Comparison

Waterline Project vs Zeus Focus Stacking

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

Head to head
About

Waterline Project

Features
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Take a virtual tour of the polluted Vistula River and adjacent ox-bow lake in this immersive VR experience. Vivid 360° views transport you to the contaminated waters near Cracov as expert narration explains how the small lake filters and improves water quality. WATERLINE PROJECT offers an up-close look at the environmental issues facing these iconic waterways through striking visuals and insightful commentary.

About

Zeus Focus Stacking

This app transforms your iPhone into a macro photography studio. It captures multiple images at varying focus points and intelligently blends them into a single, razor-sharp photo from front to back. Advanced features allow for precise control over capture and editing, with an optional Pro upgrade for enhanced capabilities.

Highlights
  • Precision focus bracketing
  • Automatic focus sweep
  • Intelligent alignment engine
  • Built-in adjustable editor
  • AI object removal (Pro)
  • 2x Super Resolution (Pro)
  • Full-resolution export (Pro)
Features
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Every Pixel. Razor Sharp. Zeus Focus Stacking turns your iPhone into a professional macro lab. Capture multiple frames at different focus distances, blend them into one perfectly sharp image — front to back. PRECISION CAPTURE • Focus Range — set Near and Far brackets on the live preview, so each stack sweeps only the depth you want • Tap to rack focus straight to any subject plane • Automatic focus bracketing — sweep from near to far in seconds • 10 or 20 frames per stack (20 with Pro) • Linear or macro-biased focus distribution for optimal coverage (macro with Pro) • Capture Speed — Max Speed, Balanced, or Max Quality for the focus bracket (Pro) • Ultra 48 MP — capture the whole bracket at the sensor's full resolution, on iPhones with a 48 MP-class sensor (Pro) • Lossless 12 MP zoom via the wide camera • Shoot in portrait or landscape — your photo always comes out the right way up INTELLIGENT ENGINE Advanced focus-stacking built for iPhone. Smart alignment holds your frames in register through hand-held movement, lens breathing and focus shifts, and the engine renders them into a single image with finer detail and cleaner edges than any Zeus release before it — clean outlines where your subject meets the background, no glow around bright points, and no doubling when something shifts between shots. Core stacking runs on-device; optional iCloud sync and showcase uploads stay under your control. BUILT-IN EDITOR • Exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, color and vignette — every change stays adjustable, and your original stays safe • Crop and straighten • AI object removal — paint over a distraction and it disappears (Pro) • 2× Super Resolution — double the resolution for galleries and large prints (Pro) PRO • Capture Speed — pick Max Speed for near-instant brackets (lighter per-frame processing) or Max Quality for the most per-frame detail; every stack exports at full resolution • iCloud Sync — projects and original frames across all your devices GALLERY THAT KEEPS UP • Original frames preserved for every project — re-stack with newer engines anytime • HEIC and JPEG export, native Photos sharing • Picture of the Week — submit your best focus stacks to the gallery TUNED TO EACH iPHONE Each iPhone model gets its own calibration profile, so the stacking engine knows exactly how your lens behaves. Sharper alignment, no manual tweaks. Macro photography. Product shots. Jewelry. Watches. Coins. Insects. Botanical specimens. Forensic detail. Whatever the subject — Zeus Focus Stacking handles depth so you don't have to. Free to download. Pro upgrade unlocks full-resolution export, Ultra 48 MP capture, AI object removal, 2× Super Resolution, iCloud sync, Capture Speed control, and 20-frame brackets. Privacy Policy: https://zeusfocusstacking.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://zeusfocusstacking.com/terms

Screenshots

Waterline Project3 screens
Zeus Focus Stacking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waterline Project at none against Zeus Focus Stacking's 2. Waterline Project also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.5). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Zeus Focus Stacking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Waterline Project asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Waterline Project versus Zeus Focus Stacking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaterline ProjectZeus Focus Stacking
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikolaos PachtasRoberto Sartori

In-app purchases

None

Waterline Project

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Zeus Focus Stacking

Subscriptions2
  • Zeus Pro · Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Zeus Pro · Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Waterline Project free?
Waterline Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zeus Focus Stacking free?
Zeus Focus Stacking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Waterline Project or Zeus Focus Stacking have ads?
Neither Waterline Project nor Zeus Focus Stacking shows ads.

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