# Whiteout: Redact & Blur Photos

> Censor text in images and PDFs

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1642452158](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1642452158)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1642452158`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jordan Zeleny
- **Category:** Photo & Video
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (243 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.2.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-01
- **First published:** 2022-09-27
- **Size:** 34 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whiteout-redact-blur-photos/id1642452158)
- **Website:** [https://whiteout.app](https://whiteout.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/whiteout-privacy-policy?usp=sharing](https://sites.google.com/view/whiteout-privacy-policy?usp=sharing)

## Description

**Whiteout: Redact & Blur Photos** is a fast, precise app for censoring text and marking up photos, screenshots, scanned documents, and PDFs. Redact sensitive information, blur or pixelate content, highlight key details, underline text, add signatures, erase areas, draw, and more.

Search for words inside PDFs, match repeated text, and apply markups across multiple occurrences with smart suggestions and line- or word-based controls. Zoom in for detailed edits, customize markup colors and styles, and share or export in high resolution. The free plan supports limited document saves and includes branded markup, while the Pro plan unlocks unlimited saves and watermark-free exports.

## Rankings

- #99,818 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews are mixed: the app offers a clean, minimal UI and effective redaction for simple cases, which some call useful for individuals and small businesses. But frequent crashes, instability, and unreliable redaction that can leak data are repeatedly reported. Billing concerns include upfront payments and refund frustration. Users also want more flexible editing (non-straight-line blur and movable redaction areas). Overall, it shows potential but reliability and value questions recur in multiple reviews.

### Pros

- Minimal, clean UI focused on redaction tasks.
- Core redaction capability is effective for simple cases, making it useful for individuals and small businesses.
- App is described as neat, well-made, and easy to use.
- Does what it promises without unnecessary complexity.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and instability during redaction, page navigation, and loading PDFs/photos.
- Redaction is not secure or reliable; redacted data can remain readable and performance is inconsistent.
- Billing/subscription model issues with upfront payments and refund frustrations.
- Functional limitations, such as blur only along straight lines and limited ability to move/rescale redactions.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1642452158)