TiltShift vs Blur Background Photo Effects
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TiltShift
Create a miniature model effect on your photos by adjusting the focus and depth of field. Enhance your images by fine-tuning brightness and chroma for a visually appealing preview of the tilt-shift effect.
- Miniature model effect
- Adjustable focus position
- Depth of field control
- Brightness adjustment
- Chroma adjustment
- Visual effect preview
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Transform your photos into stunning miniature masterpieces with TiltShift. TiltShift provides professional-grade blur effects and depth-of-field controls, allowing you to create the classic "toy town" look or elegant portrait bokeh in seconds. Whether you are a professional photographer or a casual hobbyist, our intuitive tools give you the creative freedom you need. Key Features: • Professional Blur Engine: High-quality linear and radial blur gradients. • Precision Control: Adjust blur intensity, spread, and position with simple gestures. • Real-time Preview: See your adjustments instantly with our optimized rendering engine. • High-Resolution Export: Save your creations in full quality without compromise. Download TiltShift today and start seeing the world from a new perspective!
Blur Background Photo Effects
Create miniature tilt-shift photos with powerful editing tools and cool filters. This ad-free app allows live editing of your images or gallery photos.
- Tilt-shift photo creation
- Live editing
- Cool filters
- Resizable frames
- Ad-free experience
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The first Tilt-shift miniature photo app for iOS, Ad-free, no subscriptions! Powerful tools for creating miniature tilt-shift pictures from photos or gallery images Easy live editing, cool filters and resizable frames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blur Background Photo Effects at 56% against TiltShift's 8%. Blur Background Photo Effects also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. TiltShift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Blur Background Photo Effects sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Blur Background Photo Effects holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blur Background Photo Effects has 36 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of TiltShift's written reviews are positive against 56% of Blur Background Photo Effects's.
TiltShift ships an update every 20 months, Blur Background Photo Effects every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TiltShift | Blur Background Photo Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHI HAO CHIU | Adam frankel |
Customer experience
TiltShift
Blur Background Photo Effects
In-app purchases
TiltShift
- In-app purchase$0.99
Blur Background Photo Effects
- All filters/fames no watermark$4.99
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