Comparison

GridCam vs Blur Effects

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

Head to head
About

GridCam

This app offers advanced manual camera controls and professional composition guides to help you capture stunning photos. Apply real-time film looks and capture in RAW for maximum editing flexibility. It's designed for users who want to elevate their mobile photography.

Highlights
  • Composition guides (Rule of Thirds, Golden Ratio, etc.)
  • Manual controls (WB, ISO, Shutter Speed, Focus)
  • Real-time film looks and effects
  • RAW DNG capture
  • Focus peaking and zebra stripes
  • AE/AF Lock
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GridCam is a cinematic camera app that brings professional composition guides and advanced manual controls to your iPhone. It combines the composition principles used by filmmakers, photographers, and artists for centuries with professional camera controls and real-time film looks in one seamless camera experience. Because a great photograph is created before you press the shutter. COMPOSITION Create stronger compositions with confidence. Use Rule of Thirds, Golden Ratio, Phi Grid, Fibonacci Spiral, Golden Triangle, Symmetry, Vanishing Point, Frame Within a Frame, Leading Lines, and many more composition guides directly on the live camera preview. Save your favorite guides, switch between them with a single swipe, and compose every shot with precision. MANUAL CONTROLS Bring a professional camera experience to your iPhone. • White Balance (Kelvin) • ISO • Shutter Speed • Manual Focus Use Focus Peaking to visualize sharp focus areas. Use Zebra Stripes to instantly identify overexposed highlights. Lock exposure and focus with AE/AF Lock, then freely recompose your shot. Manual settings are preserved when switching between lenses, so your shooting workflow stays uninterrupted. FILM LOOKS See your final image before you take the photo. Color profiles are applied in real time while shooting. Film Grain and Halation effects work independently from color profiles, allowing you to change the look at any time while preserving your original image. RAW SUPPORT Capture photos in unprocessed DNG format whenever you need maximum editing flexibility. Keep your original image intact while applying and changing different color looks whenever you want. ALWAYS READY Launch GridCam instantly with Home Screen widgets and Control Center shortcuts. Keep your most recent photo just one tap away. Terms of Use: https://gridcam.framer.website/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://gridcam.framer.website/privacy-policy

About

Blur Effects

Features
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Blur Lens: DSLR Blur Editor is a photo editing app designed to help you create background blur, bokeh, portrait focus, depth and motion-style effects from your photos. Import a photo from your device, choose a blur style, adjust the effect and save your finished image. Whether you want a soft portrait background, focused product image or creative motion effect, Blur Lens gives you multiple blur tools in one simple editor. KEY FEATURES DSLR-Style Background Blur Create a smooth blurred background to help your subject stand out and give photos a focused DSLR-style appearance. Bokeh Effects Add soft bokeh-style blur to portraits, close-up photos, product images and creative edits. Portrait Blur Apply subject-focused blur effects to create a clean portrait-style look. Point Focus Keep a selected area clear while applying blur around it to draw attention to important details. Point Blur Blur a selected area of your photo to reduce distractions or emphasize another part of the image. Linear Blur Apply directional blur for creative depth and tilt-shift-style photo effects. Radial Blur Create a circular blur around a selected point to guide attention toward the center of your image. Shape Blur Create artistic blur effects using supported shapes such as hearts, stars and other visual styles. Free Style Blur Manually paint blur onto selected areas using touch controls for more precise editing. Spin Blur Add a circular motion-style blur effect for dynamic and creative photo edits. Zoom Blur Create a zoom-inspired blur effect that adds a sense of movement and speed. Motion Blur Apply directional motion effects to simulate movement, panning and action photography styles. SIMPLE EDITING FLOW Select a photo from your library Choose a blur mode Adjust the effect Preview your edit Save the finished image MADE FOR CREATIVE PHOTO EDITING Blur Lens is useful for: • Portrait photo editing • Background blur effects • Bokeh photo effects • Product photo enhancement • Creative social media images • Motion and zoom effects • Focus-based photo editing • Artistic blur styles

Screenshots

GridCam4 screens
Blur Effects4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blur Effects at none against GridCam's 6. Blur Effects also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). GridCam's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. GridCam sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Blur Effects asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GridCam versus Blur Effects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGridCamBlur Effects
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZeynep BAKILANCONVERSANTECH

In-app purchases

6 purchases

GridCam

Subscriptions5
  • GridCam Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • GridCam Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Weekly Premium$5.997 Days
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  • Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
  • GridCam Pro$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • GridCam Pro$59.99
None

Blur Effects

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GridCam free?
GridCam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blur Effects free?
Blur Effects is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GridCam or Blur Effects have ads?
Blur Effects shows ads; GridCam does not.

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