FaceApp
FaceApp remains a popular photo editing app for subtle or dramatic changes, but recent updates and a shift towards more paid features have led to significant user frustration regarding cost, app stability, and the removal of beloved features.
FaceApp is a photo editing application that allows users to make minor touch-ups or significant transformations to selfies. While many users praise its natural-looking filters and powerful editing tools, a growing number of recent reviews highlight issues with frequent crashes, excessive paywalls, and the removal of previously free or popular features like video editing and face morphing.
What users like
What users complain about
- Many previously free features are now behind a paywall, making the free version very limited.R43R48R66R100
- Frequent app crashes and malfunctioning, especially after updates, hinder usability.R112R181R701
- Key features like video editing, live video filters, and face morphing have been removed.R2R54R63R91
- Users, including paying subscribers, report limitations on photo processing or being blocked after a certain number of edits.R8R22R85R113
- The app frequently prompts users for reviews, even paying subscribers.R49R50R71R95
- Editing can be slow, inaccurate, or result in distorted/discolored images.R25R339R696
- Some users report issues with gender recognition and limited hairstyle options.R74R84R99R341
- Concerns about high subscription costs and potential scamming for free trials.R36R60R103R105
Latest update · v26.1.3
What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):
FaceApp helps you perfect your selfies effortlessly — and we’ve just made it even smoother. We’ve fine-tuned editing performance and enhanced stability, making your favorite features faster and easier to use. Update now and keep your selfies fresh and naturally stunning! Thanks for choosing FaceApp! – The FaceApp Team
Recurring themes
Who it's for
FaceApp is for users who want a powerful photo editing tool to enhance selfies, offering options for both subtle, natural touch-ups and dramatic transformations R5R29R38. It is particularly suited for those who appreciate high-quality filters and easy-to-use tools R16R40. However, it is NOT for users who expect extensive free features, reliable performance without crashes, or specific older features like video editing or face morphing R43R181.
Evidence note: The recent review sample skews significantly negative (46.1% negative), which contrasts with the high lifetime rating (4.7275). This indicates a recent decline in user satisfaction, likely due to the issues highlighted in the cons, particularly the shift to more paid features and removal of beloved functionalities. The developer's notes claiming 'enhanced stability' are directly contradicted by multiple recent reviews reporting frequent crashes R112R181R701.
Frequently asked
Is FaceApp still free to use?
Does FaceApp offer video editing or face morphing?
Why does FaceApp keep asking for reviews?
What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R19] Being you: Realistic and not fake
- [R27] Amazing: I don’t usually fix my pics to not look like me but this APP has the option to really make you look better still being you, see some out there that actually changes you if that is what you want but these APP does give you that option too me just a little help is enough wanna still look like me but lil better and APP would do🫶🏽
- [R29] Most natural filters: Best filters app I’ve used. I love that you can enhance your photos in the most natural way, or totally change the way you look, if that’s your preference. So many options and advanced tools. Makes Photos look so professional.
- [R31] BETTER THAN FACETUNE: This app is gold, please faceapp never change this is an amazing app for making slight changes and the filters are so natural
- [R5] LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!: This app is AWESOME! I love that I’m able to do just minor touch ups OR go full on Kardashian Glam 😍 It’s a fun little app, especially when paired with my other photo editing apps/iPhone edits. It gives me the ability/makes me feels like Im a real photographer these days! Lol I’ve gotten rid of most of my subscription apps but I’ll keep this one FOREVER 🙌🏾…. As long as the price
- [R38] I LOOK BEAUTIFUL!: UPDATE: Still love and know it’s the best app! I’ve been paying for this app for about five years. I have been very happy with what this app can do. You can make as subtle changes as you please, or you can really create a whole new you! See what your boyfriend would look like without a beard. Or your boyfriend would look as a female. You wanna see yourself old? Or just to add ma
- [R16] Great app: I absolutely love this app. Very easy to use and retouches my pictures perfectly.
- [R33] Great touchup tool: Easy to use for blemish removal
- [R45] Love it: Easy to use and straight to the point 🔥
- [R40] exception on limitations: there definitely aren’t as many unique, individual features as many other similar apps, but this one does what it does better than the others do, across the board. for example, there aren’t as many “smiles” to choose from as other apps but the 10 or so on this one are definitely better quality than the competition. i’m surprised with some missing features, but that yearly
- [R51] GOATED: Genuinely top tier editing app for pictures you wanna post.
