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Faceover alternatives

Faceover users are looking for alternatives due to a shift from a free, manual face-swapping tool to a paid, AI-focused subscription model with numerous bugs and predatory billing practices. Alternatives offer various AI-driven photo editing, face-swapping, and celebrity look-alike features, though many also face criticism for high subscription costs or credit systems.

Why users look for alternatives to Faceover

The alternatives

FaceLab
4.6★ · 50,150 ratings · Free

FaceLab offers various photo editing features, including hairstyle changes, and operates on a credit system where actions cost credits, with some free credits provided for reviews R62. Users find it easy to use for specific tasks like trying new hairstyles R55.

Better for: FaceLab is better for users who want to experiment with new hairstyles or other specific photo edits and are comfortable with a credit-based system, especially if they plan to earn free credits through reviews R62. However, users should be aware of potential charges during free trials and the need to purchase more credits R59R60R62.

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Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor
4.6★ · 49,523 ratings · Free

Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor provides touch-up features to enhance photos, making users look refreshed and improving specific details like eyes R67. It aims to make photos look very real R69.

Better for: This app suits users looking for quick and easy touch-ups to improve their selfies and photos, particularly for enhancing features like eyes or achieving a 'refreshed' look R67. However, it is primarily subscription-based, with a reported cost of $15 a week, and some users experienced issues with notifications for trial endings and restoring purchases R65R68.

Head-to-head: Faceover vs Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor
Rehancer
3.7★ · 18,287 ratings · Free

Rehancer offers photo enhancement features, including background removal for free, and some users find it useful for improving photos R79R80R84. It can also be used for humorous effects when combined with other apps .

Better for: Rehancer is better for users who primarily need to remove backgrounds from photos for free R79. While it offers other features, users report that most require payment, and some features like 'aging enhancer' or 'babyface' may not work correctly or consistently R79R82.

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FaceAi
4.2★ · 14,019 ratings · Free

FaceAi allows users to create funny and productive videos, with some finding the results to be beautiful art R94. The development team is responsive to issues and attempts to fix them R95.

Better for: FaceAi is suitable for users who want to create entertaining videos and appreciate responsive customer support R95. However, it is described as very expensive, operating on a coin system where 50 coins cost $10 and a video can cost 32 coins, even with a paid subscription R96. Users also report frequent errors and failures in video creation R93.

Head-to-head: Faceover vs FaceAi
Celebrity Look Alike & AI Art
4.2★ · 6,689 ratings · Free

This app offers celebrity look-alike features and AI art generation, with some users finding it simple, elegant, and powerful for improving photos R108.

Better for: This app is better for users interested in celebrity look-alike comparisons or AI art features, provided they are willing to pay a high subscription fee R108. However, it is criticized for being very expensive, with costs up to $17.99 per week, and for requiring payment to see results or use features, even after subscribing R110. Some users also report inaccurate celebrity matches or features not working R107R109.

Head-to-head: Faceover vs Celebrity Look Alike & AI Art
Stick with Faceover if

You should stick with Faceover if you are one of the few users who still find it effective and easy to learn for basic face replacement, especially for tasks like matching colors and resolution in old photos, and you are not bothered by the subscription model or reported bugs .

Evidence note: No alternative had too few reviews to judge.

