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Avatarify

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Avatarify is a fun app for animating faces in photos, but frequent crashes, limited free features, and missing content features are significant drawbacks for many users.

4.8★ lifetime (43,875) Free to download since 2020 by Avatarify, Inc. updated 4.1 mo ago recent negative 38% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Crashes & Bugs Free vs. Paid Entertainment Value Content & Features Performance & Quality
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4★36
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recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.8★ lifetime average

Avatarify allows users to animate faces in photos, creating funny videos that many enjoy sharing with friends R1R3R19. However, a significant number of recent reviews report frequent app crashes upon opening or during use, and many free features are severely limited R7R5R13. Users also express frustration over content limitations and missing features like AI Rap R91.

What users like

  • App is fun and entertaining for creating animated videosR1R3R4R19
  • Users enjoy sharing the funny videos created with friends and familyR3R4R30R36

What users complain about

  • Frequent app crashes upon opening or during useR2R5R7R15
  • Severe limitations on free usage, often restricted to 1-2 videos per dayR13R16R23R34
  • Many features, including songs and unlimited videos, are locked behind a paid 'Pro' subscription or other purchasesR6R13R16R24
  • Issues with photo access and image loading, sometimes resulting in black screens or incorrect photosR8R9R10R28
  • Users report lag, slow performance, and jerky animationsR2R50R87R132
  • Lack of new song updates and removal of popular features like AI RapR42R65R66R68
  • Difficulty saving videos without posting to TikTok or other platformsR67R139
  • Problems with duet mode, animating only one face or failing to work with multiple photosR57R102R272

Latest update · v2.0.32

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

Bug fixes and performance improvements

Recurring themes

Crashes & Bugs negative
Many users report the app frequently crashes, either upon opening or during the video creation process, making it unusable for them. This contradicts the developer's notes about 'bug fixes and performance improvements'.R2R5R7R15
Free vs. Paid negative
A common complaint is the severe limitation of free features, often restricting users to 1-2 videos per day or locking popular songs and features behind a paid 'Pro' subscription. This leads to frustration for users expecting a fully free experience.R6R13R16R23
Content & Features mixed
While some users enjoy the existing content, many express disappointment over the removal of features like 'AI Rap' and a lack of new song updates. There are also reports of the song library disappearing or being very limited.R42R65R66R68
Performance & Quality negative
Users report issues with lag, slow processing, and jerky or distorted animations. Some also mention problems with face detection and pictures not working correctly.R2R45R50R52
Entertainment Value positive
Many users find the app fun, funny, and enjoyable for creating and sharing animated videos with friends and family. It's particularly popular for creating memes.R1R3R4R19

Who it's for

Avatarify is for users looking for a fun and easy way to animate faces in photos and create humorous videos to share with friends R1R3. It is not for users who expect a fully free experience with unlimited features or those who require a stable, bug-free app with a wide, consistently updated content library R13R7.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, with a significant focus on app crashes and limitations of the free version. This contrasts sharply with the high lifetime rating, suggesting a recent decline in app stability or user satisfaction with monetization strategies. The developer's notes mention 'bug fixes and performance improvements,' but recent reviews directly contradict this, indicating ongoing or new issues with crashes and performance.

Frequently asked

Why does Avatarify keep crashing?
Many recent users report that Avatarify frequently crashes upon opening or during use, making the app inaccessible or difficult to use R7R5R21R33.
Is Avatarify free to use?
Avatarify is free to download, but the free version has severe limitations, often allowing only 1-2 videos per day, with many songs and unlimited features locked behind a paid 'Pro' subscription R13R16R34R73.
Can I use my own music in Avatarify?
Some users have expressed a desire to use their own music from files, but reviews indicate this feature is not available R29R66.
What happened to the AI Rap feature?
Several users lament the removal of the 'AI Rap' feature, which was popular and enjoyed by many, with some requesting its return R91R108R150R222.

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.

