Comparison

Blurry Background vs AfterFocus

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

Head to head
About

Blurry Background

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Blurry Background4 screens
AfterFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Blurry Background costs $0.99 and AfterFocus $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Blurry Background versus AfterFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlurry BackgroundAfterFocus
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating—3.2 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff DolphinDongwook Cho

In-app purchases

None

Blurry Background

No in-app purchases

None

AfterFocus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blurry Background free?
Blurry Background costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AfterFocus free?
AfterFocus costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blurry Background or AfterFocus have ads?
Neither Blurry Background nor AfterFocus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blurry Background or AfterFocus?
Blurry Background ships an update every 44 months, and AfterFocus every 3 months. Most recently, Blurry Background was updated on December 23, 2025 and AfterFocus on September 23, 2026.

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