Are my photos sent to an AI service or server?

No. Image processing stays on your iPhone. Photos are not uploaded to an external AI or image-processing server.

Can someone remove the mask from the saved photo?

The mask and photo are flattened into one new image when you save, so the mask cannot be peeled off as a separate layer. The original remains in your library.

Can I use 2Step Mask for free?

Yes. The free plan can save one image per day. Pro removes the daily save limit.

Redact on iPhone

Hide personal info in two quick steps.

Open a screenshot or photo, then drag over private text. Mask names, addresses, order numbers, and IDs with an opaque color that matches the background.

Get 2Step Mask See how it works

Save one image per day on the free plan. No ads. Pro offers unlimited saves.

2Step Mask selecting private text in an iPhone screenshot

Fast in 2 steps

Open the image. Drag over what should disappear.

Area Mask is ready as soon as your photo opens. Switch to Move or Marker only when you need them.

Open a photo

Choose a screenshot or photo from your iPhone library.

Drag over private text

2Step Mask samples colors inside the selected edge and fills the area with a nearby background color.

Save a copy

Your original stays untouched. The redacted result is saved as a new, flattened image.

Why it feels faster

Why should hiding one line take so many settings?

General photo editors make you move between colors, tools, opacity, zoom, and canvas controls. 2Step Mask is designed around the redaction task itself.

Pick a color, tool, shape, and size

You may have to configure four things before covering a single name.

→ Area Mask is ready when the photo opens

Try to zoom and draw by accident

A drag meant to reposition the image can leave an unwanted line.

→ Move is a clear, separate mode

The black marker was transparent

A highlighter may look dark while the original text still shows through.

→ Opaque marks made for redaction

Match the background and repaint

Pure white stands out, while a thin pen takes several passes.

→ Background sampling, eyedropper, and a wide marker

Fix a small miss without starting over

Text redaction is precise work. It should be easy to undo, check, and redo.

→ Undo and Redo stay in the control panel

Keep the controls visible while you work

Controls near your drawing hand disappear behind your finger and palm, hiding the current mode.

→ The panel stays at the top right, in view

Made for redaction

Everything you need to hide information, nothing in the way

Move quickly from a screenshot to a clean, shareable copy without hunting through a general-purpose editor.

Area Mask

Drag a rectangle over text. The app uses a nearby background color to make the result blend in.

Opaque Marker

Use the eyedropper, color history, favorites, palette, and adjustable width for horizontal or vertical text.

Zoom and inspect

Pinch to zoom. Switch to Move and drag freely around an enlarged image before masking the next area.

2Step Mask marker controls with eyedropper and width adjustment

On-device privacy

Your images stay on your iPhone

Photos used to hide personal information should not create a new privacy concern. 2Step Mask processes images on-device and does not send them to an external AI or image-processing server.