Comparison

Apperture 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

Apperture

Features
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Master manual camera controls and preview analog filmstocks without wasting money on bad exposures. Apperture is a strict visual film photography simulator and exposure utility tool designed for beginner 35mm and medium format shooters. By disabling standard smartphone computational AI auto-corrections, Apperture forces you to see real optical errors in your camera preview before you hit the shutter button. CORE ENGINE CAPABILITIES: - Manual Camera Sandbox: Adjust Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO to see real-time over/underexposure or motion blur rendering. - Expose images for up to 30 seconds. - 30+ Film Stock Emulations: Evaluate color science and contrast using calibrated film LUT layers (including popular Kodak and Fujifilm stocks). - Analog Constraints: Set customized limits to match your real vintage gear's mechanics. - Reciprocity Failure Engine: Built-in calculator to handle manual low-light long exposures accurately. - 7 colour screw-in filters. - Gear Log & Roll Tracker: Keep a digital manifest of which film stock is currently sitting in which camera body. Stop burning through expensive physical frames. Use Apperture as your tactical zero-cost sandbox to build manual muscle memory.

About

Blur Effects

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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

Apperture4 screens
Blur Effects4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blur Effects at none against Apperture's 1. Apperture's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Apperture sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Blur Effects asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Apperture versus Blur Effects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAppertureBlur Effects
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEduardo Egger DesfontaineCONVERSANTECH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Apperture

One-time1
  • Apperture Premium$12.99
None

Blur Effects

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Apperture free?
Apperture 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 Apperture or Blur Effects have ads?
Blur Effects shows ads; Apperture does not.

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