Frequently asked

How much does Faceover cost?
Faceover now primarily operates on a subscription model, with users reporting costs as high as $6.99 per week, and it often forces users into a paid free trial without a clear free version R9R15R17R22.
Does Faceover still offer manual face swapping?
No, Faceover's recent updates have largely replaced the manual cut-and-paste face swapping with AI-driven features, which many long-time users find to be inferior and less creative R19R25R26R27.
Are there free alternatives to Faceover?
While many alternatives like FaceLab, Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor, Rehancer, FaceAi, and Celebrity Look Alike & AI Art offer some free features or trials, most are criticized for quickly requiring payment, operating on credit systems, or having very high subscription costs R51R54R56R60. Rehancer does offer free background removal R79.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R9] Faceover 1/5 · US Worst app on planet earth: I miss the old simple version. Just some few things below 1.No button to access free version - forces you to do paid free trial. 2. Some photos on your cameras roll won’t show up no matter how many times you save it 3. Finally when ready to make a photo you have to watch a 1 minute unskippable stupid video 4. App crashes randomly Lastly if your SOMEHOW able gene
  2. [R15] Faceover 1/5 · US This app is annoying and greedy: You have to pay for premium to use the app like you genuinely can’t use the features ONCE it’s horrible and the app is probably ai slop
  3. [R17] Faceover 1/5 · US Bad bad bad: The pop up ad for premium won’t go away this is a terrible thing and it says it’s FREE yeah right
  4. [R22] Faceover 1/5 · US Disappointed: I’ve been using this app for years and I was loving it. Now they have a screen for “pay for premium” and you can’t use the app anymore without paying for premium. Just bring back the ads, they’re annoying but better than paying for a monthly subscription for an app I use maybe 4 times a year.
  5. [R19] Faceover 1/5 · US Unusable: I have used this app for years. It used to be perfect- manually copy a section of a photo and paste it on top of another. It was perfect because of its simplicity. Now it’s literally unusable. Not only is the user interface overly complicated, it’s also crowded with tons of ai garbage. On top of all that, you can’t use it anymore at all- that’s right. Unless you decide to pay $28 a month
  6. [R23] Faceover 1/5 · US AI interferes: Their ai won’t let you build and have the fun you may want to have with a face swap. Then must sign up for a $7 subscription before you can even try
  7. [R25] Faceover 1/5 · US Very disappointing every time I go in to edit a photo I can’t: There is no longer an option to upload or edit photos in my app. None of the settings for manual editing are there. Can’t cut copy or edit anything can only “swap” with preexisting templates.
  8. [R26] Faceover 1/5 · US App was great until: App was cool until they decided to go full ai with new update so went ahead and canceled. It’s not even good ai either like it was much more fun when you could cut and paste as you wanted now everything is with ai. As with anything with ai. The creativity of the user is lost. No point of paying yet alone having
  9. [R3] Faceover 1/5 · US What Happened?: This app use to be so fun and easy to use now it’s absolutely terrible
  10. [R8] Faceover 4/5 · US Update is Bugged: The last update made it not work, the app kicks me out without loading anything.
  11. [R12] Faceover 4/5 · GB Please fix: When I do a Face over I start the process and it looks hopeful but then it gets stuck on 94% Please fix as this app is so funny, thanks
  12. [R5] Faceover 1/5 · US Bad cancellation policy: App cancelled but still being billed
  13. [R11] Faceover 1/5 · US Scam: If you try clicking either terms, privacy, or restore it directs you to a scam alert in safari/chrome. You can’t even read the terms before agreeing to the subscription. Scary practice.
  14. [R24] Faceover 1/5 · US Do not waste your time with Terrible shady developers: I open the app, and first thing it shows is, starting a trial for the premium version. I literally cannot do anything in the app to see if it is worth having or using over other apps. There no way to get past that screen without committing to premium. In a world where i can simply use AI to accomplish the same thing. There’s this shady company
  15. [R36] Faceover 1/5 · US Can’t get around paywall even though there’s supposed to be a non-premium free access.: No exiting the premium subscription paywall is a predatory practice.
  16. [R55] FaceLab 5/5 · US Pretty easy: I love how easily I was able to find and use exactly what I was looking for!
