Comparison

Glass Tilt Shift vs Focos

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

Head to head
About

Glass Tilt Shift

This app simulates a real glass tilt-shift lens, offering a unique bokeh effect that warps and stretches the focal area. It goes beyond simple blurring to create artistic distortions, making images appear miniature or capturing specific moods.

Highlights
  • True tilt-shift lens effect simulation
  • Complex algorithm for realistic lens simulation
  • One-finger tilt control
  • Two-finger shift control
  • Natural light leak effects
  • Multiple presets
Features
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Say hello to Glass, the first true TILT SHIFT app. Glass doesn't just blur the edges but uses a complex algorithm to accurately simulate a real glass lens. You have to try for yourself and experience true TILT SHIFT. HOW TO USE (it's so easy!) - One Finger TILT - Two Finger SHIFT That's it! Glass Tilt Shift really captures the mood and emotion of shots with the lens tilting bokeh effect. While it is typically used to make images look "tiny", Glass goes so much further - really warping and stretching the focal area like a real lens. Experience true TILT SHIFT now! FEATURES - True TILT SHIFT lens effect - Simple to use, expert results - Tons of presets - Natural light leaks built in https://www.brainfevermedia.com/privacypolicy.html https://www.brainfevermedia.com/terms.html

About

Focos

Transform your iPhone and iPad photos with DSLR-like bokeh and depth-of-field effects. This app uses computational photography to let you refocus, adjust aperture, and add multiple lights in 3D space, unlocking endless creative possibilities.

Highlights
  • AI-powered depth calculation
  • Adjustable aperture and bokeh effects
  • Refocus photos after capture
  • Add and control multiple 3D lights
  • Simulate lens characteristics
  • 3D depth map visualization
  • Augmented reality preview
Features
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Focos is a big step into the future of computational photography and light-field camera, bringing DSLR-like photography to your iPhone and iPad Pro, with beautiful bokeh effects usually achievable only with professional large aperture cameras. With the technology of computational photography, you can make unlimited changes to your photos, focus after the fact, change the aperture repeatedly, and add multiple lights in 3D space, exceeding the limits of any editing tools you’ve known before. The creative potential unleashed by Focos is endless. The Verge, "Focos has long been one of the most ambitious photo-editing apps on iOS, turning any photo into a 'portrait mode'-style image with fully adjustable depth of field, no matter what kind of camera you took it with." MAIN FEATURES - Take photos with shallow depth of field, without manually painting or making selections. - The AI engine can calculate depth of field automatically for all photos. - True 3D imaging. - Simulate large apertures to create real bokeh effects normally only possible with DSLR cameras and expensive lenses. - Import all existing photos and customize the bokeh effect. - Re-focus portrait photos that have already been taken, with a simple tap. - Choose from various simulated aperture diaphragms to generate different bokeh spot effects. - Professional options to simulate lens characteristics, such as creamy, bilinear, swirly, and reflex effects, and more. - Visualize the depth of areas within your portrait photos in a 3D view, and intuitively add depth filters. - Add multiple lights in a 3D space, and adjust the color, brightness and so on for each light. - Check the portrait picture in the real world with augmented reality technique. - It is possible to patch the depth map precisely on iPad with Apple Pencil. - Intuitive and easy to use, with built-in video tutorials. - An essential tool for all iPhones and iPads. Do you have questions or suggestions? Contact us via support @ focos . me.

Screenshots

Glass Tilt Shift4 screens
Focos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Focos at Free against Glass Tilt Shift's $4.99. Focos also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (51K vs 118). Glass Tilt Shift's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and chart position (#177 vs unranked). On rating, ads 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

Focos is free to download; Glass Tilt Shift costs $4.99 up front. Focos sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Glass Tilt Shift asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focos holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focos has 51K ratings behind it against 118, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Glass Tilt Shift's written reviews are positive against 50% of Focos's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Glass Tilt Shift ships an update every 6 months, Focos every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Glass Tilt Shift versus Focos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGlass Tilt ShiftFocos
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (118 ratings)4.7 (51K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews — better50.4% of reviews
Number of ratings11851K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.4 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB332 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames GroteMosaic S.r.l.

Customer experience

Glass Tilt Shift

All ratings116 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral0.9%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative39.1%

Focos

All ratings51,408 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews756 reviews
Positive50.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

Glass Tilt Shift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Focos

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes or crashes when editing certain photos
  • Depth adjustments not saving properly
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between editing modes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save edited photos with depth map
  • More precise brush tools for depth editing
  • Improved hair/fine detail handling
  • Faster processing and loading times
  • Easier organization and management of edited photos

In-app purchases

None

Glass Tilt Shift

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Focos

Subscriptions7
  • Focos Pro Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Focos Pro Weekly7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Focos Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
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  • Weekly Subscription - Standard$3.997 Days
  • Standard Weekly - Free Trial7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly Creator Bundle - FT7 Days trial2 variants$9.997 Days
  • Weekly Creator Bundle$9.997 Days
One-time2
  • Monthly subscription$1.99
  • Lifetime unlimited access$12.99

Questions

Is Glass Tilt Shift free?
Glass Tilt Shift costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focos free?
Focos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Glass Tilt Shift or Focos?
Focos is rated higher. Glass Tilt Shift averages 4.6 out of 5 from 118 ratings, while Focos averages 4.7 from 51K ratings.
Do Glass Tilt Shift or Focos have ads?
Neither Glass Tilt Shift nor Focos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Glass Tilt Shift or Focos?
Glass Tilt Shift ships an update every 6 months, and Focos every 2 weeks. Most recently, Glass Tilt Shift was updated on October 24, 2026 and Focos on November 1, 2026.

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