Comparison

Blear vs Blurry

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

Blurry

Features
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Blurry - Blur Wallpapers :- Blur Wallpaper easily with simplicity. Use Blurry app to blur wallpaper and Photos. It is simple and easy to use. Blurry App has a big collection of wallpapers. You can save these wallpapers or you can make your own wallpaper by using your photo. Easily blur , Draw on photo, apply effects and save ,share to media. App features :- - A lot of wallpapers to set or customise photos. - Draw on Photos, Add Hearts, flowers etc. - Apply effects and filters to photos. - Check how the wallpaper look in Lock Screen or Home Screen without leaving app. - Save to gallery and Share to social media platforms. Thanks Privacy Policy - https://sumitkumarjonia.blogspot.com/2023/07/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use - https://sumitkumarjonia.blogspot.com/2023/07/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Blear1 screens
Blurry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blear at none against Blurry's shown. Blear also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 32 months). Blurry's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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

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

Blear ships an update every 3 months, Blurry every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Blear versus Blurry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlearBlurry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (77 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 32 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSindre SorhusSumit .

In-app purchases

None

Blear

No in-app purchases

None

Blurry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blear free?
Blear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blurry free?
Blurry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blear or Blurry have ads?
Blurry shows ads; Blear does not.
Which is updated more often, Blear or Blurry?
Blear ships an update every 3 months, and Blurry every 32 months. Most recently, Blear was updated on September 8, 2026 and Blurry on September 11, 2026.

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