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TokkingHeads AI Magic Avatars

45
User verdict / 100 High confidence Divided

TokkingHeads offers fun AI photo animation, but recent user reviews indicate significant issues with video quality, app stability, and a problematic premium subscription model, despite a historically high lifetime rating.

⚠ Not updated in 23 months, this app may be abandoned
4.7★ lifetime (26,332) Free + in-app purchases since 2020 by Rosebud AI, Inc. recent negative 12% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Video Quality Subscription & Payments App Stability & Performance Content & Features
5★337
4★70
3★21
2★12
1★49
recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.7★ lifetime average

TokkingHeads is an AI photo animation app that allows users to make images sing or talk. While some users find it fun and easy to use, recent reviews highlight numerous problems including poor video quality, frequent crashes, and issues with the paid subscription not delivering promised features like high-resolution or watermark-free videos.

What users like

  • App is fun and entertaining for animating photosR9R23R49R62
  • Easy to use interfaceR40R72
  • Allows uploading pre-recorded videos for animation (up to 20 seconds)R51
  • Some users find the animation realistic and impressiveR68

What users complain about

  • Video quality is often poor, blurry, or distorted, even with paid subscriptionsR2R6R8R25
  • Frequent app crashes, freezing, and generation failuresR10R11R13R15
  • Paid subscription often fails to deliver promised features like high-quality, watermark-free videos or email linksR25R36R38R39
  • Limited selection of songs and custom video duration (often under 20 seconds)R6R14R16R29
  • Concerns about unauthorized charges and difficulty getting refundsR161R179R190
  • Some photos, especially older or multi-person ones, do not work or are too smallR130R391
  • Outdated AI quality compared to other appsR4R113R168

Latest update · v2.0.11

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

We’ve added a portal to our new app, Rosebud AI Characters. Now, not only can you animate your favorite characters, but you can also transform them into AI companions and chat with them anytime.

Recurring themes

Video Quality negative
Many users report that the generated videos are blurry, distorted, or of generally low quality, even after paying for premium features that promise higher resolution. The AI's facial movements are sometimes unnatural or misaligned.R2R6R8R25
App Stability & Performance negative
A significant number of recent reviews mention frequent app crashes, freezing, and failures to generate videos. Users experience issues with processing videos, especially custom uploads, and the app often becomes unusable after a few attempts or requires reinstallation.R10R11R13R15
Subscription & Payments negative
Many users report that the paid subscription does not deliver its promised benefits, such as high-resolution videos or watermark removal. The email link for high-quality versions often doesn't work or redirects back to the low-quality version. There are also reports of unauthorized charges and difficulty obtaining refunds.R25R36R38R39
Content & Features mixed
Users desire more song choices and longer custom video durations, as the current limit is often around 20 seconds. Some praise the app for bringing photos to life, especially of deceased relatives, while others find the AI capabilities limited compared to competitors.R6R14R16R29

Who it's for

This app is for users looking for a simple, fun way to animate still photos, especially those who want to see loved ones' pictures come to life R49. It is NOT for users who expect high-quality video output, reliable performance, or a transparent subscription model R4R25R39R161.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, contradicting the app's high lifetime rating. Many positive reviews are short and unspecific, while negative reviews provide detailed accounts of technical issues and payment problems. The app has not been updated in 23 months, which aligns with the reported stability and quality issues.

Frequently asked

Does TokkingHeads offer a free trial?
While some users mention a free trial, recent reviews indicate that the app may charge immediately or that the trial experience is severely hampered by bugs and quality issues R190R422.
Can I get high-quality videos without a watermark?
Many users report that even after paying for a subscription, they are unable to receive high-quality, watermark-free videos, with email links often failing or redirecting to low-quality versions R25R38R196R258.
What is the maximum video length for custom uploads?
Users report that custom video uploads are often limited to around 20 seconds, with longer videos failing to process R6R51.

