Blear vs Blurry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Blurry
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | Blear | Blurry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (77 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 32 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | Sumit . |
In-app purchases
Blear
No in-app purchases
Blurry
No in-app purchases








