Comparison

AfterFocus vs Sticker Drop Maker Studio

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

Head to head
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.

About

Sticker Drop Maker Studio

Easily transform images into animated stickers for messaging apps. Organize your creations into shareable packs and enhance accessibility with descriptions for VoiceOver users. Enjoy a fully featured experience with no hidden costs or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Create stickers from images
  • Organize stickers into packs
  • Share sticker packs
  • Add descriptions for VoiceOver
  • Export to iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Lift your favourite part out of an image and turn it into a digital sticker! Keep a library of your stickers to use later. Group stickers into Packs that can be shared with other Sticker Drop users. Sticker Drop is also inclusive! It can help you to add a description to the Sticker so that people using VoiceOver can join in the fun. Every part of Sticker Drop is 100% available - no up sells or subscriptions, and no accounts to create. There are also 12 different icons to choose from! Sticker Packs can be exported to use in iMessage, Telegram and WhatsApp. Sticker Drop is available in a number of languages including, English, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian. If you have any questions, feedback or feature requests please send them to me via support@bronron.com. I’m a lone developer working on this app and all feedback is welcome.

Screenshots

AfterFocus4 screens
Sticker Drop Maker Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sticker Drop Maker Studio at 85% against AfterFocus's 17%. Sticker Drop Maker Studio also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.2) and monetization model (free vs paid). On price, 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

AfterFocus costs $2.99 and Sticker Drop Maker Studio $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticker Drop Maker Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticker Drop Maker Studio has 151 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of AfterFocus's written reviews are positive against 85% of Sticker Drop Maker Studio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AfterFocus ships an update every 3 months, Sticker Drop Maker Studio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AfterFocus versus Sticker Drop Maker Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfterFocusSticker Drop Maker Studio
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating3.2 (5 ratings)4.7 (151 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews85.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5151 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDongwook ChoAaron F Stephenson

Customer experience

AfterFocus

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

Sticker Drop Maker Studio

All ratings151 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative11.5%

Bugs and requests

AfterFocus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sticker Drop Maker Studio

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when adding sticker descriptions
  • Sharing packs to native iOS Files app fails
  • Stickers disappear when app is auto-offloaded for storage
  • File saving issues with iOS Files app (works with OneDrive)
  • Pack title doesn't appear on saved files
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  • Green checkmark indicator unclear
  • Icon changes don't reflect in iMessage
  • Some iMessage sections show as empty
  • Stickers not transferring to new phone
  • Email feedback and bug report features non-functional

Requested features

15 requests
  • iCloud sync and backup functionality
  • Animated sticker support (GIF/Live Photo)
  • Built-in image editing tools (crop, rotate, effects)
  • Sticker editing and correction capabilities
  • FaceTime sticker pack support
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  • Ability to combine multiple stickers
  • Most-used sticker frequency section
  • Auto-save stickers to photo album
  • Circular crop and edge refinement tools
  • Text overlay capability on stickers
  • Custom category icons from stickers
  • Category name display options
  • Category wrapping instead of horizontal scroll
  • List view for easier sticker management
  • Sticker export functionality

In-app purchases

None

AfterFocus

No in-app purchases

None

Sticker Drop Maker Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AfterFocus free?
AfterFocus costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sticker Drop Maker Studio free?
Sticker Drop Maker Studio costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AfterFocus or Sticker Drop Maker Studio?
Sticker Drop Maker Studio is rated higher. AfterFocus averages 3.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Sticker Drop Maker Studio averages 4.7 from 151 ratings.
Do AfterFocus or Sticker Drop Maker Studio have ads?
Neither AfterFocus nor Sticker Drop Maker Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AfterFocus or Sticker Drop Maker Studio?
AfterFocus ships an update every 3 months, and Sticker Drop Maker Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, AfterFocus was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sticker Drop Maker Studio on October 24, 2026.

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