Comparison

Background Eraser vs background eraser~

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

background eraser~

Easily cut photos into nine pieces or create collages with multiple images. This app offers smart matting for detailed edits, including hair, and allows for custom backgrounds. Share your creations directly to social media.

Highlights
  • Nine-grid photo cutting
  • Photo collage creation
  • Long view stitching
  • Smart and hair matting
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Certificate photo production
Features
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Photo matting, hair level matting, picture real, nine grids can cut a photo into nine pieces. Large pictures can be formed by irregular combinations, which can be shared to moments, micro-blogs and other places. Special effects + creative, pictures and text exclusive collocation, repair your exclusive circle of friends The APP features [Nine grid cut map] : photos a button second nine grid picture [Photo jigsaw] : Multiple photos are seamlessly linked to create a picture [Long view Stitching] : Screen capture supports seamless link between the top and bottom of a long view [Photo matting] : smart matting, hair matting, real picture [Matting for background] : custom picture background, solid color background [Certificate photo production] : change the solid color background, can make the certificate photo

Screenshots

Background Eraser4 screens
background eraser~4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: background eraser~ at free with in-app purchases against Background Eraser's subscription. background eraser~ also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Background Eraser's advantage is ratings volume (134K vs 22) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 background eraser~ 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Background Eraser against 4.5 for background eraser~. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Background Eraser has 134K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Background Eraser ships an update every 4 days, background eraser~ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Background Eraser versus background eraser~: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackground Eraserbackground eraser~
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (134K ratings) — better4.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings134K — better22
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size328 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSUNWOONG JANGSmall Daily Software Hangzhou Co.,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%

background eraser~

All ratings22 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%

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

background eraser~

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

background eraser~

One-time1
  • 升级到Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Background Eraser free?
Background Eraser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is background eraser~ free?
background eraser~ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Background Eraser or background eraser~?
Background Eraser is rated higher. Background Eraser averages 4.5 out of 5 from 134K ratings, while background eraser~ averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do Background Eraser or background eraser~ have ads?
Both Background Eraser and background eraser~ show ads.
Which is updated more often, Background Eraser or background eraser~?
Background Eraser ships an update every 4 days, and background eraser~ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Background Eraser was updated on September 27, 2026 and background eraser~ on September 10, 2026.

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