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Blur Lens

Masanori Katsuta

App Store

Report updated Apr 24, 2026

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Blur Lens is an established photo & video app that is a paid app.

What is Blur Lens?

Blur Lens is a photo editing tool that allows users to apply various blur effects to real-time camera captures or existing library photos. It features automated foreground masking and touch-based focus positioning, providing granular control over image depth and style.

Current Momentum

v1.0.6 · 18mo ago

Zombie

Last updated 567d ago. 5 versions tracked.

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Competition

Rivals identification in progress

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Photo & Video

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What makes this app unique?

What Does It Look Like?

How Is The App's Momentum Right Now?

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What Are The Key Features?

Blur Effect LibraryStandard

Includes over 10 distinct styles such as motion, zoom, tilt-shift, Gaussian, and box blur.

Foreground MaskingStandard

Automatically recognizes foreground subjects to isolate and blur only the background.

Touch-Based FocusStandard

Allows users to define the focus position simply by touching the desired area on the photo.

Flexible Input/OutputStandard

Supports real-time camera capture, photo library imports, and file sharing from other applications.

How much does it cost?

Paid

Who Built It?

Masanori Katsuta

(668)

Providing specialized, single-purpose visual effects and camera utilities for social media creators and mobile photographers.

Portfolio

13

Apps

Free 3Paid 9
Photo & Video83%
Music8%
Utilities8%

Who is Masanori Katsuta?

Masanori Katsuta operates as a high-volume experimentalist, favoring a 'single-feature-per-app' strategy over the consolidated multi-tool approach common in the Photo & Video category. This fragmented portfolio allows for rapid testing of niche AR and lens effects without bloating a flagship product. The primary strategic signal is a recent surge in development activity, suggesting a pivot toward refreshing successful visual concepts after a period of portfolio stagnation.

Who is Masanori Katsuta for?

  • Casual mobile users
  • Social media creators seeking specific
  • Stylized visual overlays
  • Real-time camera filters
Steady

Portfolio momentum

Released 12 updates in the last 6 months, indicating a recent shift toward active development despite a large legacy catalog of abandoned apps.

Last release · 1d agoActive apps · 19Abandoned · 67

Analysis in progress, available soon

What do users think recently?

Analysis in progress, available soon

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What is the competitive landscape for Blur Lens?

How's The Photo & Video Market?

Market outlook for this category

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Strategic analysis coming soon

SWOT, key takeaways & outlook

The outtake for Blur Lens

Key Takeaways

Blur Lens is a dedicated utility for applying diverse, customizable blur effects to images with a focus on ease of use and manual focus control.

Where Is It Heading?

Trend analysis

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Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. “Blur Lens Intelligence Report.” Updated Apr 24, 2026. https://marlvel.ai/intel-report/photo-video/blur-lens

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