Comparison

Background Eraser vs Simple BackgroundEraser

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

Head to head
About

Background Eraser

Effortlessly remove backgrounds from your photos with AI-powered tools. Maintain transparency, fine-tune edges, and add new backgrounds. Export in high resolution and various formats.

Highlights
  • AI background removal
  • Transparency maintenance
  • Fine pixel-level accuracy
  • Erase/Restore tool
  • Crop with presets
  • Adjust image effects
  • Add new backgrounds
Features
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This app helps to remove the background of any picture of yours and maintain transparency with just few taps. Just touch where you want to remove. "Target" function removes the area of similar color automatically. The image which one maintaining transparency background can be used with other apps ex) Keynote. Pages, etc. #Cut Out Tools – Cut images (Zoom in to work for fine pixel-level accuracy) ___#Erase/Restore : Erase/Restore the area you touched ___#Target Area Auto remove tool (Area/Color) : Remove similar color area automatically ___#Reverse tool : Reverse removed area #Crop – Crop your photos with 15 different presets feature quickly and easily. #Adjust Effect - 9 ADJUSTMENT tools (Smooth, brightness, contrast, saturation, exposure, highlights, shadows, temperature, vignette) **”Smooth” - Smoothing image edge #Add Background Photo - Remove & Change your photo background #Full Resolution - Selecting size of output picture (HQ 3264 x 3264 pixel , Normal 1600 x 1600 pixel, LQ 800 x 600 pixel) #PNG/ JPEG File Selection - Selecting size of output picture (PNG_transparent background,JPEG_white background) #Share Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Mail, Other Apps Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/noonus-ltd/terms-condition Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/noonus-ltd/privacy-policy SUBSCRIPTION INFO: • Subscription for Background Eraser for full access to all features. • Subscription length: 12 months. • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription.

About

Simple BackgroundEraser

Easily remove image backgrounds by selecting similar colors or manually erasing. Features include zoom, crop, and a magnifier for precise edits. Save and share transparent images to your camera roll or other apps.

Highlights
  • Remove similar color backgrounds
  • Adjustable finger erase
  • Automatic wand erase
  • Magnifier view for precision
  • Crop photos
  • Rotate and zoom images
Features
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Simple PhotoEraser -- Cut Out Image Background Eraser This app help to remove similar colour of image/photo background easily, and save/share transparency image back to camera roll. Also can share to any other apps. Major features: - Easy rotate and zoom in/out with two fingers. Otherwise, easy drag with one finger. - Provide Magnifier view, make erase operation smoothly. - Crop Mode: crop your photos quickly and easily. - Wand Erase: select similar colour area automatically - Finger Erase: remove area with adjustable erase size. Other features: - Snapshot mechanism, latest 3 images will be backed up. These images will be recovered while crash accident. - Redo/Undo will only keep latest 10 images. - Remove small island pixels after wand/erase operation. Note: Some export methods will remove the transparent layer, such as COPY, LINE, etc. Save Image, AirDrop or Email will be better. === Detail for "Sponsor program(No ads during reward service period)" on iAP: We have run tens of operations for many years and will strive for long-term operation. However, please be noted that there will be no refund upon the suspension of service due to situations out of our control.

Screenshots

Background Eraser4 screens
Simple BackgroundEraser4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Simple BackgroundEraser at free with in-app purchases against Background Eraser's subscription. Background Eraser's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (134K vs 27). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Background Eraser sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year and Simple BackgroundEraser sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Background Eraser holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Background Eraser has 134K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Background Eraser's written reviews are positive against 57% of Simple BackgroundEraser's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Background Eraser ships an update every 4 days, Simple BackgroundEraser monthly. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Background Eraser versus Simple BackgroundEraser: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackground EraserSimple BackgroundEraser
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (134K ratings) — better4.3 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better56.7% of reviews
Number of ratings134K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size328 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSUNWOONG JANGDoItWell Application Ltd

Customer experience

Background Eraser

All ratings134,151 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews2,405 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative20.2%

Simple BackgroundEraser

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral10.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Background Eraser

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to exit ad screen
  • Losing progress when switching apps
  • Inconsistent background removal quality
  • Paid version not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more background options
  • Improve accuracy of eraser tool
  • Implement undo/redo functionality
  • Allow importing custom backgrounds
  • Add tutorial or guidance for new users

Simple BackgroundEraser

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Background Eraser

Subscriptions1
  • Pro - Annual3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove AD & remove watermark$9.99
1 purchases

Simple BackgroundEraser

One-time1
  • Donation program (NoAds)$3.99

Questions

Is Background Eraser free?
Background Eraser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple BackgroundEraser free?
Simple BackgroundEraser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Background Eraser or Simple BackgroundEraser?
Background Eraser is rated higher. Background Eraser averages 4.5 out of 5 from 134K ratings, while Simple BackgroundEraser averages 4.3 from 27 ratings.
Do Background Eraser or Simple BackgroundEraser have ads?
Both Background Eraser and Simple BackgroundEraser show ads.
Which is updated more often, Background Eraser or Simple BackgroundEraser?
Background Eraser ships an update every 4 days, and Simple BackgroundEraser monthly. Most recently, Background Eraser was updated on September 26, 2026 and Simple BackgroundEraser on September 26, 2026.

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