MacroShader vs Tiltique
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MacroShader
Capture incredibly detailed close-up photos with advanced processing. This app enhances image resolution by combining multiple shots and offers manual camera controls for precise adjustments. It includes focus peaking and editing tools for fine-tuning your macro shots.
- Multi-frame super resolution processing
- Focus shutter with tap and hold functionality
- Focus peaking for precise focus
- Manual camera controls
- Size-specific detail enhancements
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A macro and zoom photography app for iPhone. MacroShader maximises image detail by capturing multiple photos and using advanced processing techniques to improve image resolution. Features include: - Multi-frame super resolution processing - Focus shutter: Tap, hold, focus and release to shoot a photo. Also just tap to shoot - Focus peaking - Manual camera controls - Editing tools including size-specific detail enhancements
Tiltique
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Tiltique transforms your photos into cinematic miniatures with a professional tilt-shift lens effect — the same optical magic used by photographers to make real scenes look like tiny worlds. Unlike flat blur filters, Tiltique simulates how a real tilted lens actually behaves. A precisely shaped sweet spot stays razor sharp while everything outside it falls into smooth, natural bokeh. Drag the focus ring anywhere on your image. Tilt it. Squeeze it into a narrow band. Push the blur deep. The result looks like it came out of a $3,000 lens, not a phone. WHAT TILTIQUE DOES • Selective focus with a fully draggable sweet spot • Adjustable falloff — from hard optical edge to silky gradient • Tilt and squeeze controls to shape the focus zone into any ellipse or band • Vignette that darkens only the blurred areas, exactly like a real lens • Soft glow for a vintage film look • Sharpness boost inside the sweet spot for that pop-and-fall contrast STYLE PRESETS Start with Classic, Velour, Spiral, or Sundial — four distinct optical personalities — then fine-tune every parameter to make it your own. MADE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS No subscriptions. No ads. No accounts. Load a photo, dial in your look, save or share at full resolution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MacroShader at Free against Tiltique's $0.99. Tiltique's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
MacroShader is free to download; Tiltique costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MacroShader ships an update every 4 months, Tiltique every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MacroShader | Tiltique |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AstroShader Limited | Greg Anderson |
In-app purchases
MacroShader
No in-app purchases
Tiltique
No in-app purchases









