Comparison

Blear vs CamTether

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

CamTether

Features
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CamTether is a professional action camera app. After connecting your camera via Wi-Fi, you can: 1. Preview the live view on your phone; 2. Adjust camera parameters such as resolution, standby time, and EIS; 3. Remotely start/stop video recording and take photos; 4. Download photos/videos from the camera to your phone; 5. Share them to social media or send to friends with one tap. Simple operation, fast response - making action camera control easier.

Screenshots

Blear1 screens
CamTether4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CamTether at 13.0 against Blear's 26.0. On price, ads, 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Blear versus CamTether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlearCamTether
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (77 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSindre SorhusShenzhen Jiezhitong Electronics Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Blear

No in-app purchases

None

CamTether

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blear free?
Blear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CamTether free?
CamTether is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blear or CamTether have ads?
Neither Blear nor CamTether shows ads.

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