Comparison

Blear vs BlurMe

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

Head to head
About

Blear

Create unique blurry wallpapers from your own photos or pre-loaded images. Easily adjust blurriness and crop to personalize your device's home and lock screens. Share your creations directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Transform photos into blurry wallpapers
  • Adjust crop and blurriness
  • Use pre-loaded images
  • Action Extension for quick editing
  • Save and set as wallpaper
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Transform your photos into stunning blurry wallpapers. Make your Home/Lock screen shine! Drag the image horizontally to change the crop. You get the best result with bright colorful photos, like a handful of jellybeans or unicorns. The app comes bundled with some beautiful photos to get you started. Just shake to get another one. When you have swiped your preferred blurriness, tap the save button on the right. In the Photos app, go to the image you just saved, tap the action button, and choose “Use as Wallpaper”. The app also comes with an Action Extension. So instead of opening the app, you can start by finding a photo in the Photos app, tap the action button, and then choose “Make Blurry Wallpaper”. Blear is open source: https://github.com/sindresorhus/blear

About

BlurMe

Easily apply blur effects to any image to create a unique look for your home screen. Enhance photos with color adjustments, bokeh, and various filters. Save images in their original or device-specific sizes with real-time effect previews.

Highlights
  • Apply blur to images
  • Add color and bokeh effects
  • Apply filters (B&W, sepia, vignette)
  • Save in original or device size
  • Real-time effect changes
  • GPU image processing
Features
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Blur any wallpaper to get an awesome look on your home screen. It uses a super fast method to apply blur to any image! Features: · Apply blur to an image · Add some extra color · Add bokeh effect · Apply filters like Black and white, sepia tone, vignette · Save image in original size, device screen size · Minimal design optimised for iPhone X · Real time effect change when using the slider (on iPhone 7 or above or iPad Pro) · Uses GPU image processing - Some default wallpapers were downloaded from Pxhere.com, others were made by Julien and used with his permission. Further information and links can be found in the Settings App, in the app entry, in 'Acknowledgements'. - For any suggestion or feedback use the official subreddit: https://reddit.com/r/BlurMeApp Or shake your device white you are in the app to send me an email.

Screenshots

Blear1 screens
BlurMe3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blear at 87% against BlurMe's 50%. Blear also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (4.8 vs 4.3). BlurMe's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. BlurMe sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Blear asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blear holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Blear's written reviews are positive against 50% of BlurMe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blear ships an update every 3 months, BlurMe monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Blear versus BlurMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlearBlurMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (77 ratings) — better4.3 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings77 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSindre SorhusDaniel ILLESCAS ROMERO

Customer experience

Blear

All ratings77 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.0%

BlurMe

All ratings36 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blear

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

BlurMe

One-time7
  • Bokeh Filter$0.99
  • Pro Version$0.99
  • High Quality Saving [PNG]$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Noir Filter$0.99
  • Vignette filter$0.99
  • Sepia filter$0.99
  • Bloom filter$0.99

Questions

Is Blear free?
Blear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlurMe free?
BlurMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blear or BlurMe?
Blear is rated higher. Blear averages 4.8 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while BlurMe averages 4.3 from 36 ratings.
Do Blear or BlurMe have ads?
Neither Blear nor BlurMe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blear or BlurMe?
Blear ships an update every 3 months, and BlurMe monthly. Most recently, Blear was updated on October 24, 2026 and BlurMe on October 24, 2026.

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