Comparison

Background Eraser vs QR Things

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 unwanted backgrounds from your photos with automatic and manual tools. Perfect for creating collages, stamps, and other image processing materials.

Highlights
  • Automatic background eraser with machine learning
  • Manual eraser tools for precise editing
  • Smart Eraser for contour detection
  • Chroma key for single-color backgrounds
  • Import photos from library and iCloud
  • Crop and rotate images
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Bg Remover+ is an eraser app that cuts out unnecessary backgrounds of photos. - Automatic Background Eraser - It has a function of automatic background eraser by the machine learning models. -General: People, animals, vehicles, everyday objects are automatically identified and the background is erased. -Portrait: Erases the background of a photo that shows only people. Chroma key: Erases the background from photos and images that have a single color background. The app also has the manual eraser tools for removal unwanted area. You can make detailed edits such as operating while enlarging / reducing the screen and adjusting the deletion range after cropping. Please use it to create image processing materials such as Photoshop images, stamp images, and collages. (On apps that do not support transparent display, the transparent part is displayed in white or black.) [Main Features] ----- Import photos ----- -Supports loading iCloud original photos and transparent background PNG files from the photo library ----- Crop photo ----- -Rotate the loaded image, trimming any size ----- Manual Background Eraser Tools ----- Smart Eraser: -Eraser tool that can erase unnecessary parts while automatically detecting the contour. Eraser: -Touch to delete the traced part. With adjustment functions such as softening and hardening the edge of the eraser. Area: -Automatically delete the tapped part by specifying the approximate color. You can adjust the deletion range with the slider. Repair: -Touch and restore the traced part. With adjustment functions such as softening and hardening the edges of the restoration.

About

QR Things

Easily create custom QR codes with your own images, GIFs, or logos. Share links, Wi-Fi access, or personal profiles with visually appealing and functional QR codes. Supports light and dark modes for comfortable use.

Highlights
  • Create QR codes from pictures/GIFs
  • Share Wi-Fi access without passwords
  • Add logos to QR codes
  • Customizable colors
  • Light and Dark mode support
Features
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Everyone sees QR codes all the time. With QR Things, you can make your own that look great and do cool stuff. Want a better way to: - Share links without typing them? - Give friends Wi-Fi access without sharing the password? - Share your personal links like your website, LinkedIn, Github, Medium, X.com, and Instagram with a fun QR code? Here’s what you can do with QR Things: - Make QR codes from your favourite pictures or GIFs. - Create a special QR code to let people use your Wi-Fi without knowing the password. - Put your own logo in the middle of the QR code for a personal touch. How to use: - For pictures, GIFs, or logos: Type in the link, click "Make QR Code," pick your picture, and you're done! - For Wi-Fi: Type in the network name and password, click "Make QR Code," and that's it! Remember: You can change the QR code's colour, but very light colours might be hard to scan. The app looks good in both Light and Dark modes, so it's easy on your eyes. Got questions? You can contact us using the info below. Note: We use some open-source stuff in this app. To know more, check out: https://github.com/EFPrefix/EFQRCode/blob/main/LICENSE

Screenshots

Background Eraser4 screens
QR Things4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QR Things at none against Background Eraser's 3. QR Things also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Background Eraser's advantage is ratings volume (912 vs 2). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. QR Things asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QR Things holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Background Eraser has 912 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Background Eraser's written reviews are positive against 100% of QR Things's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Background Eraser ships an update fortnightly, QR Things every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Background Eraser versus QR Things: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackground EraserQR Things
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (912 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings912 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKALEIDOSCOPE Inc.Hyun Sik Kim

Customer experience

Background Eraser

All ratings912 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative25.4%

QR Things

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Background Eraser

Subscriptions2
  • Premium - Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium - Yearly3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro & Ad-Free Version$49.99
None

QR Things

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Background Eraser free?
Background Eraser is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QR Things free?
QR Things is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Background Eraser or QR Things?
QR Things is rated higher. Background Eraser averages 4.6 out of 5 from 912 ratings, while QR Things averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Background Eraser or QR Things have ads?
Background Eraser shows ads; QR Things does not.
Which is updated more often, Background Eraser or QR Things?
Background Eraser ships an update fortnightly, and QR Things every 3 weeks. Most recently, Background Eraser was updated on October 26, 2026 and QR Things on October 21, 2026.

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