Phocus: Portrait Mode Editor 4+
Blur, Bokeh, DSLR, Camera Lens
RAY INFORMATICS YAZILIM TEKNOLOJI MEDYA DANISMANLIK VE EGITIM TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI
Designed for iPad
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
Phocus is a portrait editor and DSLR-style camera powered by AI, giving you full control over depth, background blur, aperture, bokeh, and focal length. Whether you're capturing cinematic portraits or editing precise lens details, Phocus delivers pro-level photography tools in a fast, intuitive interface built for creators.
Inspired by real optical systems, Phocus lets you emulate DSLR lens behavior—without external gear. Control blur shape and depth radius with real aperture modeling. Adjust lens type, depth dynamics, and recreate unique bokeh styles from vintage and high-end lenses. Apply subtle distortions and optical characteristics for expressive storytelling. Phocus doesn’t just blur the background—it understands the physics of photography.
"Looking for an app that not only adds the Portrait mode effect to your photos but does a bit more? Then Phocus is the one you're looking for." — iMore
"An Outstanding AI Portrait and Macro Camera for the iPhone. It has clearly established itself as the front runner in this iOS camera apps." — John DeNicola
"The app is a fine example of technical and artistic craftsmanship." — iGeeksBlog
"Phocus is an excellent photo and video editing app for your iPhone that lets you edit both portrait photos and videos with great attention to detail." — The Useful Tech
Phocus enhances your creativity with smart tools:
• AI-powered subject detection and background blur/removal
• Precision brush and eraser tools for edge refinement
• Dual-layer tone editing for foreground and background
• One-tap portrait effects: HDR, mono, studio, stage, color splash, grain, stylize, cartoon
• Portrait matte and depth map export for external workflows
• Depth Visualizer to preview and adjust depth-of-field using real-time depth data
• Tap-to-Focus with enhanced precision using intelligent depth mapping
Whether you’re recreating film looks or developing your own style, Phocus is flexible enough for professionals and intuitive enough for anyone.
Features:
• Portrait Video Blur: Add realistic depth-of-field to videos
• AI Subject Detection: Separate subject and background automatically
• Real Bokeh Simulation: Customizable aperture shapes and light falloff
• Manual Camera Controls: Adjust ISO, shutter speed, white balance, and exposure
• RAW and ProRAW Support: Shoot in full resolution and maximum quality
• DSLR Lens Simulation: Control focal depth, lens behavior, and bokeh intensity
• Aperture & Blur Adjustment: Fine-tune background softness and focus
• One-Tap Background Removal: Instantly blur or replace backgrounds
• Portrait Effects Library: Apply curated filters and artistic looks
• Dual-Layer Editing: Adjust lighting and tone separately for subject and background
• Edge Refinement Tools: Fine control over mask boundaries
• Depth Map & Portrait Matte Export: For external editing workflows
• Depth Visualizer: Interactively adjust depth using combined image and depth data
• Tap-to-Focus: Tap to apply precise depth-based focus on any area
• Built-In Tutorials: Learn Phocus step-by-step
• Optimized for iPhone and iPad: Full-resolution support across devices
Phocus AI Subscription
Unlock full creative control with a Phocus AI subscription, available monthly or annually.
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What’s New
Version 3.0.1
We are happy to receive your positive feedback about Phocus. We keep improving the app and try to give you the best possible experience. Here's what we have done in this update:
Depth-Driven Engine
Swap out our old segmentation-only effects for real, per-pixel depth data. Your portraits and composited scenes will have far more realistic focus transitions and bokeh.
Improved Portrait Segmentation & Hybrid Mode
We’ve sharpened our classic cut-out masks for cleaner edges, and added a brand-new hybrid option that intelligently blends portrait segmentation with real depth masking—perfect for tricky scenes where you need the best of both worlds. Feel free to swap in whichever phrasing you like best; this calls out both the quality improvements and your third “combined” mode.
Tap-to-Focus
Touch anywhere on your image to instantly refocus at that distance. It’s precise, intuitive, and perfect for quick adjustments.
Enhanced Focus Slider
Our redesigned slider gives you finer control over your depth-of-field—drag slowly for subtle shifts or snap to extremes for dramatic blur.
Brand New Lenses
EdgeGlass 85: A cinematic wide-angle lens with cool-toned depth, subtle barrel distortion, and horizontal flare streaks that sharpen and dramatize edges.
GlowFrame 50: A vintage-inspired portrait optic that wraps subjects in a soft radial glow with gentle color shifts and a fading vignette for creamy, film-like warmth.
Fresh Blur Filters
Five brand-new blur styles let you go way beyond standard portrait blur.
Please contact us via support@rayinformatics.com if you have any other bug reports.
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Ratings and Reviews
Extension?
Make this app a photo extension so you can add the blurt effects right inside the photos app. That would help for the older phones that don’t have the dual cameras etc. to get that blur effect right inside the photos app. I have iPhone SE and I use this app all the time for portrait mode blur. With a little more fine tuning of the auto photo blur , this app would be perfect. Sometimes the app doesn’t separate the person from the background too great. I know it works off of software only. But the google pixel does this with one camera also. Thanks. I hope I’m not asking for too much. I just really like the app and want to see it better.
Developer Response ,
Hi, thank you for your feedback! We will consider this in the next update. Thanks!
App may be a virus?
I downloaded this app on my iPad to turn some photos into portraits, and right off the bat I gave it all permissions and nothing worked. It wouldn’t even load a photo so I couldn’t even edit anything. The app crashed multiple times, so I tried downloading it on my phone and trying again on there. It did not work on my phone either.
After giving up on it, both devices began acting strangely. Certain apps would get stuck on their opening screens or not work properly. I closed the app and tried again, but that didn’t work. I restarted my phone, but that didn’t work. I deleted the Phocus app and everything went back to normal. I thought it might have been some strange thing on my phone, but the same thing just happened on my iPad as well, except this time it eventually led to the device crashing. I deleted the Phocus app and so far everything seems back to normal. I’m using an iPhone 12 and the iPad Air (4th gen) both updated to the latest iOS version.
Developer Response ,
Update: Hi, we are sorry for the problem again. Phocus has been updated. We would appreciate if you can give us your feedback again after updating the app.
First, we are sorry that you had a problem with the app. Second, thank you for your detailed explanation. Third, we assure you our app is certainly not a virus :). Last, we know some of our users have a crash problem, especially on their iPads: We are currently working on the app's next update and hope that all of our users can use the app without any problems with the next update.
Amazing but lost all pro features after upgrading to pro
I upgraded to a monthly subscription, unlocked the pro features (aperture control, 3D lighting, etc.) and these worked, for about a half hour; when I tried the app again, these features had disappeared, and the app had reverted to its standard, unpaid features. Contacted support, they could not help me (I could not find anything on the app or in the App Store to “restore the purchase”, which made no sense to begin with-I’d just purchased it), I deleted and reinstalled the app (and restored the purchase after this), restarted the phone several times, and swore several times loudly. No luck. Still waiting for someone to respond to me (sent screenshots to support, no response after that).
Developer Response ,
Thanks. Can you please update the app? We would appreciate it if you give feedback again after updating the app.
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- Size
- 247.6 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
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- Age Rating
- 4+
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- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Phocus AI Yearly $19.99
- Phocus AI Monthly $7.99
- Phocus AI Yearly $19.99
- Phocus AI Weekly $3.99
- Phocus AI Unlimited Access $49.99
- Phocus AI Weekly $3.99
- Phocus AI Monthly $7.99
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