Photo Focus vs Glitter Effect Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photo Focus
Easily highlight subjects in your photos by blurring the background. Select your focus area with simple lines and choose from nine realistic blur effects, including motion and zoom blur. Share your creations instantly to social media.
- 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
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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!
Glitter Effect Studio
Easily add sparkling glitter effects to your photos with intuitive finger-painting tools. Choose from various glitter types and brush sizes, with options to zoom, pan, undo, and erase for precise customization. Save or share your dazzling creations directly.
- Finger-painting glitter application
- 11 glitter types
- Adjustable brush size
- Zoom and pan functionality
- Undo and eraser tools
- Save and share options
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Glitter Studio lets you transform your photos using your fingers. Simply select a photo from your Photo Library or take one using the camera and apply an optional image filter. Select a glitter pattern and a brush size in the app to easily paint on glitter in your photos. Pinch with two fingers to zoom in and out. Scroll with two fingers to pan. Use a single finger to draw on glitter. You can select from 11 different types of glitter. Use the small brush sizes and zoom in to precisely place the glitter for a smooth look. You can undo brush strokes or use the eraser to fix mistakes and get precise glitter placement. Once you have the look you want, you can save the image to your Photo Library or share directly to Facebook and Instagram.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Glitter Effect Studio at every 4 days against Photo Focus's every 2 months. Glitter Effect Studio also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Photo Focus's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 51). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Photo Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Glitter Effect Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Glitter Effect Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Focus has 1.4K ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Photo Focus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Glitter Effect Studio's.
Photo Focus ships an update every 2 months, Glitter Effect Studio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Focus | Glitter Effect Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.4K ratings) | 4.5 (51 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 51 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 丽譞 牛 | Thomas Backes |
Customer experience
Photo Focus
Glitter Effect Studio
Bugs and requests
Photo Focus
Reported bugs
4 issues- 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
Requested features
4 requests- Undo/redo functionality
- More free blur and editing options
- Clearer instructions and tutorials
- Better performance and stability
Glitter Effect Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Photo Focus
- Unlock all$0.99
Glitter Effect Studio
- Premium Upgrade$0.99
Questions
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