# FabFocus - Portrait Mode Blur — Add great blur and bokeh now

> AI-powered portrait photography app with adjustable blur and bokeh. (iPhone/iPad app by Ghostwheel.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fabfocus-portrait-mode-blur/id1080434313 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Ghostwheel](https://appshunter.io/developer/1468484654)
- Category: Photo & Video, Lifestyle
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 5,997 App Store ratings · 311 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 19 MB
- Languages: American English, European Spanish, Italian, German (Germany), Thai, Chinese (Simplified, China), French (France), Japanese
- Released: 2016-10-19
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fabfocus-portrait-mode-blur/id1080434313/reviews.md

## What is FabFocus?

FabFocus is everything you need to capture and create stunning portrait photos. And the best part is, you don’t need multiple cameras to do it!

FabFocus works on all devices running iOS 12 and forward and uses advanced image recognition to detect people, and intelligently blurring the background, applying beautiful bokeh effects. 

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The Big 2.0 Update

FabFocus 2.0 is a complete rewrite and redesign, with the goal of making it as fast and simple as possible to make stunning portraits. Every last detail has been considered and refined to streamline the experience.

We hope you love it as much as we do.

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Features

FabFocus has a lot of different features. Here’s a quick overview.

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Face Detection

FabFocus will automatically detect faces in your photos, use a little computer magic to work out what’s in the foreground and then intelligently blur the background.

If a photo contains depth information, that is used that for even faster performance.

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Camera

FabFocus has its own camera interface, that automatically configures itself for portrait capture on supported devices. 

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Editing Tools

FabFocus has a whole bunch of tools to help you refine your portraits.

• Adjust the amount of blur applied to the background

• Chose the shape of bokeh (even set it to love hearts or stars!)

• Change the brightness and saturation of the foreground and background independently.

• You can also draw to refine the selection of what’s in the foreground, great for tricky situations, or creating portraits of a wide variety of subjects, like pets, plants and more!

While editing, you can quickly undo and redo your adjustments, and there are buttons to share and save your photos right away. 

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Take your portraits to the next level with FabFocus

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For support, please contact hello@ghostwheel.org

## Key features

- Automatic face detection
- Intelligent background blur
- Customizable bokeh shapes
- Foreground/background color adjustments
- Manual selection refinement
- Built-in camera interface

## Chart rankings

- #178 in Top Paid · Photo & Video (US App Store)

## What do users think of FabFocus?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Awesome app, superb bokeh effects!
- 👍 Using since its release
- 👍 Great little tool
- 👍 Surprisingly awesome
- 👍 Amazing!
- 👍 Better then them all
- 👍 Fab App
- 👍 So far so good!
- 👍 Искусственный интеллект!
- 👍 Очень хорошо
- 👍 Wunderschön
- 👍 Ottima app
- 👍 Simpel und effektiv
- 👍 Excellent app
- 👍 Awesome
- 👍 BOKEH Baby

**Cons**

- 🐛 Deleted it after five minutes
- 🐛 Don't waste your money
- 🐛 What happened??
- 🐛 Inconsistency
- 🐛 Blurs everything
- 🐛 What happened?!
- 🐛 App Doesn't Work, Junk
- 🐛 This last update made the app significantly harder to use
- 🐛 Must share feature sucks
- 🐛 Работает плохо,как скачал сразу зависла,границы лица определяет очень плохо! Пробовал вручную обводить,реагирует плохо!крайне не доволен покупкой!
- 🐛 Absolument pas bon
- 🐛 Not work anymore
- 🐛 Not impressed
- 🐛 Некачественное приложение
- 🐛 Not accurate
- 🐛 Having problems using it.
- 🐛 Rubbish
- 🐛 No longer Supported
- 🐛 Very awkward to use
- 🐛 Auto detection is terrible
- 🐛 Does a terrible job
- 🐛 Poor
- 🐛 Worst app
- 🐛 Не стоит
- 🐛 Poca cosa
- 🐛 Leider nicht so toll
- 🐛 Ok but a bit handmade
- 🐛 Waste of money
- 🐛 Мда уж...
- 🐛 Limited Functions & Not a High Quality Look

**Commonly reported bugs**

- The app selected her face but was unable to accurately select her hair
- Couldn't save the edited photos
- Doesn't recognize animal faces
- Crashes
- Incompatible with older devices

**Most requested features**

- Old Version Please
- Newest changes
- Zoom feature
- Zoom
- Black and white addition
- Live view for the effects
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard

## Recent user reviews (10 of 311)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fabfocus-portrait-mode-blur/id1080434313/reviews.md

### 5/5 — BOKEH

*2024-03-31, version 2.0.1*

…awesome app, superb bokeh effects!

### 1/5 — Deleted it after five minutes

*2021-12-28, version 2.0.1*

I just wanted to use it for one photo that had a beautiful image of my daughter, but the background needed to be blurred out. The app selected her face but was unable to accurately select her hair. I tried to modify the selection with the tools provided but could not come close to getting an acceptable result. Four bucks wasted.

### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money

*2021-02-07, version 2.0.1*

Mentioned it’ll detect faces and blur backgrounds but I clearly don’t have a face to detect as it blurred half of my face and not the background!! worst 3.99 spent, deleted in about 30 seconds

### 1/5 — What happened??

*2020-11-05, version 2.0.1*

After the last update I have NO idea how to make the background blur happen.   There are no instructions and they changed the process.   Good god.  I can’t do anything. I shouldn’t have to hurt myself  figuring it out.   Why didn’t you leave the app alone!!

### 5/5 — Using since its release

*2020-10-02*

Fab Focus has just amazingly improved over the years. In 2016, it set a benchmark by providing bokeh effect to non-dual camera iphone esp. iphone 6s plus. It was phenomenal in those days. And now it has again set a benchmark by allowing users to capture Google Pixel style portrait bokeh i.e. amazing sharpness n detail. It just burns the native iphone camera app and other apps like Pro-Cam, ProCamera, Halide, PS Camera etc. in terms of portraits. 
Now on my iphone Xs Max, XR and iPad Pro 3rd gen , it works like charm. Thank you developers 😊😊

### 2/5 — Inconsistency

*2020-07-17, version 2.0.1*

I’m afraid that I’m not happy with this app. In the pictures that I’ve try to blur the background, it blurred most of the background but left spots that were not blurred. There were also pictures that it made people’s hair look funky.

### 1/5 — Used to work before update.

*2020-06-15, version 2.0.1*

I used to love this app. Then it received an update, and now it’s so buggy I literally cannot use it.

### 5/5 — Old Version Please

*2020-05-18, version 2.0.1*

Is there any way to get the older version back? I really liked it a lot better than this upgrade.

### 3/5 — Newest changes

*2020-05-06, version 2.0.1*

I preferred the app before, when you could adjust the level of blurriness for the background, and you could discard changes easily. Now I have two pictures that I cannot change back to original:(.

### 1/5 — Great app for those who don’t have “portrait mode”

*2020-04-13, version 2.0.1*

Update: I don’t know what they did with this most recent update, but the app is no longer worth it. The blurring is harsh and the feathering option is gone. Such a shame - it was a great app.

I was really upset when I found out that the iPhone 8 not had portrait mode in the Plus version as I find the Plus phones too large. Then I discovered this app which is just as good, and no longer makes me want to chuck my phone out the window!

And while it’s tru what other reviewers have said (that the AI isn’t as good as recognizing bodies or non-human faces), I found the outline function to be super easy and quick to use so this apparent deficiency doesn’t really bother me.

## Frequently asked questions about FabFocus

### What does FabFocus do?

FabFocus is a photo editing application designed to help users create stunning portrait photos. It uses advanced image recognition to detect people and intelligently blur the background, applying beautiful bokeh effects. This allows for professional-looking portraits without the need for multiple cameras.

### What are the key features of FabFocus?

Key features include automatic face detection for intelligent background blurring, a built-in camera interface optimized for portrait capture, and a suite of editing tools. Users can adjust the amount of blur, choose bokeh shapes (like hearts or stars), modify foreground and background brightness/saturation, and manually refine selections for subjects like pets or plants.

### How much does FabFocus cost?

Based on the provided information, FabFocus is a paid application. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or advertisements, indicating a one-time purchase model for the full functionality of the app.

### What devices is FabFocus compatible with?

FabFocus is compatible with all devices running iOS 12 and forward. This ensures that a wide range of iPhone and iPad users can utilize its advanced portrait photography features.

### Can I use FabFocus to edit photos of subjects other than people?

Yes, while the app excels at portrait photography, its manual selection refinement tool allows you to draw and adjust the foreground selection. This feature is great for creating portraits of a wide variety of subjects, including pets, plants, and other objects, enabling more creative editing possibilities.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.1 — 2020-03-03

Added localization for French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, and Thai.

Fixed some minor bugs and typos

### 2.0 — 2020-02-25

FabFocus 2.0 is a complete rewrite and redesign, with the goal of making it as fast and simple as possible to make stunning portraits. Everything last detail has been considered and refined to streamline the experience.

We hope you love it as much as we do.

For any questions or support issues please contact hello@ghostwheel.org

### 1.1.3 — 2018-08-20

Optimizations added to the face detection algorithm

... and if you're reading these liner notes, it would be great if you could rate us highly. It helps us get more downloads, which incentivizes us to work harder on these free updates. If you have a specific suggestion, email them to the link on this page and we'll do our best. Thank you! - Ian

### 1.1.1 — 2018-06-29

Fixed broken links in the About Us section of the app

### 1.0.10 — 2018-02-28

Various bug fixes & improvements

- ... and if you're reading these liner notes, it would be great if you could rate us highly. It helps us get more downloads, which incentivizes us to work harder on these free updates. If you have a specific suggestion, email them to the link on this page and we'll do our best. Thank you! - Ian

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