  17. [R59] FaceLab 3/5 · US Free trial charges $21.60: The free trial appears to cost $21.60 and I only just started my free trial just now. I’ve requested a full refund and canceled my free trial since it evidently costs money. I’d recommend GLAM instead, I didn’t experience that over there on that app.
  18. [R60] FaceLab 1/5 · US NEED MONEY TO USE: Wouldn’t even work to look at one hair style because it wanted money. Greedy mfs
  19. [R62] FaceLab 3/5 · US Credits: App works on a credit system. You start with a certain amount of credits, everything you do costs credits, and you have to purchase more credits. They do give you 100 free credits for posting a review.
  20. [R65] Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor 1/5 · US Subscription: This app really is a waste of time. That app is genuinely unusable and useless without paying for it. I paid for the subscription and asked for notifications before my free trial was over, and I got 0 notifications. Do not get it unless you wanna waste time and energy.
  21. [R67] Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor 3/5 · US Feeling beautiful: My pictures are amazing now with little touch ups. I love how refreshed I look. Easy to edit. Love the my eye results in an important pic of my daughter’s wedding. I didn’t j ow how to fix it, until I found this app.
  22. [R68] Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor 1/5 · US Waste of time: Do not waste your time with this app you have to pay for it the advertisement is nothing but false is not free whatsoever, there’s plenty of tools online that you can use for free I repeat don’t waste ur time with this app
  23. [R69] Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor 5/5 · US Looks very real: I would like to keep this app if I can finish what I’m doing 1st thank you for this. I appreciate it.
  24. [R79] Rehancer 1/5 · US Bruh: This app only allows you to remove background for free. Everything else you need to pay for it
  25. [R80] Rehancer 5/5 · US Useful: I like it
  26. [R82] Rehancer 1/5 · US Aging enhancer doesn’t work.: “No face was detected. Please try again.” I just bought the yearly subscription because there wasn’t a free trial and the app doesn’t even work!
  27. [R84] Rehancer 3/5 · US It’s good but not too good: It helped me with a lot of photos! But, it indeed has alot of ads. If your willing to pay a little bit it works pretty well.
  28. [R93] FaceAi 1/5 · US Decepcionante: Trate de sacarle provecho le di muchas oportunidades e incluso tuve que pagar y aún así me salía error,error,error o la imagen no me convencía no la recomiendo 👎👎
  29. [R94] FaceAi 5/5 · US Love it love it 🥰: It’s beautiful Art what can I say it’s perfect 😍
  30. [R95] FaceAi 3/5 · US Some mistakes but have been fixed: It has it flaws for sure. But if you contact the team (through here, actually), they will respond and try to fix the issue. When it does yield results, it is a very good product.
  31. [R96] FaceAi 1/5 · US Crazy expensive: The app is too damn expensive. $10 for 50 coins. And it cost 32 coins to create a video. And that’s with a paid subscription.
  32. [R107] Celebrity Look Alike & AI Art 1/5 · US StAwp it!!!!!!!!: Omğgggggggggggggggggggg~ this app think im a boy bAut im A gUrl like im literally female like fr wAts wRomg with this freaking app l like wAt the flippppppppppppp!!! itS sAyS im LeBron JaMeS LIKE fr it probably because I have very short hAiR cUz of my mother 🧑 so I don’t understand why they like it
  33. [R108] Celebrity Look Alike & AI Art 5/5 · US ss: Simple, elegant, and powerful. This app has become an essential part of my daily routine. Well done
  34. [R109] Celebrity Look Alike & AI Art 3/5 · US Does not look like me at all: I downloaded it to see what I looked like, but when I took a picture, the celebrity looked nothing like me. When I tried it again with the same picture, it said I looked like Justin Bieber. · translated
  35. [R110] Celebrity Look Alike & AI Art 1/5 · US TERRIBLE: I hate it it’s bad I don’t recommend it you have pay for it just for one photo and don’t even get to see the photo for free to see if you like the app! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😤😤😤😤😤😤😤
  36. [R27] Faceover 2/5 · US Terrible AI Update: They just updated the app and made it entirely AI, and it’s not good AI, completely taking away the Manual option to edit which was far superior. Canceled subscription.
  37. [R51] FaceLab 1/5 · US Avoid at all cost: Make you make pay and you receive free features you find on other platforms
  38. [R54] FaceLab 2/5 · US Cash grab: This app is a straight up cash grab to get as much money from you as possible it works, but I’d recommend you using Gemini or ChatGPT
  39. [R56] FaceLab 3/5 · US Payment: Still gotta pay

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