Blur HQ vs LiveUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blur HQ
Easily create custom blurred wallpapers from your photos. Select an image from your camera roll or take a new one, apply a blur effect with a single step, and save your personalized background.
- Create blurred wallpapers
- Use photos from camera
- Use photos from album
- One-step blur effect
- Save custom wallpapers
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The simplest way, the best blurred wallpaper! Choose or Take a picture -> Blur it -> Save it! Use photo from camera or album, with one simple step, you can make beautiful wallpaper yourself!
LiveUp
Keep important notes, reminders, and countdowns visible on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Pin anything from quick notes to scheduled events, with AI assistance for less typing. Syncs with Apple Reminders.
- Lock Screen Live Activities
- Dynamic Island integration
- Scheduled reminders
- Apple Reminders sync
- AI-powered detail extraction
- Countdown timers
- Photo and screenshot pinning
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Notes and reminders that stay on your Lock Screen. LiveUp pins what you need to remember to your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island as a real Live Activity — not a wallpaper screenshot. Wake your phone and it's right there. Pin anything: * Quick notes: door code, parking spot, shopping list, today's one big thing * Reminders: meetings, bills, meds, pickups — with an alarm when it's time * Photos: a QR code, a ticket or any screenshot, cropped to just the part you need * Countdowns and trips: leave-now timers, flights and trains at a glance Works with Apple Reminders: * Pick reminders to put on your Lock Screen; changes keep syncing * Complete one in LiveUp and it's checked off in Reminders too Show up at the right time: * Schedule a card to appear on your Lock Screen when you need it, and come off when it's done * Repeat daily, weekly or on your own schedule Less typing: * Paste text or share a screenshot, and AI fills in the details * Add cards from Shortcuts and automations Free to start. Pro is $0.99/month or $5.99/year with a free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LiveUp at 79% against Blur HQ's 0%. LiveUp also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). Blur HQ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. LiveUp sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Blur HQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
LiveUp holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiveUp has 21 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Blur HQ's written reviews are positive against 79% of LiveUp's.
Blur HQ ships an update every 6 months, LiveUp weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blur HQ | LiveUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 泉华 官 | 朝胜 邓 |
Customer experience
Blur HQ
LiveUp
In-app purchases
Blur HQ
No in-app purchases
LiveUp
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Lifetime (New User Offer)$6.99
- Lifetime$14.99