- [R43] Absolutely unusable app: Besides the mighty 6 features you can use for free, everything else is “pro” which requires you to pay monthly or annually for some extremely mediocre effects. I’ve gotten a free trial before and can confirm the pro effects are useless and a waste of money. Other than the effects the app gives, you can also edit pictures yourself but that ALSO requires pro which is ridicul
- [R48] More money for previous free service: I am quite upset , I pay yearly for this app plus other apps , now this App is basically useless .what I once had included to make corrections , they now want you to pay another $60 / Year . That will not happen I will cancel the app and Subscription
- [R66] if i could i would give it a 0: i hate everything is literally pro you can’t put anything on cause it will ask you for money
- [R100] Being honest: To be honest it doesn’t give u much freedom to do anything you have to buy almost everything.
- [R112] Crashes 247: Crashes too much mid peogress awful app
- [R181] Malfunctioning: The app crash too much. It would be a perfect 5 stars if it’d open my photos. Many times I cannot open the photos. Most of the times lately. When it works, it’s great! I hope they fix this. It’s frustrating. I have it for like 3 years but this has been the worst so far. The editing tools have improved over the years but the malfunctioning has worsened. Anytime there is an update, i
- [R701] App crashing: The app has crashed multiple times. I thought it might’ve been because I need to download latest version or an update but no. Nothing to do with that.
- [R2] FaceApp Video: It’s perfect App. But we need for Video! Pleeeeease 🙏🙏🙏
- [R54] please look at this suggestion!: Could you please reconsider bringing back the video option with the young and old filters? I believe it would greatly boost your app's popularity. Honestly, that was the best feature, and reintroducing it would make the app much more appealing🥹🥹🥹
- [R63] No videos?: Why can’t we do videos anymore?
- [R91] Better with Video: Loved this app when it had video
- [R8] Too many requests and doesn't allow processing: Please remove the limit on the number of photos that can be processed. · translated
- [R22] Bugs: Useless app because you can't edit many pics
- [R85] THE BUGS ARE RIDICULOUS: I pay for this app and use it daily for work because I love it BUT after a certain amount of edits, EVERY SINGLE DAY, it stops and says I have used the app too much!! How can I use an app too much?? And an app that I PAY FOR?! I am OVER IT!! If it wasn’t for that, I’d give it way more stars but it happens non stop!! I have sent multiple emails and it continues to happen.
- [R113] Don’t Purchase: I purchased the subscription and after using it on five of my photos it won’t let me use again. I received a message stating “You’ve sent to many requests to our servers recently. We recommend reducing your editing activity a bit or checking if anyone else has access to your subscription account.” First of all if I purchased the subscription why does it matter how often I use it.
- [R49] So annoying I pay for this app: Pls stop making me review every 5 photos I ALREADY PAY FOR THIS APP!!!!
- [R50] Keeps asking to write a review: Doesn’t stop asking to review the app even though I already wrote a review. Now you’re getting a bad review. STOP
- [R71] I hate being interrupted by constant requests for a review.: I hate being interrupted by constant requests for a review.
- [R95] Beg you to stop: Please stop the reviews every five minutes. Beg you
- [R25] Retouching: Retouching is much too slow and needs tweaking for accuracy. Often get smudging and dullness.
- [R339] Saving: Saving takes long time to save the picture please update the issue with saving faster it’s really slow on saving take nearly 7 minutes ok
- [R696] Looks discoloured and distorted when editing photo: Lips looked cracked and dried lipstick. Everything I tried make my face look smeared distorted so not happy with this pic. Regardless it’s in a club in a blueish light. Its looked stupid no matter what I tried
- [R74] It changes to male: I’m a woman and it doesn’t allow me to change the face swap to female. This is annoying. The face swap is incorrect. No one wants to look like a manly woman.
- [R84] Z: Why isn’t there a feature for people who have gaps between their eyebrows? There isn’t a tool for that!
- [R99] Racism bias: It has a racist bias. When I try to edit with my Afro it assumes I am a man
- [R341] A bit rubbish: Honestly please just bring back the face morph filter it was so peak especially how it also morphed the hairstyle. Please bring it back or something similar maybe for hairstyles. Oh and on hairstyles please give us more free styles it’s literally “short or long” and the rest is paid maybe at least one or two more styles
- [R36] Would like to have free for 3 days before I buy: Not sure might be scam to get your credit card number..
- [R60] SCAM SCAM: Was charged over $21 for the ONE WEEK FREE TRIAL!! It’s a scam!!! And they won’t return your money after click
- [R103] No good free features & too expensive for the rest: This free app used to have good features to edit facial blemishes, etc. Now there are no free facial edits and paying $60 a year is crazy. Not worth it!
- [R105] Expensive: Too expensive and artificial
- [R129] Stop asking me for a rating every time I edit a photo: Keeps asking me for a rating every time I edit a photo. Also, super glitchy
- [R6] Amazing: I LOVE This App; it helps to clean and brighten your photos
- [R9] The best: The best retouching app ever
- [R14] Professional look: I love the app! It gives me a professional polished without the professional price.
Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store