# Photo Focus: Blur Effects — Blur Image Background

> App for blurring photo backgrounds and highlighting subjects with various effects. (iPhone/iPad app by 丽譞 牛.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-focus-blur-effects/id1063223648 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [丽譞 牛](https://appshunter.io/developer/944644382)
- Category: Photo & Video
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 1,363 App Store ratings · 567 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 14.0 · 43 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2015-12-08
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-focus-blur-effects/id1063223648/reviews.md

## What is Photo Focus?

Photo Focus - get you highlighted and dramatical by simply selecting focus area.
With photo focus, you are able to:

1. Smart selection
Simply draw some lines inside a focus object, it will be selected automatically.

2. Add blur to photos while keeping chosen details in focus

3. Nine Various Blur Effects
You can create the most realistic blur effect by choosing from various effects.
To emphasize the moving objects, motion blur and zoom blur effects are also available.

4. Fast pan and zoom with two fingers

5. Easy share
Quickly share your editing on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

So, what are you waiting for? Download it now!

## Key features

- Smart object selection
- Selective focus and background blur
- Nine blur effect options
- Motion and zoom blur effects
- Two-finger pan and zoom
- Easy social media sharing

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock all | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Photo Focus?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Simple and straightforward
- 💡 Great for making memes
- 👍 Variety of blur effects
- 👍 Works well for basic photo editing

**Cons**

- 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
- 🐛 Buggy and glitchy
- 👎 Confusing and unintuitive interface
- 👎 Excessive ads
- 👎 Doesn't work as advertised

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Blurring extends beyond intended area
- Crashes when trying to use certain features
- Restores original image instead of unblurring
- Time stamp gets distorted when editing photos

**Most requested features**

- Undo/redo functionality
- More free blur and editing options
- Clearer instructions and tutorials
- Better performance and stability

## Recent user reviews (10 of 567)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/photo-focus-blur-effects/id1063223648/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Zombie app

*2025-04-07, version 2.1*

I’m always excited to find an app that doesn’t want a ridiculously overblown subscription, and over the moon when it also doesn’t scrape every bit of my data. But…. this program has seen better days. I spent some time carefully outlining the subject of my photo and it was doing great. Then I went to adjust the level of background blur and it all went sideways. The crisp outline of my subject was replaced by blurring that extended well past the edges, ruining all my hard work. The level of blur got stuck and wouldn’t adjust properly. It all ended badly and the love affair is over.

### 5/5 — Works great!

*2024-05-18, version 2.1*

I just wanted to blur the background of some photos for Craigslist and it works great. It does a lot more and I'll play with that later. Simple to use and it's actually free.

### 1/5 — What?

*2020-09-17, version 1.88*

As soon as I paid for it, it stopped working.

### 1/5 — =(

*2020-07-03, version 1.88*

I want all the effects free but this just makes me sad all I wanted was to make a vid with motion blur but this just stinks

### 5/5 — Good

*2020-06-04, version 1.88*

Good

### 1/5 — Sham. Sneaky.

*2020-06-04, version 1.88*

I uploaded a picture from a security camera so it had a time stamp. Your app makes the photos blurry and when you “unblur” them it’s restoring it to what it originally was. My time stamp was perfectly fine until I uploaded my pic, then it was unintelligible. When I “unblured” my pic I was able to see it as it originally was before I uploaded it. Complete sham.

### 1/5 — Дибилизм

*2020-03-28, version 1.88*

Это так тупо!Фото сразу размывается а потом если сделать фокус то фото приходит в изначальное состояние

### 3/5 — Prost

*2020-03-19, version 1.88*

Nu Îmi place

### 1/5 — 👎

*2020-03-12, version 1.88*

It made the pictures more blurry when you put it into the editor so that when you actually went to “fix it” it looked the exact same as it did before.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2020-02-17, version 1.88*

I love this app it makes me soooooooo pretty everyone should try this app!!!!!!!!!

## Frequently asked questions about Photo Focus

### What does Photo Focus: Blur Effects do?

This app allows you to create dramatic photos by blurring the background and keeping a specific subject in focus. You can easily select the focus area and apply various realistic blur effects.

### How do I select the focus area?

The app features a smart selection tool. You can simply draw lines inside the object you want to keep in focus, and the app will automatically select it for you.

### What kind of blur effects are available?

You can choose from nine different blur effects to create the most realistic look. This includes motion blur and zoom blur effects, which are useful for emphasizing moving objects.

### Is this app free to use?

The app is free to download and use, with the option for in-app purchases. This suggests that some features or effects might require a purchase.

### Can I share my edited photos directly?

Yes, the app offers easy sharing functionality. You can quickly share your edited photos directly to popular social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1 — 2024-03-17

- minor fixes

### 1.88 — 2016-12-16

- bug fixes

### 1.62 — 2016-04-17

- minor fixes

### 1.52 — 2016-03-31

- reduce GPU usage to avoid crash in some situation

### 1.33 — 2016-03-22

- bug fixes

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