Comparison

Live Focus vs Video Blur Editor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Live Focus

This app allows you to add realistic depth and cinematic focus to any image after it has been taken. You can refocus photos, create background blur, and adjust focus points on existing images, including old photos and AI-generated art. Future updates plan to bring these capabilities to video.

Highlights
  • Refocus photos after shooting
  • Create cinematic background blur
  • Adjust focus point and depth intensity
  • Apply depth to AI-generated images
  • Revitalize old photos and artworks
  • Instant focus change preview
Features
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Shoot first. Focus later: Live Focus lets you add realistic depth and cinematic focus to ANY IMAGE, after it’s already taken. Photos, illustrations, AI-generated images, and even images from decades ago. If it’s an image, Live Focus can bring depth to it. No special camera or device. Just focus everything, reimagined. What you can do: - Refocus photos after shooting - Create cinematic background blur - Adjust focus point and depth intensity - Apply realistic depth to AI-generated images - Bring old photos and artworks back to life - Preview focus changes instantly Live Focus is expanding beyond single images. Support for serial media such as video is planned, bringing the same refocusing and depth experience to moving moments. Through this project, our long-term goal is to reconstruct past moments from ordinary photos and videos, enabling a new kind of spatial vision experience — where depth, perspective, and presence can be explored, even when they were never originally captured.

About

Video Blur Editor

Easily blur or pixelate sensitive areas in your videos. Draw freehand or use shapes to select what you want to hide, with timeline and keyframe controls for moving subjects. Export without watermarks and share instantly.

Highlights
  • Blur or pixelate sensitive areas
  • Freehand drawing for edits
  • Shape selection tools
  • Timeline and keyframe controls
  • No watermark export
  • Instant sharing
Features
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Easy video blur and pixelation—draw to edit with timeline & keyframes. Hide faces, license plates, and other private details naturally, then share with confidence. Edit only what you want Trace with your finger for freehand edits, or select areas using rectangle, circle, and freehand shapes. Quick, intuitive controls let you cover exactly what you need in seconds. Timeline controls for moving subjects Use the timeline to adjust effect timing precisely. With keyframes, fine-tune the position as your subject moves—great for faces and cars. No watermark. Export and share instantly Save videos with no watermark. After exporting, share right away to your favorite apps. You can also save the current frame as an image. Perfect for • Blurring faces before posting to social media • Hiding license plates in dashcam videos • Protecting privacy (kids, bystanders, addresses, personal details) • Fast edits when you still want fine control for moving subjects Key features • Easily blur or pixelate faces, license plates, and privacy-sensitive areas • Finger-draw freehand editing • Rectangle, circle, and freehand area selection • Timeline control to adjust effect duration • Keyframes to fine-tune position with motion • Multiple blur and pixelation effects • No watermark • Undo/redo for quick fixes • Restore your edit session and continue later • Export video and save the current frame as an image • Share immediately after saving

Screenshots

Live Focus3 screens
Video Blur Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Video Blur Editor at Free against Live Focus's $4.99. Video Blur Editor also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Live Focus's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Video Blur Editor is free to download; Live Focus costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Video Blur Editor holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 12 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Live Focus ships an update every 6 weeks, Video Blur Editor every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Live Focus versus Video Blur Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLive FocusVideo Blur Editor
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.3 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings412 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTae ho LeeYoshinobu Ikeda

Customer experience

Live Focus

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative32.3%

Video Blur Editor

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

Live Focus

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • App crashes when taking or saving pictures (iOS 13)
  • App crashes when taking pictures (various modes)
  • App crashes when trying to upload photos
  • App crashes when trying to use non-default focus modes
  • App crashes when trying to take a photo
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  • App won't load or delete/reinstall
  • Five-point focus adjustment isn't accurate
  • GIF creation is jerky
  • App crashes when trying to take a picture
  • Focusing is incredibly slow
  • Live focus doesn't work
  • Cannot edit saved images
  • Cannot upload photos from camera roll
  • App crashes
  • Doesn't allow adjustment of photos in library
  • Takes ages to take a picture
  • End result is not high quality
  • Subject cannot be moving
  • Took ages to figure out how to use
  • Takes blurry pictures
  • Cannot upload straight from camera roll
  • Focusing is subpar
  • App crashes on iPhone 6+

Requested features

8 requests
  • Portrait mode
  • Support for more complex objects
  • Instructions on how to use the app
  • Ability to edit saved images
  • Improve focus speed
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  • Allow drawing from photo library
  • Fix iOS 13 compatibility
  • Add more advanced features

Video Blur Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Live Focus

No in-app purchases

None

Video Blur Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Live Focus free?
Live Focus costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Video Blur Editor free?
Video Blur Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Live Focus or Video Blur Editor?
Video Blur Editor is rated higher. Live Focus averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Video Blur Editor averages 4.3 from 12 ratings.
Do Live Focus or Video Blur Editor have ads?
Video Blur Editor shows ads; Live Focus does not.
Which is updated more often, Live Focus or Video Blur Editor?
Live Focus ships an update every 6 weeks, and Video Blur Editor every 2 weeks. Most recently, Live Focus was updated on November 6, 2026 and Video Blur Editor on November 9, 2026.

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