Smart Blur vs StudyChime

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Smart Blur compared with StudyChime
Detail	Smart Blur	StudyChime
What it does	Blur personal data before you share your screen	Private Prolific study notifications for Chrome, Discord, Telegram and Pushover
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Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free plan includes pattern-based blurring for emails, phone numbers and IDs, click/draw/text selection blurring, and keyword matching. Pro Annual is $14.99 per year with AI detection of names and addresses, screen share auto-activation, and screenshot blurring. Pro Lifetime is $49.99 one-time. Team	Free: browser alerts, local milestones, 5 external-alert batches per rolling 24-hour period. Premium: £4.99 one-time payment for lifetime access, includes unlimited external alerts, filter profiles, alert schedules, Remote snooze and resume, custom sounds, and local Study Trends.
Key features	Automatic pattern detection for emails, phone numbers and card numbers Click, draw or text selection to blur any element Custom keyword matching to hide words and names across pages Local AI detection of names and addresses in plain text (Pro) Share Shield auto-activation during screen shares (Pro) Screenshot capture with blur baked into the image (Pro) Saved blurs persist per page on revisit (Pro) Import and export settings (Pro) Works offline with local AI using WebGPU (Pro) Works with any browser-based screen sharing tool	Browser and Discord, Telegram, Pushover notifications Reward, availability, time, and keyword filters Reusable filter profiles and alert schedules Local Study Trends with 7, 30, 90, and 12-month views Remote snooze and resume from phone alerts Local milestones and progress tracking 14-day Premium trial with no card required Monitoring health status display
What makes it different	Automatic screen share detection and activation (Pro) Local AI with offline capability using WebGPU Works across any website with no domain restrictions	Private alerts sent only to services you control, not to StudyChime Does not automatically accept, reserve, refresh, complete or submit studies No Prolific password or cookie permissions required Local-first data storage with privacy-minimised Study Trends One-time £4.99 lifetime Premium purchase with no subscription
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Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	4 no change since last check	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	25	14
Referring domains (Majestic)	48	3

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