choose smooth Gaussian blur or a crisp pixel mosaic, then dial the strength up or down to get exactly the look you need. REVEAL TOOL (UN-BLUR) Hid too much? Paint with the Reveal tool to bring that part back into focus — pixel-perfect control, no starting over. BATCH EDIT UP TO 10 PHOTOS Ā· APPLY TO ALL Load several photos and hit "Apply to all" once to censor them the same way. A huge time-saver when you have a lot to share. 100% ON-DEVICE — REAL PRIVACY Face detection and all blur/mosaic processing run locally on your phone. No server uploads, no account, no risk of your photos leaking. PERFECT FOR • Hiding license plates, home addresses, and shipping labels in marketplace listings • Blurring kids' faces or strangers before posting to social media & messaging • Censoring IDs, documents, and card numbers • Hiding people in the background for a clean share HOW IT WORKS 1) Pick photos → 2) Auto-blur faces or paint manually → 3) Choose mosaic/blur + strength → 4) Save or share Free to use (ad-supported). Prefer no ads for a bit? Use "Watch ad Ā· 1h ad-free." Make it Blurry — blur faces, keep your privacy.

About

Lockleaf

Features
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Lockleaf keeps your private photos and videos out of your camera roll and inside a vault that only you can open. REAL ENCRYPTION • Every photo and video is encrypted on your iPhone with AES-256. • The key is protected by your PIN, and optionally by Face ID. • No account, no cloud, no ads, no tracking. We never see your files. HIDE IN SECONDS • Import from Photos, then remove the originals from your library in one tap. • Organize with albums. Swipe through photos and play videos inside the vault. • Save an item back to Photos whenever you want. STAY PRIVATE • The vault locks the moment you leave the app, and the app switcher shows a cover instead of your photos. • Wrong PIN guesses lock the app for longer and longer. • Forgot your PIN? Reset it with Face ID. LOCKLEAF PRO (OPTIONAL) Free keeps up to 25 items. Pro adds: • Unlimited photos and videos • Decoy PIN — a second PIN that opens a separate, harmless vault • Private camera — shots go straight into the vault, never into Photos • Break-in log — see every wrong-PIN attempt Choose Pro Lifetime (one-time purchase), Pro Yearly with a 3-day free trial, or Pro Monthly. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. A free trial converts to a paid subscription at the price shown. • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy: https://lockleaf-app.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Make It Blurry4 screens
Lockleaf3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Make It Blurry at none against Lockleaf's 3. Make It Blurry also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Lockleaf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Make It Blurry asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Make It Blurry versus Lockleaf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake It BlurryLockleaf
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperYongHyun KimYANMIN WANG

In-app purchases

None

Make It Blurry

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Lockleaf

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Make It Blurry free?
Make It Blurry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lockleaf free?
Lockleaf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Make It Blurry or Lockleaf have ads?
Neither Make It Blurry nor Lockleaf shows ads.

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