Blur Lens vs Vanishing Frame
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blur Lens
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■ You can add various "blur effects" to real-time camera images and photos in your photo library. ■ You can also mask the recognized foreground and blur only the background. ■ Specifying the focus position for the blur effect is as simple as touching the photo. ■ You can copy, save, and share edited image files. ■ Equipped with over 10 types of rich blur effects such as motion blur, zoom blur, and tilt shift. ■ Equipped with brightness blur, spot blur, and noise reduction effects. [Source Photo] ・Real-time camera captured images ・Start the camera and take a photo ・Select photo from photo album ・Import shared files from other apps ・Paste photos copied from web images, etc. [Types of Blur Effects] ・Box Blur ・Disc Blur ・Gaussian Blur ・Noise Reduction ・Brightness Blur ・Motion Blur ・Zoom Blur ・Vertical Blur ・Horizontal Blur ・Linear Blur ・Spot Blur [Settings] - Blur size - Angle, range, etc. - Zoom - Resolution - Focus position [Photo output] - Save to camera roll: Photo - Photo sharing: AirDrop, LINE, Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram,...
Vanishing Frame
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Vanishing Frame is a focused iPhone photo editor for creating motion-smear and vanishing-frame images from photos in your library. Choose a photo, place the guide over the subject, then stretch the image in a direction to create a long exposure style blur. Keep part of the image readable with a protected center point, adjust where the blur begins, and shape the final result with tone, contrast, noise, vignette, and blur controls. Use Vanishing Frame for portraits, architecture, street photos, abstract images, album-art style edits, and graphic photo experiments. Features: - Import a photo from your library - Directional motion-smear effect - Draggable protected point for keeping a subject readable - Adjustable stretch, angle, size, falloff, fade, blur, contrast, noise, and vignette - Black-and-white or color processing mode - Compact bottom control ribbon - Full-resolution export when saving or sharing - Save to Photos - Share through the iOS share sheet - On-device image processing Vanishing Frame keeps the workflow direct: choose a photo, place the guide, tune the controls, save the final image. No AI is used. Vanishing Frame processes selected photos on your device and does not upload images to a server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Blur Lens at fortnightly against Vanishing Frame's every 3 months. Blur Lens also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Vanishing Frame's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Blur Lens costs $1.99 and Vanishing Frame $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blur Lens ships an update fortnightly, Vanishing Frame every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blur Lens | Vanishing Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masanori Katsuta | Greg Anderson |
In-app purchases
Blur Lens
No in-app purchases
Vanishing Frame
No in-app purchases









