Blur HQ vs Device Lab
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!
Device Lab
This app provides detailed information about your device's hardware and chips. It offers system monitoring, parameter organization, chip and device comparisons, and useful tools to help you understand and manage your devices more effectively. All core functions run locally without requiring login.
- Hardware status monitoring
- Chip and device parameter organization
- Chip and device comparison
- System information viewer
- Performance reference and testing tools
- Local-first operation
- Ad-free and push-free experience
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Device Lab 是一款围绕设备与芯片信息构建的本地化资料与工具 App，包含硬件状态监控、参数整理、芯片与设备对比、系统信息查看与实用工具，帮助你更系统、更直观地理解和管理你所使用的设备。 核心板块 • 概览：集中展示当前设备的关键信息与运行状态，如发热状态、CPU占用、内存占用、当前网速信息等，重要数据一目了然，支持通过桌面小组件或画中画查看，让监控信息随时可见。 • 芯片：系统化整理各代芯片的核心规格与技术参数，支持同系列、跨代际对比，直观呈现架构差异与升级重点。 • 设备：收录不同设备的硬件配置与技术参数，清晰展示不同型号之间的差异，方便在选购、对比或查阅时快速获得可靠信息。 • 工具：汇总与设备和芯片相关的性能参考与测试工具，包括性能排行榜、基准测试结果整理及测试工具索引，用于从数据角度理解不同芯片与设备的性能表现，帮助你在对比与分析时获得更直观的参考依据。 隐私与原则 • 本地优先：App 核心功能完全在设备本地运行，无需登录即可使用。 • iCloud 同步：仅用于在你的设备之间同步数据，不收集、不分析任何个人信息，默认不开启。 • 体验优先：无广告、无推送、无后台唤醒，界面简约设计，信息结构清晰，专注于内容本身。 • 轻量设计：安装包体积小，不占用额外系统资源。 Device Lab，让复杂的硬件参数，从此一目了然。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Device Lab at 95% against Blur HQ's 0%. Device Lab also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). Blur HQ's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On in-app purchases 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
Blur HQ is free to download; Device Lab costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Device Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Device Lab has 24 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 95% of Device Lab's.
Blur HQ ships an update every 6 months, Device Lab every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blur HQ | Device Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 95.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 泉华 官 | 广聪 钟 |
Customer experience
Blur HQ
Device Lab
In-app purchases
Blur HQ
No in-app purchases
Device Lab
No in-app purchases
