Comparison

Background Eraser vs MemeGen

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

MemeGen

Create and share your own memes with this intuitive generator. Easily add text to images and customize your creations. Perfect for quick, fun content generation.

Highlights
  • Meme creation
  • Text overlay on images
  • Sharing capabilities
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Best meme generator app for iOS.

Screenshots

Background Eraser4 screens
MemeGen2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MemeGen at none against Background Eraser's 2. MemeGen also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Background Eraser's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (134K vs 83). On price 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. MemeGen asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MemeGen holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Background Eraser has 134K ratings behind it against 83, 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 100% of MemeGen's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Background Eraser ships an update every 4 days, MemeGen every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Background Eraser versus MemeGen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackground EraserMemeGen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (134K ratings)4.7 (83 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings134K — better83
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 20 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSUNWOONG JANGAlmas Daumov

Customer experience

Background Eraser

All ratings134,206 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral6.4%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews2,407 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative20.2%

MemeGen

All ratings79 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral5.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

MemeGen

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
None

MemeGen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Background Eraser free?
Background Eraser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MemeGen free?
MemeGen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Background Eraser or MemeGen?
MemeGen is rated higher. Background Eraser averages 4.5 out of 5 from 134K ratings, while MemeGen averages 4.7 from 83 ratings.
Do Background Eraser or MemeGen have ads?
Background Eraser shows ads; MemeGen does not.
Which is updated more often, Background Eraser or MemeGen?
Background Eraser ships an update every 4 days, and MemeGen every 20 months. Most recently, Background Eraser was updated on October 24, 2026 and MemeGen on October 20, 2026.

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