Comparison

Facepixelizer vs Blur Image

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

Head to head
About

Facepixelizer

Easily pixelate or blur specific areas of your photos to protect privacy or create artistic effects. Load images from your library or camera, then draw rectangles over sensitive regions before saving or sharing your anonymized creations.

Highlights
  • Load images from library or camera
  • Pixelate specific areas by drawing rectangles
  • Delete selected areas
  • Save and share resulting images
  • Email images
Features
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Experience the look&feel of Facepixelizer with this Free app for iphones/ipod touches/ipads. With this app you can pixelate/blur a whole image or just some areas and then save/share the result. !!!!! How to use the app: - first, load an image from the library or take one with the camera by long press action on screen. - then, double tap to open Image/Pixelate Settings, and enjoy this. Main features: • load image from device's library or straight from the camera • Pixelate Areas - draw rectangles (tap them again to delete them) over the desired areas and when you're finished press Pixelate Area(s) • save/email/share the resulting image Please read all the instructions provided in the Info popup.

About

Blur Image

Easily blur or pixelate specific areas of your photos to hide sensitive information. Simply swipe your finger over the desired regions and adjust the intensity of the obfuscation effect. This tool offers a quick and effective way to protect privacy in your images.

Highlights
  • Blur or pixelate photo areas
  • Customizable obfuscation level
  • Intuitive finger swipe interface
  • Privacy protection for images
Features
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Blur or pixelate parts of your photos that you want to hide. To do so, you just have to pass your finger over the regions you want to obfuscate and done. You'll also be able to customize the level of obfuscation. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Facepixelizer4 screens
Blur Image4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blur Image at 100% against Facepixelizer's 30%. Blur Image also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0). Facepixelizer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (57 vs 16). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Blur Image sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Facepixelizer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blur Image holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Facepixelizer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blur Image's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Facepixelizer ships an update every 6 months, Blur Image every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Facepixelizer versus Blur Image: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFacepixelizerBlur Image
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (57 ratings)4.5 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings57 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 9 months
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNguyen Tran Lam PhuongFabricio Cordova Lucero

Customer experience

Facepixelizer

All ratings59 ratings
Positive42.4%
Neutral15.3%
Negative42.4%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive29.7%
Neutral16.2%
Negative54.1%

Blur Image

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Facepixelizer

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Blur Image

Subscriptions3
  • Remove Ads For 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • Remove Ads For 6 Months$5.996 Months
  • Remove Ads For 1 Year$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Facepixelizer free?
Facepixelizer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blur Image free?
Blur Image is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Facepixelizer or Blur Image?
Blur Image is rated higher. Facepixelizer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Blur Image averages 4.5 from 16 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Facepixelizer or Blur Image?
Facepixelizer ships an update every 6 months, and Blur Image every 9 months. Most recently, Facepixelizer was updated on October 14, 2026 and Blur Image on October 5, 2026.

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