Blur Square vs Blur Photo Editor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blur Square
Create attractive blurred frames for your photos without cropping. Select an image, apply a blur effect, and adjust it with intuitive sliders. Save and share your creations easily to social media.
- Blurred frame effect
- No cropping required
- Adjustable blur and fade
- Pinch zoom for control
- Save to gallery
- Direct sharing
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Do you have a super-cool photo that you just can't bare to crop for uploading? Don't crop it! Use Blur Square to create a really awesome blurred frame effect instead. * To use, first select a photo from your gallery, then tap the lightning icon to see the blur. * You can tweak the effect by pinch zooming and modifying the fade and blur sliders. * Once your happy, tap the download icon to save it to your photo gallery. * Once saved you can share the photo to other apps (like Instagram) with another tap. If you experience any problems when using this app, please contact me for support (hello@playir.com).
Blur Photo Editor
Easily apply various blur effects to your photos with just a few taps. Enhance your images with options like Gaussian blur, pixelation, and artistic glitter effects. Includes tools for precise editing and sharing your creations.
- Gaussian Blur
- Pixelate
- Hexagon Pixelate
- Glitter Effect
- Color Brush
- Eraser
- Undo & Redo
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You can quickly blur a photo with a few taps. Features - Gaussian Blur - Pixelate - Hexagon Pixelate - Glitter Effect - Color Brush - Eraser - Undo & Redo - Save & Share
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blur Photo Editor at 83% against Blur Square's 39%. Blur Photo Editor also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 5). Blur Square's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Blur Square sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blur Photo Editor sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blur Photo Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blur Photo Editor has 1.7K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Blur Square's written reviews are positive against 83% of Blur Photo Editor's.
Blur Square ships an update every 2 months, Blur Photo Editor monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blur Square | Blur Photo Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ashraf Samy | Ryoichi Fukugawa |
Customer experience
Blur Square
Blur Photo Editor
Bugs and requests
Blur Square
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Blur Photo Editor
Reported bugs
2 issues- Photo selection not working for some users
- Syncing issues causing photo deletions
Requested features
3 requests- Larger mosaic/blur size options
- Support for video editing
- Ability to batch process multiple photos
In-app purchases
Blur Square
- PRO Version$0.99
Blur Photo Editor
- Leave a Tip$0.99
- Remove Ads (One-Time Purchase)$9.99
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