Comparison

Colorfader vs Real Bokeh

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

Head to head
About

Colorfader

Transform your photos by selectively adding color to black and white images. This app allows you to highlight specific objects or color areas, creating a dramatic artistic effect. Easily edit existing pictures or take new ones, with intuitive tools for zooming, painting, and adjusting colors.

Highlights
  • Selective color splash
  • Black and white conversion
  • Adjust hue, contrast, saturation, blur
  • Undo/Redo functionality
  • Adjustable brush size and hardness
  • Change background color
  • Add vignette effect
Features
Read full description

ColorFader is the application that enable you to emphasize some particular objects or color parts of an image that is converted to black and white.The outcome is a very striking effect that helps you to give an artistic touch to your images. It's very easy, in a couple of minutes you'll be able to save fantastic images. Open an existing image or take a new one with the camera. Use two fingers to move around an image or zoom in. Use only one finger to paint upon the image. If color tab is selected you'll paint color strokes, otherwise, if Gray tab is selected, you'll paint in black and white You can also change background image color if black & white is not the effect you want to set for your image. Key features: -Saved images scale 1:1 with original images -Possibility to change hue, contrast, saturation and blur of colored and b/w part of image -Multiple working sessions -Undo/Redo function to delete unwanted strokes above the image -User friendly interface -Brush monitor for easy drawing -Possibility to regulate width and hardness of the strokes -Change background image color with sephia and other 8 colors -Possibility to add vignette to final image -Share and store final images

About

Real Bokeh

Easily add beautiful bokeh and light leak effects to your photos. Customize shapes, sizes, opacity, and colors to create unique and artistic images. Save and share your creations in full resolution.

Highlights
  • 36 bokeh shapes
  • 33 light leak effects
  • 23 image filters
  • Draw multiple bokehs
  • Adjust bokeh size and opacity
  • Multiple bokeh colors
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Create photo of beautiful light effects with Real Bokeh. Real Bokeh helps you to draw beautiful bokeh effect to your photos. It also enables you to apply beautiful light leak effects and filters to your photos. [Features] - 36 beautiful bokeh shapes - 33 light leak effects - 23 image filters - Draw multiple bokehs with finger touch - Apply multiple bokeh shapes to one photo - Change bokeh size (large, medium, small, tiny and mixed) - Change opacity - Multiple bokeh colors with easy color picker (28 colors) - Easy undo and clear all - Save as full resolution - Share to Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr and other apps [User Reviews] - "This app is amazing. The features are great and there are so many different kinds of shapes" - "I love the freedom of this editing app" - "So much fun and add creativity and fun to your photos" - "It works very good and is worth it! It makes the pictures look so beautiful" - "Awesome app. Love using it for every picture I take and have"

Screenshots

Colorfader4 screens
Real Bokeh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Colorfader at 4.2 against Real Bokeh's 3.8. Colorfader also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Real Bokeh's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 5) and review sentiment (57% vs 44%). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Colorfader costs $0.99 and Real Bokeh $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colorfader holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Bokeh has 56 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Colorfader's written reviews are positive against 57% of Real Bokeh's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorfader ships an update fortnightly, Real Bokeh every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Colorfader versus Real Bokeh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorfaderReal Bokeh
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better3.8 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews57.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings556 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermichele barbieriDongwook Cho

Customer experience

Colorfader

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

Real Bokeh

All ratings56 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral8.9%
Negative26.8%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral9.6%
Negative33.0%

Bugs and requests

Colorfader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Real Bokeh

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes when loading photos
  • Crashes when saving images
  • Crashes when applying bokeh effects
  • Freezes after opening pictures
  • Random crashes during editing
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  • Force closes unexpectedly
  • Photos don't load or appear on screen
  • Orientation glitches (portrait/landscape inconsistency)
  • Shape placement too random and imprecise
  • Accidental deletion when holding finger too long
  • No working undo button despite claims
  • Incompatibility with older iOS versions
  • iPad landscape mode distorts images
  • RealBokeh shapes painted in wrong orientation

Requested features

15 requests
  • Bring back Mickey head shape
  • Landscape mode support
  • More shape options (food, fashion, travel, pets, words)
  • Text and font options
  • Frame and border options
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  • Extra small size option
  • Undo/redo buttons
  • Ability to place bokeh in background only
  • Layer support for better composition
  • Zoom functionality for precision
  • Rotation/twist capability for particles
  • Full screen image preview
  • Save to camera roll functionality
  • Transparency control improvements
  • Swipe-to-line feature with shape conversion

In-app purchases

None

Colorfader

No in-app purchases

None

Real Bokeh

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Colorfader free?
Colorfader costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Real Bokeh free?
Real Bokeh costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Colorfader or Real Bokeh?
Colorfader is rated higher. Colorfader averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Real Bokeh averages 3.8 from 56 ratings.
Do Colorfader or Real Bokeh have ads?
Neither Colorfader nor Real Bokeh shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colorfader or Real Bokeh?
Colorfader ships an update fortnightly, and Real Bokeh every 3 months. Most recently, Colorfader was updated on November 1, 2026 and Real Bokeh on November 1, 2026.

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