Comparison

Blear vs PartyIcon

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

PartyIcon

Transform your favorite photos into bold, stylish icons with artistic effects. Easily upload, apply fun transformations like cartoon styles, and save or share your creations instantly. Make your profile pictures and avatars stand out.

Highlights
  • Photo upload from camera or library
  • Artistic effects for iconic look
  • Cartoon transformation
  • One-tap save to gallery
  • Instant sharing to friends and social media
  • Create unique avatars
Features
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Turn your iconic moments into icons. PartyIcon transforms your favorite photos into bold, stylish, and unforgettable icons. Whether it’s a selfie, a group shot, or your pet being adorable, PartyIcon makes every picture pop with artistic effects. FEATURES Easy photo upload from your camera or library Fun effects to give your photos that iconic look or transform into a cartoon Save to your gallery in one tap Share instantly with friends and socials Make your profile stand out, create unique avatars, or just have fun turning everyday shots into works of art. With PartyIcon, every moment becomes Iconic. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Blear1 screens
PartyIcon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blear at none against PartyIcon's 2. Blear also leads on ratings volume (77 vs 1). PartyIcon's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, 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. PartyIcon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Blear asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PartyIcon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blear has 77 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blear ships an update every 3 months, PartyIcon every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Blear versus PartyIcon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlearPartyIcon
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (77 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSindre SorhusJay Wolberg

Customer experience

Blear

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

PartyIcon

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Blear

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PartyIcon

Subscriptions2
  • 1-week membership$6.997 Days
  • 12-Month Membership$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Blear free?
Blear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PartyIcon free?
PartyIcon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blear or PartyIcon?
PartyIcon is rated higher. Blear averages 4.8 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while PartyIcon averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Blear or PartyIcon have ads?
Neither Blear nor PartyIcon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blear or PartyIcon?
Blear ships an update every 3 months, and PartyIcon every 3 days. Most recently, Blear was updated on October 15, 2026 and PartyIcon on October 10, 2026.

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