Comparison

Blear vs Blur ID

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

Blur ID

Automatically detect and obscure sensitive information like faces, usernames, and profile pictures in your screenshots. This app offers a natural-looking blur effect, replacing elements with avatars or emojis for a polished look. It prioritizes privacy by processing all images offline on your device.

Highlights
  • Smart detection of faces, usernames, and profile content
  • Natural-looking blur effects and replacements
  • Works with popular messaging and social apps
  • Completely offline image processing
  • Replaces sensitive info with avatars/emojis
Features
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Blur ID — Privacy protection made simple. Automatically detects and blurs faces, usernames, profile pictures, and sensitive text in your screenshots before you share them. Perfect for sharing chat conversations, social media posts, or any screenshots while keeping everyone's privacy intact. Works with all your favorite apps — iMessage, Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, Tinder, Snapchat, and more. ■ What makes it different: Instead of ugly black bars or pixelated blocks, Blur ID creates clean, natural-looking edits. Profile pictures get replaced with generic avatars, faces are covered with friendly emojis, and usernames are smoothly removed. Your screenshots look polished, not censored. ■ Key features: - Smart detection of faces, usernames, and profile content - Clean, natural-looking blur effects and replacements - Works with popular messaging and social apps - Completely offline — your images never leave your device ■ Privacy first: Everything happens directly on your iPhone. No uploading, no cloud processing, no data collection. You can even disable the app's internet access if you want extra peace of mind. Whether you're sharing funny conversations with friends, posting reviews, or creating content while respecting others' privacy, Blur ID handles the tedious work so you don't have to manually edit every screenshot. - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy: https://blurid.app/privacy - Website: https://blurid.app

Screenshots

Blear1 screens
Blur ID4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blear at none against Blur ID's 3. Blur ID's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 ID sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Blear asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Blear against 4.9 for Blur ID. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Blear's written reviews are positive against 81% of Blur ID's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blear ships an update every 3 months, Blur ID every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Blear versus Blur ID: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlearBlur ID
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (77 ratings)4.9 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better81.4% of reviews
Number of ratings77 — better30
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSindre SorhusSmashMelon LLC

Customer experience

Blear

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

Blur ID

All ratings30 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative11.6%

In-app purchases

None

Blear

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Blur ID

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$7.99

Questions

Is Blear free?
Blear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blur ID free?
Blur ID is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blear or Blur ID?
Blur ID is rated higher. Blear averages 4.8 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Blur ID averages 4.9 from 30 ratings.
Do Blear or Blur ID have ads?
Neither Blear nor Blur ID shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blear or Blur ID?
Blear ships an update every 3 months, and Blur ID every 2 weeks. Most recently, Blear was updated on September 8, 2026 and Blur ID on September 20, 2026.

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