Depthly
Public beta · TestFlight invites rolling out

Portrait Mode,
for every photo.

Depthly is an AI depth studio that turns any flat shot into a cinematic portrait - focus, light and lens, fully in your hands. All on-device.

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TestFlight beta first · App Store launch July 2026 · free to start
Depthly editor on iPhone: astronaut portrait with the subject glowing and the moon background blurred, person detected automatically

Before / After

Flat photo in. Cinema out.

Drag the line on any shot in the app. Depthly builds a true 3D depth map on-device and isolates your subject with a hair-precise mask.

BEFORE
AFTER · ƒ1.4
100% on-device - photos never leave your phone
Works on any photo - no Portrait Mode needed
Hair-precise subject masking, editable by hand

The Studio

Focus. Lens. Light.
The three dials of cinema.

Choose who's sharp - and who melts away

Depthly detects every person and object in the frame as its own subject. Tap a chip to keep someone tack-sharp, tap again to send them into the blur - you direct the scene, one subject at a time.

  • Detects 10+ people, pets and objects per photo
  • Tap-to-focus any subject, or all at once
  • Hand-editable masks with Smart Snap to edges
Depthly detecting 10 people as individual subjects on the Lunch atop a Skyscraper photo, each with a tappable focus chip
Depthly blur style picker - Lens, Gaussian, Motion, Zoom and Tilt-shift - with a dramatic zoom blur applied around an astronaut

Five blurs, one slider

Bokeh is just the beginning. Switch the character of the blur itself - creamy lens, soft gaussian, streaking motion, explosive zoom or miniature tilt-shift - and dial it from sharp to dreamy.

  • Lens · Gaussian · Motion · Zoom · Tilt-shift
  • Depth-aware - subjects stay crisp through any style
  • Edge & glow controls for a clean cutout look

Five lenses with real character

Not filters - optics. Each lens renders bokeh with its own aperture geometry: the gentle wash of a 35mm, ringed 50mm and 85mm highlights, oval anamorphic streaks, swirly petals. Highlights bloom the way glass would bloom them.

  • 35mm · 50mm · 85mm · Anamorphic · Swirl
  • Bokeh highlights dial, from smooth to ringed
  • Physically-modeled highlight bloom

Relight after the shot

Because Depthly knows the 3D shape of your subject, it can move the light. Drag a key light around your portrait, warm it up, add a rim glow - golden hour on demand, months after you pressed the shutter.

  • Draggable light with intensity & warmth dials
  • Presets: Studio, Window, Golden, Contour
  • Depth-aware shadows that wrap the face

Local AI. Your photos never leave your phone.

Every step - depth mapping, subject detection, masking, blur and relight - runs on Depthly's own AI models, entirely on your device. No uploads, no cloud processing, no account required. It even works in airplane mode.

100% on-device Zero data sent out Works offline

Free to start.
Cinematic from the first tap.

Depth blur and core lenses are free, forever. Go Pro when you want the whole studio.

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

What is Depthly?

Depthly is an AI depth studio for iPhone. It builds a 3D depth map of any photo on-device, isolates your subject with a precise mask, and lets you control focus, lens character and lighting - turning flat shots into cinematic portraits.

Does it work on photos not taken in Portrait Mode?

Yes - that's the point. Depthly generates depth for any photo: old shots, screenshots, scans, photos from any camera. No Portrait Mode capture required.

Can I choose which subjects are in focus and change the blur type?

Yes. Depthly detects every person and object as an individual subject - tap to keep them sharp or send them into the blur. The blur itself comes in five styles: Lens, Gaussian, Motion, Zoom and Tilt-shift.

Are my photos uploaded to a server?

No. Depthly runs its own local AI models - all depth mapping, subject detection, masking and rendering happens on your device, even offline. Your photos never leave your phone. Read the full privacy policy.

Is Depthly free?

Depthly is free to start - depth blur and core lenses are included. Depthly Pro unlocks the full depth plane, all five lenses, relight, scenes and watermark-free 4K export.

What can I export?

4K stills, parallax Live videos, transparent cutouts and ready-to-post platform framing - with no watermark on Pro.

When does Depthly launch?

Depthly launches on the App Store in July 2026, and a public TestFlight beta is rolling out before that. Join the waitlist for a beta invite and an early-supporter discount at launch.