Comparison

Photo Rubber vs RICOH Design Software

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

Head to head
About

Photo Rubber

Easily obscure sensitive information in photos before sharing. This tool allows for precise blurring, cropping, and resizing to prepare images for social media or direct sharing, while also managing EXIF data.

Highlights
  • Precise blurring of unwanted areas
  • Cropping and resizing for social media
  • EXIF data viewing and deletion
  • Zoom up to 20x for detailed editing
  • Undo functionality for all edits
  • Direct sharing to social media and mail
Features
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The "Photo Rubber" is very convenient blur application to be able to easily cover the place that you do not want to show before contributing a photograph. You can also hide the slight wrinkle / stain with thinly blur to the small point. You can operate these series of work with one the "Photo Rubber". And all operations are very simple! 1.Trim an unnecessary part and zoom in the place that you want to show. 2.Blur the small place that you do not want to show. 3.Resize it to size in conformity to the destination SNS site. 4.Confirm the photography date and time, GPS information, etc. which has been deleted. 5.Send to SNS directly. If you do not need to edit, You are reliable when you always confirm photograph information with "Photo Rubber" and contribute it. !! Thanks for all! Exceeded total 970,000 DL. Ranked in #7 at the top free ranking of photo & video category in Japan, and #3 at "Most used free app ranking" by AppBank. [Useful point of Photo Rubber] - The Photo Rubber does not reduce image size without your permission, Therefore, a picture of the part not to blur off does not decline. - You can zoom an image up to 20 times scale and can confirm the details and can edit directly. - You can confirm strength of the blur while rubbing it, and blur becomes more strong when you rub it more. - In the "Colored Blur" mode, You can blur with the color of the point where you started to touch. - In the "clear" mode, You can clear the point where you rubbed. - You can simply trim frame by adjusting corner marker. Aspect ratio adjusting also OK. - You change the image size easily by selecting menu with recommended size. - All editing features come in Undo. Undo buttons will repeat by long press. - You can see the information (exif information) stored in a photograph in visible form clearly and you can appoint it in one-touch which information you want to delete(all the basics delete it). - You can send to Mail/Twitter/Facebook/LINE or every app which can process image. Off course you can save the image to photo library with one touch. [Information from Photo Rubber] The Photo Rubber does not reduce image size without your permission when it is very large size, and blur it with original image size.Therefore, a picture of the part not to blur off does not decline. But big memory may be necessary for this processing. You may find a flag of surrender message with effort for ten seconds when going to blur too big image size at a time. In that case, please do resizing it to slightly small size. You can edit the image smoothly when you use smaller image. If your primary usage is posting to SNS, you should set the auto resize for suitable size to posting site. [support URL] If you want to know detailed usage or latest information, please come to http://www.takechansoft.com/photorubber/

About

RICOH Design Software

Design and print custom garments like t-shirts and socks using your own graphics and text. Import images from various sources and preview your designs before printing with supported RICOH printers.

Highlights
  • Create custom garment designs
  • Import graphics and pictures
  • Edit and print photos
  • Preview designs before printing
  • Supports T-shirts, tote bags, socks, and sleeves
  • Monitor ink costs per print
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RICOH Design Software enables you to create your own customized garment using the Supported printer below. ● Easy editing - Create your own design using preset graphics & banners, and those imported to the APP. - Add comments to your design with the type face & colors of your choice. - Import pictures, graphic files & banners from MicroSD/SD/USB/Bar Code (QR)/Smartphone. - Edit & print pictures taken on an iPad. - Check the outcome while designing by using the preview window. - Comes with the edit windows suite for the garment types: T-Shirt, Tote bag, Socks, & Sleeve. ● Smooth printing - Unified flow from editing to printing onto the garment using the Supported printer below - Adjust the tone of the colors or other print settings - Print the files created by major graphic Apps seamlessly. ● Monitoring - A calculation window enables to monitor the price of inks per print, based on your own design. ●Supported printer: RICOH Ri 100 RICOH Ri 100Lt

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Rubber at 90% against RICOH Design Software's 0%. Photo Rubber also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). RICOH Design Software's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Photo Rubber sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RICOH Design Software asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Photo Rubber holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Rubber has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Photo Rubber's written reviews are positive against 0% of RICOH Design Software's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Rubber ships an update every 5 months, RICOH Design Software every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Photo Rubber versus RICOH Design Software: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto RubberRICOH Design Software
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKAZUYA TAKECHIRicoh Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Photo Rubber

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.9%

RICOH Design Software

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Photo Rubber

One-time1
  • Remove Ad banner$2.99
None

RICOH Design Software

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Rubber free?
Photo Rubber is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RICOH Design Software free?
RICOH Design Software is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Photo Rubber or RICOH Design Software?
Photo Rubber is rated higher. Photo Rubber averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while RICOH Design Software averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Photo Rubber or RICOH Design Software have ads?
Photo Rubber shows ads; RICOH Design Software does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Rubber or RICOH Design Software?
Photo Rubber ships an update every 5 months, and RICOH Design Software every 3 months. Most recently, Photo Rubber was updated on November 1, 2026 and RICOH Design Software on November 4, 2026.

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