Scrub: On-Device Redaction

Scrub finds and removes personal information from your photos and PDFs — entirely on your iPhone — so you can safely share files with cloud AI tools, support agents, or anyone else.

Nothing ever leaves your device. No upload. No account. No sign-in. No telemetry. The detection and redaction run completely on-device, so there's nothing to leak, sell, or subpoena.

REAL REDACTION — NOT A BLACK RECTANGLE

Most "redaction" just draws a box on top of the data, which anyone can copy out or peel off later. Scrub destroys the pixels underneath. Once you save, the hidden text, face, or barcode is gone for good — unrecoverable from the new file.

Choose your style: • Solid bars — a clean, true pixel burn • Blur — Gaussian blur the region away • Pixelate — mosaic it out

WHAT IT DETECTS

• Names and street addresses — found automatically by on-device AI, never uploaded • Emails, phone numbers, card and account numbers — read by on-device OCR • Faces • Barcodes and QR codes • Region-specific identifiers for the US and Canada — national & tax IDs, postal codes, and more, chosen automatically by your device region • Your own custom terms — add a nickname, employer, or account label for extra certainty on top of automatic detection

YOU'RE IN CONTROL

Detections appear as red boxes right on the image. Tap to review each one, add anything Scrub missed, remove anything you want to keep, then redact. The original file is never touched — Scrub always saves a new "-scrubbed" copy.

• Pinch to zoom, drag to pan • Double-tap to add a detection by hand • Accept all or review one by one • Batch up to 10 files in a single pass

METADATA, GONE TOO

Photos carry hidden EXIF data — GPS location, device, timestamps. PDFs carry author and app metadata. Scrub strips it from the output, irreversibly.

PRIVACY BY DESIGN

Privacy you can only really trust if the app never phones home — so Scrub doesn't. Zero analytics, zero telemetry, zero crash reporters. Your custom terms list stays on your device and is always visible and deletable. There is genuinely nothing to collect, because we collect nothing.

SUBSCRIPTION

Scrub is free to use, with 3 saved files every 7 days. Scrub Unlimited removes that limit — redact and save as many photos and PDFs as you like.

• Scrub Unlimited (Monthly) — $3.99 per month • Scrub Unlimited (Annual) — $34.99 per year

Prices are in USD and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; you can manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. There is no free trial.

Privacy Policy: https://scrub.software/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Requires iPhone running iOS 26 or later.

Questions or feedback: support@scrub.software