Blurry Background vs AfterFocus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blurry Background
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This app allows you to use your own photos as a blurred background and also includes many other different types of effects for blurring the background of any image. Clarity can also be adjusted making the blur more or less "see through" for each photo as shown in the screenshots, and an effects button allows you to easily flip through the different types of effects. There are NO ads in this app. There are NO in-app purchases needed in this app.
AfterFocus
Create professional-looking portrait photos and videos with adjustable depth blur and bokeh effects. Achieve natural-looking background blur without needing dual-lens devices. Edit and reuse projects for versatile photo and video enhancements.
- Depth blur and bokeh effects
- Manual depth effect on video
- Fine masking creation
- Adjustable aperture and blur intensity
- Multiple depth levels
- Edit and reuse projects
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Turn any photo and video into awesome portrait photo and video with depth blur and bokeh effect! You need no dual lens, no plus model device. You also have no restriction on the distance with objects. With powerful tools provided by the app, - multiple depth - fine masking creation - background depth - background type (rectangular, radial, diagonal and plain) - background distance - aperture adjustment You can turn any plain photo and video into awesome portrait photo and viideo with depth blur and bokeh effect. Unlike other apps which just support simple masking and blur, [AfterFocus] enables you to add multi level depth to your photo and make really natural depth blur effect. ** Depth Blur on Photo • Add depth to your photo with multiple masks. • Create mask with precision. - Change brush and soft edge size - Undoable - Quick selection with single tap • Apply depth to background. - Choose Rectangular, diagnoal radial background - Choose background distance • Adjust aperture to change blur intensity. • Edit and reuse the project later. • Supports extension from Photos app. ** Depth Blur on Video • Add manual depth effect on video. • Add manual depth effect on live photo. • Tons of predefined depth effects. • Adjust the size of depth. • Adjust aperture and blur intensity. • Split into multiple time ranges and add depth effect to each range. • Save as video. • Save as live photo. • Save as animated gif. • Save to camera roll and share to SNS. • Edit and reuse the project later. • Supports extension from Photos app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AfterFocus at every 3 months against Blurry Background's every 44 months. Blurry Background's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Blurry Background costs $0.99 and AfterFocus $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blurry Background ships an update every 44 months, AfterFocus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on December 23, 2025 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blurry Background | AfterFocus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | — | 3.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeff Dolphin | Dongwook Cho |
In-app purchases
Blurry Background
No in-app purchases
AfterFocus
No in-app purchases
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