LensLight Visual Effects vs Bluristic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LensLight Visual Effects
Enhance your photos with a vast array of interactive lighting effects. This app offers dynamic Bokeh, Lens Flares, Light Leaks, Spotlights, and Rainbow Effects, all rendered in real-time with a powerful Optics Engine. Achieve professional-looking results with dynamic light manipulation.
- Interactive lighting effects
- Bokeh, Lens Flares, Light Leaks
- Spotlights and Rainbow Effects
- Real-time Optics Engine rendering
- Dynamic light manipulation
- Streaks, glares, and edge bloom
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LensLight Visual Effects is the ultimate app to add beautiful lighting to your photos. You'll get a wide selection of interactive lights: - Bokeh - LensFlares - Light Leaks - Spotlights - Rainbow Effects CUSTOMER REVIEWS "I don't use light effects often, but when I do, I choose LensLight." "This app is great! There are more choices than you'd think, and it adds such a nice touch to pictures. I'm glad I got it." "Really for photo editing apps no one can touch these guys. Brilliant!" The power of LensLight is the Optics Engine for rendering the lights in real time. Many apps have simple filters with glare or grunge. LensLight effects are completely dynamic as you move them around like a real camera lens. You'll see beautiful streaks, glares, and edge bloom to add that final touch to your photos. LensLight uses the same technology as the pro Mac app, LensFlare Studio. Tag your photos with #LensLightApp for a chance to be featured!
Bluristic
Create stunning long exposure photos with real-time object tracking. This app allows you to capture motion blur in the foreground and background by moving your device or tracking moving subjects after recording. It offers multiple capture modes and high-resolution export options.
- Real-time object tracking
- Post-capture object tracking
- Multiple capture modes (Blend, Additive, Negative)
- JPG and PNG export
- Capture images in 4K
- Exposure control
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Long & multi exposure photography with real-time tracking. Track moving or still objects with a real-time preview to create smooth background and foreground blur. You can also record first and apply tracking afterward, which is ideal for faster-moving objects. Combine multiple exposures and step back to remove the last one. Choose between four different capture modes: Blend – smooth, natural long exposure results Additive – bright light trails Negative - creative and experimental dark exposures Zebra - black & white pattern effect Additional features: + three tracking points available + Mirror Mode + long exposure up to 30 minutes + record video during live capture + capture images in 4K + and much more... No subscription. Pay once. Future updates included
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LensLight Visual Effects at 4.4 against Bluristic's 3.6. LensLight Visual Effects also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (134 vs 22). Bluristic's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
LensLight Visual Effects costs $4.99 and Bluristic $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LensLight Visual Effects holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LensLight Visual Effects has 134 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of LensLight Visual Effects's written reviews are positive against 74% of Bluristic's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | LensLight Visual Effects | Bluristic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (134 ratings) — better | 3.6 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better | 74.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 134 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #172 | #65 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Grote | Johannes Pfahler |
Customer experience
LensLight Visual Effects
Bluristic
In-app purchases
LensLight Visual Effects
No in-app purchases
Bluristic
No in-app purchases
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