Comparison

AfterFocus vs ViewExif

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

ViewExif

This application allows users to view, edit, and remove metadata from their photos. It supports various image and RAW formats, displays EXIF and IPTC tags, and can show geo-location on a map. Users can also protect their privacy by removing personal information before sharing images.

Highlights
  • View EXIF and IPTC tags
  • Edit metadata
  • Remove metadata
  • Display geo location on map
  • Support for multiple image and RAW formats
  • App extension for easy access
  • Share photos without metadata
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ViewExif is a powerful metadata tool for your photos. With the help of ViewExif, you can not only view metadata of photos, but also edit and remove metadata in photo. Besides, it has an app extension, so you can view metadata right in Photos app. Being able to read exif tags can be of great importance not only for beginners, but also for other photographers who want to find out what settings and tools were used to create a particular photograph. For those people who want to protect privacy, this app is useful for you as well. When you send photos via email or share on social network, your personal information (geo location, taken date etc) is shared as well. If you upset to share those information, ViewExif is able to remove it before sharing. Features: * Display EXIF tags: Dimensions, Taken Date, ISO Speed, F Number, Exposure Time, Focal Length and more. * Display IPTC tags: Star Ratings, Keywords, Description etc. * Display geo location on map. * Add star ratings, keywords and description on photo * Remove metadata from photo * Supported image formats (JPG, PNG, TIFF, HEIC) and RAW formats (CR2, NEF, DNG). * Share photo w/o metadata on Twitter, Facebook, email. * App extension for Photos app and 3rd-party apps such as Dropbox, FileExplorer etc. * Dark Mode ===== CONTACT US ===== Email: support@skyjos.com Twitter: @SkyjosApps

Screenshots

AfterFocus4 screens
ViewExif4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ViewExif at 4.3 against AfterFocus's 3.1. ViewExif also leads on chart position (#155 vs unranked) and review sentiment (73% vs 65%). AfterFocus's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 $0.99 and ViewExif $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ViewExif holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 283 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of AfterFocus's written reviews are positive against 73% of ViewExif's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AfterFocus ships an update every 2 months, ViewExif every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
AfterFocus versus ViewExif: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfterFocusViewExif
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating3.1 (78 ratings)4.3 (283 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews73.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings78283 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#155 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotionOne Co.,Ltd.Skyjos Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

AfterFocus

All ratings78 ratings
Positive48.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative46.2%
Written reviews282 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative27.3%

ViewExif

All ratings283 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral3.2%
Negative13.4%
Written reviews314 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative23.6%

User reviews

AfterFocus

From 78 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

ViewExif

From 283 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful for viewing metadata
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with iOS Photos
  • 💡 Ability to strip EXIF data
  • 🔒 Helps protect privacy by removing metadata

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on certain devices/iOS versions
  • 🐛 Inaccurate display of file size/format
  • 🐛 Inability to handle photos modified by other apps
  • 🔍 Limited functionality compared to expectations

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

ViewExif

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect location mapping
  • Crashes when trying to open certain photos
  • Failure to remove all metadata

Requested features

4 requests
  • Batch processing of photos
  • Ability to edit EXIF data
  • Support for more metadata fields
  • Integration with more apps beyond Photos

In-app purchases

None

AfterFocus

No in-app purchases

None

ViewExif

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AfterFocus free?
AfterFocus costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ViewExif free?
ViewExif costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AfterFocus or ViewExif?
ViewExif is rated higher. AfterFocus averages 3.1 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while ViewExif averages 4.3 from 283 ratings.
Do AfterFocus or ViewExif have ads?
Neither AfterFocus nor ViewExif shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AfterFocus or ViewExif?
AfterFocus ships an update every 2 months, and ViewExif every 11 months. Most recently, AfterFocus was updated on September 26, 2026 and ViewExif on September 25, 2026.

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