Comparison

Filter Candy vs AfterFocus

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

Head to head
About

Filter Candy

Transform your photos with a wide array of film-inspired presets and powerful editing tools. Achieve stunning visual effects for any subject or setting, from classic vintage looks to vibrant, high-contrast styles. Enhance your images with adjustments like vignette, grain, and sharpness before sharing.

Highlights
  • Film-emulation presets
  • Vignette, grain, sharpness adjustments
  • Exposure and contrast controls
  • Saturation enhancement
  • Multiple preset packs (Essential, Classic, Instant, Slide, Creative, Black)
  • Photo sharing
Features
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Filter Candy is a collection of powerful film-emulation presets and editing tools. Edit your photos with our presets to transform them into something beautiful. Our extensive collection of presets have something which is ideal for almost any setting or subject. Enhance your photos with editing tools (such as but not limited to vignette, grain, sharpness, exposure, contrast, saturation) and share with loved ones. Included preset packs: Essential: This pack consists of our most popular and versatile presets Classic: Vintage-inspired pack recreates the look of days gone by Instant: Recreate the look of tradition instant film with this pack Slide: Vivid colors and extreme contrast makes this pack ideal for fashion and outdoors Creative: Reimagine the boundaries of color with this pack Black: Create a stronger emotional connection with your subject by removing the distraction of color Photos by Mark Sebastian

About

AfterFocus

Create professional-looking portrait photos and videos with adjustable depth blur and bokeh effects. Achieve natural-looking background blur without needing dual-lens devices. Edit and reuse projects for versatile photo and video enhancements.

Highlights
  • Depth blur and bokeh effects
  • Manual depth effect on video
  • Fine masking creation
  • Adjustable aperture and blur intensity
  • Multiple depth levels
  • Edit and reuse projects
Features
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Turn any photo and video into awesome portrait photo and video with depth blur and bokeh effect! You need no dual lens, no plus model device. You also have no restriction on the distance with objects. With powerful tools provided by the app, - multiple depth - fine masking creation - background depth - background type (rectangular, radial, diagonal and plain) - background distance - aperture adjustment You can turn any plain photo and video into awesome portrait photo and viideo with depth blur and bokeh effect. Unlike other apps which just support simple masking and blur, [AfterFocus] enables you to add multi level depth to your photo and make really natural depth blur effect. ** Depth Blur on Photo • Add depth to your photo with multiple masks. • Create mask with precision. - Change brush and soft edge size - Undoable - Quick selection with single tap • Apply depth to background. - Choose Rectangular, diagnoal radial background - Choose background distance • Adjust aperture to change blur intensity. • Edit and reuse the project later. • Supports extension from Photos app. ** Depth Blur on Video • Add manual depth effect on video. • Add manual depth effect on live photo. • Tons of predefined depth effects. • Adjust the size of depth. • Adjust aperture and blur intensity. • Split into multiple time ranges and add depth effect to each range. • Save as video. • Save as live photo. • Save as animated gif. • Save to camera roll and share to SNS. • Edit and reuse the project later. • Supports extension from Photos app.

Screenshots

Filter Candy4 screens
AfterFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Filter Candy at Free against AfterFocus's $2.99. Filter Candy also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.2) and review sentiment (50% vs 17%). On update cadence, ads, 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

Filter Candy is free to download; AfterFocus costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Filter Candy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Filter Candy's written reviews are positive against 17% of AfterFocus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filter Candy ships an update every 5 months, AfterFocus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Filter Candy versus AfterFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilter CandyAfterFocus
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (20 ratings) — better3.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer205L StudioDongwook Cho

Customer experience

Filter Candy

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

AfterFocus

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

None

Filter Candy

No in-app purchases

None

AfterFocus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Filter Candy free?
Filter Candy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AfterFocus free?
AfterFocus costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Filter Candy or AfterFocus?
Filter Candy is rated higher. Filter Candy averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while AfterFocus averages 3.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Filter Candy or AfterFocus have ads?
Neither Filter Candy nor AfterFocus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Filter Candy or AfterFocus?
Filter Candy ships an update every 5 months, and AfterFocus every 3 months. Most recently, Filter Candy was updated on October 10, 2026 and AfterFocus on October 15, 2026.

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