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. [R9] 5/5 · US Tokking heads 5 star review: This app is really good without plus I’d say this is probably one of my favorite AI photo apps and I should know that because I’ve used a lot of of them and this is the first one I’ve ever rated five stars. This app is great for people who wanna have fun and prank their friends if you have pro it says that the video quality is better but when you don’t have pro the vid
  2. [R23] 5/5 · US I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: SO FUN TRY OUT MY FAVORITE APP.
  3. [R49] 5/5 · US Amazing: This has brought me to tears to be able to animate pictures of my grandfather who passed in 2021 I have missed him so much and this app gave me comfort being able to see him smile again
  4. [R62] 5/5 · US Amazing: It’s really easy and it’s free! It makes me laugh when I see the finished results! 😍
  5. [R40] 4/5 · US Great app: Easy to use
  6. [R72] 5/5 · US So cool!!: I’m enjoying this. So easy to use.
  7. [R51] 5/5 · US Loads of Fun! 😁: I like this app because it appeared to be the only AI animation app that allows you to upload a pre-recorded video for your photo to be animated to. It’s just what I was looking for. I got the $3.99 weekly subscription. I’m having loads of fun with it! Some things to note: It seems that you can only upload pre-recorded videos up to 20 sec. Anything over would not process. Make sur
  8. [R68] 5/5 · US Amazing: I can’t believe how realistic the animation looks. Truly amazing!!
  9. [R2] 2/5 · US Untokkingheads: I’m like oooooh wombo ai is goood and it shut down so tokkingheads was used and ya the heads moved but I mean like 75% doesn’t and I wanted to do something dumb with my dead cats and make them sing and 1 don’t or 2 sing though there NOSE so bad
  10. [R6] 1/5 · US HORRIBLE: I HATE TOKKINGHEADS ITS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE WHEN I MAKE ONE IT CANT GO OVER 20 SECONDS AND WHEN I MAKE ONE THE FACE IS ALL DISTORTED. WOMBO AI WAS BETTER
  11. [R8] 1/5 · US Terrible: Accent chosen was crummy. Video quality even worse. Thankfully I only wasted 3.99
  12. [R25] 1/5 · US Blurry and crashing: Video comes out extremely blurry so that you can’t see it. So I got the subscription. It doesn’t give you the video upgrade in app. They say they’ll email you a link to the higher resolution version of the video you’re trying to make. Welp, they never did the email. Checked spam folder as well. And when I try to click around in the app, it crashes and closes out. It’s not usab
  13. [R10] 1/5 · US PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTION: so when i enter the app, cool. and then i took a photo of my self, cool. but then i saw a button “Upload Video” Really cool. But then when i tried to do astronut in the ocean video it said “Failed to generate. please try again.” Not cool. but when i tried again, it still said failed to generate. and there was nothing but a head dancing in the original video. i re-downlo
  14. [R11] 4/5 · US Really good but a problem: I totally recommend this app. The end! Jk there is 1 problem that was probably caused by my iPad! When I try to create with create text button, I type text, select voice, then it just loads forever. But the other times I tried the app, it worked just fine! Overall, I love this app!
  15. [R13] 4/5 · US Please fix this but don’t respond just fix the app that’s it: So when I go to the record your face button, I was having fun until when I was trying to do another one it kept on glitching it kept on doing the same recording when I did a different recording and it’s glitching so please fix this don’t respond!!!
  16. [R15] 1/5 · US Bad app: The App stop working , each time I try to open it on my phone it doesn’t open. I’m going have it delete from my phone.
  17. [R36] 2/5 · US Image Refinement Not Functioning: Unable to receive link to email for image refinement. I’d like it fixed or receive a refund.
  18. [R38] 3/5 · US No video link received: I paid the weekly fee so that I could use the quality feature of the video I created and submitted my email several times for it to send me the link to the high quality video because the face and mouth was so blurry and did not receive it after multiple attempts. I would like a refund for the paid feature that I was unable to use.
  19. [R39] 1/5 · US Low video quality: After I paid for the premium version I still can’t change the video quality
  20. [R14] 3/5 · US App is nice: This app is overall amazing but the number one complaint I have is that there’s not that many songs to choose from, it makes the app less fun and I’m tired of amazing custom ones, add more please!
  21. [R16] 5/5 · US Nice but improve something: This app is nice! But improve the custom video duration please like to 1 minute
  22. [R29] 4/5 · US I like it not that much though: It’s good but there could have been another song called “My Universe” from Coldplay This is what it says “Never ending forever baby. You, you want my universe. Nah, ah, just want, just want to put you first. You, you want, want my universe. You just think my heart just lights up.” And I hope that it sounds normal
  23. [R161] 1/5 · US Stupid: Not only do they take your money without permission, they make it impossible to contact them for a refund. 👎🏻
  24. [R179] 1/5 · US Don’t download!!: Charged me 50$ for something I didn’t even want. Didn’t activate subscription for this retarded app and got charged
  25. [R190] 1/5 · US Stole my money.: i downloaded this app to try the free 3 day trial and was immediately charged $69.99 that i cannot afford!!! what do i do to fix this?????
  26. [R130] 3/5 · US Intriging: I think it’s neat. I couldn’t do my grandfather who died in 1943 Who I never knew for was born 16 yrs later. His pic is too small.
  27. [R391] 3/5 · GB New user.: I love playing with this app but I’ve found a few photos that have 2+ people in them and it would be great to have them all saying or singing but it won’t. It only does one person. Also most photos of heads , it says too small. Shame. Otherwise great so far.
  28. [R4] 1/5 · US Don’t waste your time: If I could give negative stars I would. In 2026 you’d think an app that claims AI magic would actually be of some sort of quality. This app is truly terrible. We had better AI in 2016. Don’t waste your time on this app.
  29. [R113] 2/5 · US Yeah this ain’t it chief: Played with it for a couple of minutes and immediately deleted. Much better apps with more features at a way better price that do the job better.
  30. [R168] 3/5 · US Cool but: After using reface, this app doesn’t even compare. It doesn’t look real like with reface. The pics looks all distorted. Didn’t like it.
  31. [R422] 1/5 · CA Deceiving: There’s No Free Trial.
  32. [R196] 1/5 · US can’t download full resolution: paid for it to increase the resolution. the app then sends a link to your email to download it. the link takes me back to the app where the gif is still low quality :(
  33. [R258] 1/5 · GB Logo removal: Disappointed as I am unable to save high quality version without the logo even though I have paid for a subscription

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