# Safe Little Faces (Blur Photo & Face Censor)

> A private iPhone and iPad app for covering selected faces, license plates, names, and other sensitive details in photos before sharing. Everything runs on the device.

## Key facts

- App name on the App Store: Blur Photo & Face Censor (subtitle: Pixelate, Mosaic & Redact)
- Website / brand name: Safe Little Faces (safelittlefaces.com). Earlier App Store name: Safe Little Faces: Face Blur. All refer to the same app.
- Developer: David Balderston (independent). Support: support@safelittlefaces.com
- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blur-photo-face-censor/id6797679260 (ID 6797679260)
- Price: $3.99 one-time purchase in the U.S. App Store; no subscription or in-app purchase required. All editing tools and export are included. Other storefront prices may differ.
- Version: 1.0.4. Requires iOS/iPadOS 17.0 or later. iPhone and iPad.
- Privacy: No account, photo upload, app analytics, advertising, or tracking; photo work stays on device. App Store privacy label: Data Not Collected.
- U.S. App Store details checked: 2026-09-25

## Features

- On-device face detection (Apple Vision); you choose which faces to cover, or Protect All
- Four cover styles: opaque Privacy Cover, Mosaic, Emoji, and Soft Blur, with adjustable size
- Hide and Restore brushes for missed faces, license plates, names, documents, and screens
- Batches of 1-20 photos from the Photos library
- Exports a new JPEG or PNG without GPS, capture date, camera, lens, or device metadata; originals are never changed

## Good fit for

- Parents and caregivers hiding children's faces before posting or sending family photos
- Anyone covering bystanders, license plates, name tags, house numbers, screens, or documents in a photo
- People who want an opaque cover, mosaic, emoji, or blur without uploading photos or paying a subscription

## Not designed for

- Video (photos only)
- Automatic license plate or text detection (these are covered manually with the Hide brush)
- Identity recognition, age inference, or guaranteed anonymity
- Android, web, or Windows users

## Product

- [Blur Photo & Face Censor: Hide Faces in Photos | Safe Little Faces](https://safelittlefaces.com/): Hide kids' faces, bystanders, license plates, and names in photos on iPhone and iPad. On-device, no upload, no account. $3.99 once, no subscription or in-app purchases.
- [Blur Photo & Face Censor Facts: Price, Privacy, Requirements](https://safelittlefaces.com/facts/): Verified facts about Blur Photo & Face Censor (Safe Little Faces): $3.99 once, version 1.0.4, iOS 17+, on-device face detection, no data collected, and its limits.
- [FAQ: Blur Photo & Face Censor (Safe Little Faces)](https://safelittlefaces.com/faq/): Answers about Blur Photo & Face Censor: $3.99 one-time price, on-device privacy, license plates, video, metadata removal, devices, and what the app can't do.
- [Search the site and app facts](https://safelittlefaces.com/explore/): Search every Safe Little Faces guide, comparison, and support page, and read the structured facts for Blur Photo & Face Censor.

## Task pages

- [Blur faces in photos on iPhone](https://safelittlefaces.com/blur-faces-in-photos-iphone/): Blur or cover faces in photos on iPhone and iPad. Tap the faces to hide, choose a cover, and export a clean copy, all on-device. $3.99 once, no subscription.
- [Hide license plates, names, and documents in photos](https://safelittlefaces.com/blur-license-plates-and-text-in-photos/): Cover license plates, name tags, house numbers, school logos, screens, and documents in iPhone photos with a Hide brush, then export a copy without location data.
- [Pixelate a face or cover it with an emoji](https://safelittlefaces.com/pixelate-face-iphone/): Pixelate faces with a mosaic, or cover them with any emoji, on iPhone and iPad. On-device, no watermark, no subscription, and a clean export without location data.

