Focos vs Depth Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Depth Camera
Create photos with a blurred background effect, similar to portrait mode on professional cameras. Adjust the blur intensity and focus points after taking the picture. This app allows for live preview of the depth effect.
- Live depth preview
- Post-editing of blur
- Adjustable blur intensity
- Focus point adjustment
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Capture stunning depth photos with live preview and post-editing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Focos at 51% against Depth Camera's 0%. Focos also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (51K vs 1). Depth Camera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Focos sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Depth Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.
Focos holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focos has 51K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Focos's written reviews are positive against 0% of Depth Camera's.
| Parameter | Focos | Depth Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (51K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 332 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mosaic S.r.l. | Adam frankel |
Customer experience
Focos
Depth Camera
Bugs and 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
Depth Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focos
- 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
- Monthly subscription$1.99
- Lifetime unlimited access$12.99
Depth Camera
No in-app purchases
