Comparison

Phocus vs Portfolio10

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

Head to head
About

Phocus

This advanced camera app offers DSLR-like portrait effects with live bokeh previews and extensive editing tools. It allows users to adjust focus, depth, and apply various lens styles to photos, even those not taken in portrait mode. Features include manual controls, RAW capture, and AI-powered suggestions.

Highlights
  • Live bokeh preview with 8 lens characters
  • AI depth editing for any photo
  • Manual camera controls (ISO, shutter, white balance)
  • RAW and ProRAW capture
  • 3D Relight and Scene Preview
  • Portrait video blur
  • Depth map and matte export
Features
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Featured by Apple in “Powered by Apple Intelligence” and “Great Apps Updated for iOS 27” around the world, and in “Best New Apps and Updates” in the US and Canada. Phocus is a portrait camera and depth editor for iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo. See each lens's bokeh live before you shoot, or bring any photo from your library, even one taken without Portrait mode, and reshape its focus and depth with tools that understand distance, not just outlines. SHOOT - Eight lens characters, from clean and modern to swirly vintage and black and white, each with its own bokeh rendered live in the viewfinder - The blur you see is the blur you get, in the photo and the editor - Live AI depth for real-time blur even where the camera can't measure depth on its own - Live aperture and focus control - Manual ISO, shutter speed, white balance, exposure, and focus - Histogram, zebra, focus peaking, level, and timer - RAW and ProRAW capture - Import your own .cube LUTs, or choose from Daily, Film Looks, Vintage, Signature, and Mono - Lens and color look suggestions with Apple Intelligence, generated on device - Siri, Shortcuts, Lock Screen, and Control Center to open the camera you need EDIT - Change aperture, focus, blur falloff, and bokeh shape after the shot - Edit any photo in your library: AI depth adds realistic blur even to photos taken without Portrait mode - Edit the depth map directly: every color is a distance, so you can pick a depth and brush it over any area - Select a subject with a tap on iOS 27, then refine it with Brush, Erase, and Hardness - Masks in Portrait, Depth, and Select modes - Curves, adjustments, tone, and film grain - 3D Relight and 3D Scene Preview for depth-aware lighting - Copy a photo's look onto other photos, with undo and redo for every change - Save as Portrait keeps the depth with your photo - Export depth maps and portrait mattes - Portrait video blur - Built-in tutorials and Mask Help MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN Phocus adapts to iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo. Open your Duo for more room to shoot and edit, or partially fold it with the preview and controls on either side of the fold. "Looking for an app that not only adds the Portrait mode effect to your photos but does a bit more? Then Phocus is the one you're looking for." — iMore "The app is a fine example of technical and artistic craftsmanship." — iGeeksBlog PHOCUS PRO Unlock every lens, look, and tool with Phocus Pro. Subscriptions are billed weekly, monthly or annually at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. Terms of use: https://rayinformatics.com/terms Privacy policy: https://rayinformatics.com/privacy Contact: https://rayinformatics.com/contact

About

Portfolio10

Features
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Most photo apps want your whole library. Portfolio10 wants your best ten. Pick exactly ten photos — no more — and build the portfolio that actually represents your work. Tag each one by niche (portrait, landscape, wildlife, automotive, sports, street, architecture), log the gear and settings behind it, and re-rank your whole top 10 head-to-head with Tournament mode when a new shot deserves a spot. DISCOVER OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS Publish your portfolio — entirely optional, and reversible anytime — and it shows up in Discover, where anyone can search by niche, gear brand, or location, or browse who's nearby. Follow photographers whose work you like, heart your favorite shots, and message anyone who follows you back. BUILT FOR PRIVACY, NOT JUST COMPLIANT WITH IT Portfolio10 works completely offline if you want it to — no account, no publishing, no data leaving your device. Signing in and publishing are both explicit, manual choices, and you can permanently delete your published portfolio, or your entire account, from Settings at any time. GEAR, TRACKED PROPERLY Log every body, lens, and accessory you shoot with, organized by brand. Attach EXIF details — aperture, shutter speed, ISO, focal length, lens — to each photo automatically on import, or edit them by hand. PORTFOLIO10 PRO - Categories: organize and filter your portfolio by genre - Tournament mode: re-rank your top 10 in one pass - A Pro badge and priority placement in Discover - Shareable exports of your portfolio - iCloud sync across your devices - No ads Free accounts keep full access to Discover — browsing, searching, following, liking, and messaging are never paywalled.

Screenshots

Phocus4 screens
Portfolio104 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Phocus at 3 against Portfolio10's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Phocus sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Portfolio10 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phocus ships an update every 11 days, Portfolio10 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Phocus versus Portfolio10: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhocusPortfolio10
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size322 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRAY INFORMATICS YAZILIM TEKNOLOJI MEDYA DANISMANLIK VE EGITIM TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIFisch, LLC

Bugs and requests

Phocus

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Can't save pictures
  • Photos don't download
  • Unable to save picture
  • Camera crashes when clicking portrait
  • App dies if you don't upgrade

Requested features

4 requests
  • Change bokeh shapes/effects
  • Add manual brush to control bokeh
  • Make it a photo extension in Photos app
  • Add more shadows and directional lighting

Portfolio10

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Phocus

Subscriptions4
  • Phocus AI Weekly2 variants$3.997 Days
  • Phocus AI Monthly2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Phocus AI Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Phocus AI Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Phocus AI Unlimited Access$49.99
1 purchases

Portfolio10

One-time1
  • Portfolio Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Phocus free?
Phocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Portfolio10 free?
Portfolio10 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phocus or Portfolio10 have ads?
Neither Phocus nor Portfolio10 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phocus or Portfolio10?
Phocus ships an update every 11 days, and Portfolio10 weekly. Most recently, Phocus was updated on November 12, 2026 and Portfolio10 on November 6, 2026.

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