Comparison

Blur HQ vs HK Mixed Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Create blurred wallpapers
  • Use photos from camera
  • Use photos from album
  • One-step blur effect
  • Save custom wallpapers
Features
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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!

About

HK Mixed Keyboard

Features
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Chinese and English, together on one keyboard. HK Mixed Keyboard helps you type the way you talk. Choose Quick (Sucheng / Simplified Cangjie), Jyutping or Pinyin for Chinese, and keep typing English on the same familiar QWERTY layout. Choose Chinese, English or mixed candidates as you go. Find the word you need English words can bring up Chinese dictionary suggestions: type hello and choose 你好, or keep the English word. Expand the candidate list to explore more choices. Optional Jyutping and Pinyin readings help you recognise Chinese candidates. Your preferred Chinese input Use Quick radicals, Cantonese Jyutping or Mandarin Pinyin. Switch the input method from 123 → ⋯ when you want to use another Chinese method. Quick radicals remain visible on the alphabet keys. Traditional and Simplified Chinese output are both supported. Built for everyday typing Slide across the keyboard to move the cursor. Add emoji, numbers and symbols. Save custom words for Quick, Jyutping or Pinyin, and import or export your personal dictionary as CSV. You can clear learned entries, turn off learning or use private input. Offline on your device Dictionaries are included with the app. The app and keyboard do not connect to a network or upload typed content. No account, advertising or analytics is included. Your settings, custom words and learning stay on your device. Bundled dictionary credits and source materials can be viewed and exported offline. Set it up once Open iOS Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard and choose HK Mixed Keyboard (港式混輸鍵盤). Full Access is optional: built-in dictionaries work without it. Enable it to share preferences, custom words and learned entries locally with the companion app. Tap 123 → ⋯ to change input methods or keyboard settings. For iPhone and iPad running iOS / iPadOS 16 or later. The app interface is in Traditional Chinese.

Screenshots

Blur HQ4 screens
HK Mixed Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HK Mixed Keyboard at none against Blur HQ's shown. HK Mixed Keyboard also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blur HQ ships an update every 6 months, HK Mixed Keyboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Blur HQ versus HK Mixed Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlur HQHK Mixed Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer泉华 官Lung Wai Hor

In-app purchases

None

Blur HQ

No in-app purchases

None

HK Mixed Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blur HQ free?
Blur HQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HK Mixed Keyboard free?
HK Mixed Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blur HQ or HK Mixed Keyboard have ads?
Blur HQ shows ads; HK Mixed Keyboard does not.
Which is updated more often, Blur HQ or HK Mixed Keyboard?
Blur HQ ships an update every 6 months, and HK Mixed Keyboard every 5 days. Most recently, Blur HQ was updated on November 1, 2026 and HK Mixed Keyboard on October 31, 2026.

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