## Comparisons

- [Face blur apps for iPhone compared (prices checked 2026-09-25)](https://safelittlefaces.com/compare/face-blur-apps/): Face blur apps for iPhone compared: Blurshot, Kumo, Poof, Face Blur, Blur Photo, and more. U.S. prices, subscriptions, privacy labels, and video, checked 2026-09-25.
- [Free ways to blur a face on iPhone (Markup, Clean Up, Signal)](https://safelittlefaces.com/compare/free-ways-to-blur-faces-iphone/): Free ways to hide a face in an iPhone photo: an opaque box in Photos Markup, Clean Up pixelation, and Signal's blur tool. Steps, limits, and when an app helps.

## Guides

- [Family Photo Privacy Guides | Safe Little Faces](https://safelittlefaces.com/guides/): Practical, sourced guides for child face blur, iPhone location metadata, photo background redaction, social sharing, schools, foster families, youth sports, and consent.
- [Blur, mosaic, cover, or emoji for kids' photos?](https://safelittlefaces.com/guides/blur-vs-mosaic-vs-emoji/): Compare soft blur, mosaic pixelation, opaque covers, and emoji-style covers for children's faces, including privacy limits and the best use for each style.
- [Consent and etiquette before sharing family photos](https://safelittlefaces.com/guides/family-photo-consent-etiquette/): Ask clearly before posting another person's child, handle group photos and no-photo requests, choose an audience, and respond to removal requests.
- [A photo privacy workflow for foster families and kinship caregivers](https://safelittlefaces.com/guides/foster-care-photo-sharing-privacy/): A careful photo-sharing workflow for foster parents and kinship caregivers: check placement rules, identity clues, location, contact, consent, and audience.
- [How to hide private details in a photo background](https://safelittlefaces.com/guides/hide-private-details-in-photo-background/): Find and cover school names, house numbers, license plates, documents, screens, reflections, uniforms, and other identifying details before sharing photos.
- [How to blur a child's face before sharing a photo](https://safelittlefaces.com/guides/how-to-blur-child-faces-before-sharing/): Cover a child’s face with an opaque cover, emoji, mosaic, or blur on iPhone. Select each face, check background clues, and export a separate copy.
- [Share family photos more privately in WhatsApp and iMessage](https://safelittlefaces.com/guides/private-family-photo-sharing-messages/): Use WhatsApp or iMessage for family photos with a recipient check, protected share copy, metadata review, group audit, and realistic forwarding limits.
- [Remove location metadata from iPhone photos before sharing](https://safelittlefaces.com/guides/remove-location-metadata-from-iphone-photos/): Turn off location when sharing an iPhone photo, understand what that switch leaves behind, and export a separate copy without source metadata.
- [A school and daycare photo sharing checklist](https://safelittlefaces.com/guides/school-daycare-photo-sharing-privacy/): A checklist for schools, daycares, teachers, and parent volunteers sharing group photos: purpose, permission, background details, audience, and retention.
- [What to check before sharing a family photo](https://safelittlefaces.com/guides/share-family-photos-safely/): Use this practical family photo privacy checklist for faces, names, schools, house numbers, reflections, location data, captions, consent, and audience.
- [A child photo privacy check for Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok](https://safelittlefaces.com/guides/social-media-child-photo-privacy/): Prepare family photos for Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok by reviewing faces, captions, tags, location clues, audiences, reuse controls, and platform limits.
- [A privacy checklist for youth sports and group photos](https://safelittlefaces.com/guides/youth-sports-group-photo-privacy/): Share team, recital, camp, birthday, and group-event photos with a roster-aware review for faces, uniforms, names, schedules, venue clues, and consent.
- [Getting started: three practical examples](https://safelittlefaces.com/getting-started/): Worked examples for Blur Photo & Face Censor: cover selected faces in a group photo, hide plates and school names, and review a batch before sharing.

## Help

- [Support | Blur Photo & Face Censor (Safe Little Faces)](https://safelittlefaces.com/support/): Help with face selection, Touch Up, license plates, photo export, metadata removal, earlier subscriptions, and contacting the developer of Blur Photo & Face Censor.
- [Privacy Policy | Safe Little Faces](https://safelittlefaces.com/privacy/): Privacy policy for the Blur Photo & Face Censor (Safe Little Faces) app and safelittlefaces.com: on-device processing, no app data collection, website analytics.

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