  1. [R1] 5/5 · US Coool: And funny so so funny
  2. [R3] 5/5 · US Amazing!!: This app is so good I’m obsessed! My daughters love to play with it!
  3. [R4] 5/5 · US I showed my mom and she loved it: 10/10 · translated
  4. [R19] 5/5 · US 🤡: Makes me laugh👅
  5. [R30] 4/5 · US The best: I get to troll my friends with this and it’s amazing. They’re like crashing out.
  6. [R36] 5/5 · US I like it: I'm being honest like I can animate my faces and show to my friends Zendaya
  7. [R2] 4/5 · US It was good and laggy: I wanted to edit a video and it kept crashing and kicking me out the app… need to fix but overall it’s a good app
  8. [R5] 5/5 · US Why is a one star: Everytime I try to open the app it kicks me out the app I delete it and get it again and it still not working l
  9. [R7] 1/5 · US Problem: Every time I open the app IT crashes and kicks me out of the app mind fixing it?
  10. [R15] 5/5 · US Why is this happening?: It’s keeps crashing every time I open it pls tell me why is it doing tho not trying to ruin your day i was ganna give you 1 star but I changed it bc it can be fixed real quick so yea umm pls fix this
  11. [R13] 3/5 · US Good but some problems: Hallo! Bonus duckz here. This avatarify app is cool and all but some problems. Problem one is we can only do 2 VIDEOS each day??! Stupid. We need PRO to to make video infinitely. Problem two is I can't move my face without it showing myself. I wanna shake my head and it shows my face. This app is cool. Just 2 problems.
  12. [R16] 1/5 · US Trick!: It only lets you make 2 videos a day! To make unlimited videos you have to pay! This is trash
  13. [R23] 2/5 · US Good but: I don’t get this good and all but why do we have limited that’s not really fair ik evb hated then can u change this up pls
  14. [R34] 3/5 · US It's good but..: I love the app but it's kind of annoying to have to wait a day just to only get to do 2 videos and the pro is expensive but either way I do think this app is good
  15. [R6] 3/5 · US Okay but: Some songs are free but need an unlock by the Instagram subscription. Can you please fix this?
  16. [R24] 5/5 · US I like: I love this app it helps me with my pictures and everything it would be fun if I did not have not to pay but it’s cool.
  17. [R8] 1/5 · US They’re not showing the picture: They’re not showing the picture
  18. [R9] 2/5 · US Image glitch: The app is cool. I love how I can use the faces but every time when I place a photo so I can make a video it just put another photo. Please fix this and I don’t know what to do to fix this.
  19. [R10] 1/5 · US Can’t Search: I hit the search area and it just brings up a black screen with no way to type anything in. I can’t believe it has so many positive reviews.
  20. [R28] 1/5 · US I can’t search: Hello? Why can’t I search when I click the button nothing happens I’m really mad…
  21. [R50] 1/5 · US Not good for me: The heads move fast and jerky, the background and around the heads it’s distorted, and everything‘s moving with the head. It’s just bad. I tried out the free trial for one day and decided that it wasn’t gonna work and I have the latest iPhone.
  22. [R87] 1/5 · US Terrible app.: Downloaded this a few days ago crashes whenever I open it I haven’t got to use it once and after I downloaded it I experienced a lot of lag.
  23. [R132] 1/5 · US This is so bad: I tried to get in the app but it wouldn’t load!!! 🙄🙄🥱🥱 It is so slow!!!! 😐😐😐 Fix your app! 0 stars!!,! ⭐️ you
  24. [R42] 5/5 · US Add songs: Can you please add best day of my life
  25. [R65] 5/5 · US This app is so funny: I love showing the videos I make to friends. There are no adds and I just wish there were more songs.
  26. [R66] 2/5 · US review: my review is gonna be bad because this app is bad it gets 2 stars for me because I can’t pick my own music and it’s generally a bad app and doesent work when I try the face I do not recommend .
  27. [R68] 2/5 · US Just not much: Reason why I give this is because you can’t have custom talking stuff and you can’t even dance this is still good though
  28. [R67] 1/5 · US Rip off: I was saving a video and it won’t let you save the videos without posting it on TikTok! And then I saved a video without knowing that would happen and it didn’t save and now I have to wait 24 hours just to make another video!
  29. [R139] 1/5 · US This app is terrible: It barely even works it says enable all photos whenever I have that enabled and it won’t save it even though I hit allow all photos
  30. [R57] 1/5 · US Eww: I tried that with all my photos but with the duet is a problem, they Give me a alert that says For a duet you need 2 photos or more i tried with 2 or more at the Same time, The First time i used that app it says, try First Mai-ha-hi by O-Zone and it’s Not Mai-ha-hi is Dragostea Din Tei Hope you Unterstand what i’m saying, This app deserves more fails than good reviews, oh something more, it n
  31. [R102] 2/5 · US SCAM: i tried using the duet and used 2 faces, and it didn’t work and i put a song to request 3 months later still there’s not the song i put in
  32. [R272] 3/5 · GB Ok?: Good app. I am very happy with the app and works very well, no subscription needed. Although, when I try to make a duet animation it only animates the first face selected and im not sure why this is. It is annoying though and ought to be fixed.
  33. [R45] 2/5 · US App Needs Work: It’s fun at first but app needs some bugs worked out. When loading photos, photos toward bottom cannot be clicked on because a button for the app is in the way, and I couldn’t scroll to them. When adding a new photo, app got stuck on “ filtering photos” for hours. I tried closing app and restarting phone. Just ended up deleting the app and cancelling subscription.
  34. [R52] 1/5 · US bruh: it doesn’t EVEN load the app. i have enough storage for this app and it still doesn’t work it just automatically closes. mot to mention i can’t save videos when the app DOES open, i was expecting so much more.
  35. [R21] 1/5 · US Would not recommend unless it’s just my phone: I don’t even get to use it cause everytime I get on it it just kicks me
  36. [R33] 1/5 · US it crashes: on the ipad im using it crashes at the loading screen
  37. [R73] 2/5 · US Good but…: The app is great with face tracking and everything but it makes you only do one video a day, which is pretty annoying because it says two videos, but it only let me record one and then ask you for pro for everything if you have the money for pro which is really expensive. Download this app but if you don’t have the money and you’re looking for something free, do not download this app. I
  38. [R29] 4/5 · US Kinda good: I can’t pick my own song from my files
  39. [R91] 3/5 · US Yo I hope this reaches you: Me and my group of friends really enjoyed the Ai rap feature. It’s been over a year since you removed it but I’m gonna use this as a last ditch effort. Please add it back. I truly enjoyed it.
  40. [R108] 2/5 · US It…was…cool…: It was cool before they removed the ability to make hilarious AI raps.
  41. [R150] 2/5 · US Bruh: They removed the ai rap feature 💀💀💀
  42. [R222] 3/5 · GB AI Rap needs a return: Please bring back AI Rap I need new songs for YT

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store