The BlurQ blog
Guides, comparisons, and honest advice for blurring faces, backgrounds, and everything else — on iPhone and in your browser.
A fair, listing-based comparison of the two iPhone face blur apps people ask about most: what each one detects, what it costs over two years, what its privacy label means, and who should pick which.
Read articleA reference table of what eight iPhone face blur apps and Signal promise about on-device processing, built only from their App Store listings and privacy labels, plus a 60-second airplane-mode test you can run yourself.
Read articleA light blur over text can sometimes be read back. Here is how to hide names, addresses and account numbers in an iPhone screenshot so they stay hidden.
Read articleSignal's blur tool finds faces on your phone and hides them before you send, but it only works on photos you send in Signal. Here is how to use it, where it stops, and how to blur faces in any photo on iPhone.
Read articleCanva can blur a face, but it will not find the face for you. Here are the three methods that work, the honest limits for class photos and group shots, and a faster way that never uploads the picture.
Read articleAn emoji or solid cover hides a child's face completely, strong pixelation is fine, and a light blur is not. Here is how to do each on iPhone, with a free app, with Markup, or in the browser.
Read articleYou can blur one face in a group photo and leave everyone else sharp. Here is how to do it with a tap-to-select app, a free web tool, or Markup, plus what to do when faces are small, sideways or close together.
Read articleCapCut can blur a face on iPhone, but you build the blur yourself from an overlay, a mask and keyframes. Here are the exact steps, the honest limits, and when an auto-tracking app is the better tool.
Read articleThe iPhone Photos app has no blur brush. Here is what it can do, and how to blur a face, text, a plate or the background of any photo for free.
Read articleiPhone has no built-in face blur. Here is what Markup can and cannot do, plus two ways to get a real blur: a free app or a web tool that runs in Safari.
Read articleThe Photos app and iMovie cannot blur a face in a video. Here is what works on iPhone: automatic tracking apps, the honest CapCut workflow, and how to check the result.
Read articleMost online blur tools upload your photo to a server first. Ours doesn't — here's how in-browser face blur works.
Read articleGet a professional DSLR-style portrait effect on any photo — including ones you already took — on iPhone or Android.
Read articleGoogle Photos, Snapseed, and Samsung Gallery: how to blur the background of any photo on Android — including photos you already took.
Read articleFour ways to blur the background on iPhone: Portrait mode while shooting, the Photos app on iPhone 15 and later, a free AI app for any photo, and manual editors.
Read articleSelling a car or posting a dashcam clip? Four ways to blur a license plate in a photo or video, which blur style actually hides the text, and what else to check before you post.
Read articleOne tap to pixelate any face — plus when to use pixelate vs blur vs mosaic, and how strong the effect needs to be.
Read articleThe honest guide to blurring faces in video — on-device, YouTube, mobile, and desktop options, and what each is good for.
Read articleLearn how to blur faces in photos on iPhone in seconds with AI-powered face detection — or in your browser on Android.
Read articleAn honest comparison of the seven real iPhone face blur apps: what each one detects, what it costs over two years, what its privacy label says, and where the free tiers stop.
Read articleLearn how to blur faces, license plates, addresses, and sensitive info before posting on social media.
Read articleLearn how to blur faces and backgrounds 100% offline on your iPhone — no cloud uploads needed.
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