Comparison

AfterFocus vs Focos

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 photos with DSLR-style background blur. Easily select focus areas and apply realistic filter effects for stunning images. Share your creations instantly on social media.

Highlights
  • Smart focus area selection
  • Realistic background blur effects
  • Motion blur effect
  • Professional filter effects
  • Bokeh effect
  • Double photo feature
  • Easy sharing
Features
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PC World: "5 essential iOS apps for photographers" AppAdvice: "AfterFocus Brings DSLR-Like Photography To Your iPhone" With AfterFocus, you can create DSLR-style background blurred photo by simply selecting focus area. Also, various filter effects offer you to create the most natural and realistic photo. Selecting a focus area more precisely, you can achieve more natural and professional image. Just mark the areas you want, AfterFocus automatically recognizes the focus area precisely even for an object with complex shapes. This auto function allows you to work faster on smart phones with small screen. Also, background blur effect of AfterFocus gives a photo the realistic look between the edge of the background and the focus area. With our realistic filter effects, you will enjoy photographing and photo editing even more, and share them on SNS easily. 1. Smart focus area selection Simply draw some lines inside a focus area and the background, then AfterFocus will automatically recognize the focus area. You can also select the area with traditional finger painting. 2. Background Blur effect You can create the most realistic blur effect with various aperture styles just like DSLR camera. To emphasize that certain things move, Motion blur effect is also available. 3. Filter effect AfterFocus offers from basic effects to professional effects like Cross Process without looking artificial. Also, you can emphasize the spot light on the background using Bokeh effect. 4. Double photo Take a picture of one object and move slightly to the right to take another picture of the same object, and it will analyze the images and recognize the nearest object, so there is no need to draw the focus area. (Make sure that the background and the distance of the object are far enough and have clear texture to get a great result.) 5. Easy share You can share through e-mails and SNS easily and simply. Please, visit and like https://www.facebook.com/AfterFocus Thank you!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

AfterFocus4 screens
Focos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Focos at Free against AfterFocus's $0.99. Focos also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (51K vs 77). AfterFocus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (65% vs 50%). On ads 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

Focos is free to download; AfterFocus costs $0.99 up front. Focos sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. AfterFocus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focos holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focos has 51K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of AfterFocus's written reviews are positive against 50% of Focos's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AfterFocus ships an update every 2 months, Focos every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
AfterFocus versus Focos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfterFocusFocos
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (77 ratings)4.7 (51K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.4% of reviews — better50.4% of reviews
Number of ratings7751K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB332 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotionOne Co.,Ltd.Mosaic S.r.l.

Customer experience

AfterFocus

All ratings78 ratings
Positive48.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews283 reviews
Positive65.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative27.2%

Focos

All ratings51,408 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews756 reviews
Positive50.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative44.4%

User reviews

AfterFocus

From 77 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Produces professional-looking photos
  • 💡 Unique masking/selection method
  • 👍 Decent value for the price

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Limited precision in selecting focus areas
  • 🔍 Overly aggressive blurring/loss of image quality
  • 🔍 Inconsistent results

Focos

From 51K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent depth of field control
  • 👍 Powerful photo editing features
  • 🎨 Versatile lighting and effects
  • 💡 Ability to edit non-Portrait mode photos
  • 🔍 Precise focus adjustment

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Steep learning curve for advanced features
  • 🔍 Inaccurate depth mapping in some cases
  • 🖼️ Reduced quality for free version exports

Bugs and requests

AfterFocus

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when trying to save photos
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Blank screens when using the 'take photo' option

Requested features

4 requests
  • Full-resolution image output
  • More advanced blur controls and customization
  • Improved masking tools with zoom/pan functionality
  • iPad support

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

In-app purchases

None

AfterFocus

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Focos

Subscriptions7
  • 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
One-time2
  • Monthly subscription$1.99
  • Lifetime unlimited access$12.99

Questions

Is AfterFocus free?
AfterFocus costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focos free?
Focos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AfterFocus or Focos?
Focos is rated higher. AfterFocus averages 3.1 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Focos averages 4.7 from 51K ratings.
Do AfterFocus or Focos have ads?
Neither AfterFocus nor Focos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AfterFocus or Focos?
AfterFocus ships an update every 2 months, and Focos every 2 weeks. Most recently, AfterFocus was updated on November 6, 2026 and Focos on November 6, 2026.

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