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User verdict / 100 High confidence In trouble

Faceover, once a beloved free face-swapping app, has recently transitioned to a mandatory subscription model, leading to widespread user frustration over paywalls, bugs, and a perceived decline in functionality and quality.

4.6★ lifetime (49,698) Free + in-app purchases since 2010 by Zed Italia S.r.l. updated 0.0 mo ago recent negative 75% 120 reviews across 4 regions
Subscription/Paywall Performance & Bugs AI Integration & Quality User Experience & UI Customer Support & Trust
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recent reviews across 4 regions, vs the 4.6★ lifetime average

Faceover has recently undergone a significant update, shifting from a free, manual face-swapping tool to a subscription-based app heavily reliant on AI. This change has alienated many long-time users who report being unable to access features without paying, experiencing frequent crashes, and dissatisfaction with the new AI-driven results.

What users like

  • Some users still find the app effective and easy to use for basic face swaps, with good color and resolution matching.R31R251R353
  • When working, the app can be fun and generate humorous results.R165R174R353R371

What users complain about

  • The app now forces users into a premium subscription or trial, often preventing access to any features without payment.R6R9R10R11
  • Many users who previously purchased the app or had lifetime access now find their access revoked, requiring a new subscription.R27R32R43R44
  • The app frequently crashes, freezes during processing (often at 94%), or fails to load photos.R6R94R113R115
  • The recent update introduced AI-driven face swapping, which many users find inferior to the previous manual cut-and-paste method.R11R15R18R19
  • Users report issues with customer support, including unresponsive developers and non-functional contact emails.R113R115R229R42
  • The app is perceived as having excessive and unskippable ads, even for paid features, and a confusing user interface.R6R12R133R173
  • Some users report being charged immediately for a 'free trial' or experiencing issues with cancellation.R3R39

Latest update · v4.6.4

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

What’s New! We’ve added some "behind-the-scenes" magic to ensure everything runs perfectly! Faster & Better: General optimizations to give you a seamless editing experience. Rock-Solid Reliability: Important technical tweaks to keep Faceover running at its best. Love the app? Happy face-swapping!

Recurring themes

Subscription/Paywall negative
The most prominent complaint is the app's shift to a mandatory subscription model, often costing $6.99/week, which prevents users from accessing any features without paying. Many long-time users feel betrayed, as they had previously purchased the app or used a free version, and now find their access revoked or locked behind a paywall. This contradicts the developer's notes about 'general optimizations' and 'rock-solid reliability' by making the app inaccessible.R6R9R10R11
Performance & Bugs negative
Numerous users report the app frequently crashing, freezing during processing (especially at 94%), or failing to load photos from their camera roll. This directly contradicts the developer's claim of 'Faster & Better' and 'Rock-Solid Reliability' in the latest update notes.R6R94R113R115
AI Integration & Quality negative
The recent update introduced AI-driven face swapping, which many users find to be of poor quality and less creative than the previous manual cut-and-paste functionality. This shift has led to disappointment among users who preferred the older, simpler method.R1R11R15R18
User Experience & UI negative
Users find the app's interface overly complicated, crowded with 'AI garbage', and difficult to navigate, especially for new tasks or starting new projects. There are also complaints about unskippable ads, even within the app's functionality.R2R5R6R11
Customer Support & Trust negative
Several users report being unable to contact developer support, with emails not working or no responses received. Concerns about predatory practices, such as being charged for 'free trials' or inability to cancel subscriptions, are also raised.R3R7R113R115

Who it's for

This app is for users who are seeking a simple, effective face-swapping tool and are willing to pay a weekly subscription, provided they don't encounter the widespread bugs and paywall issues R31R251R353. It is NOT for users looking for a free app, those who prefer manual editing over AI, or anyone who expects reliable performance and responsive customer support R6R11R113.

Evidence note: The recent reviews overwhelmingly skew negative, focusing on the new subscription model and technical issues. While there are a few positive reviews, they are significantly outnumbered and often contradict the common complaints about functionality and pricing. The lifetime rating of 4.5892 is a stark contrast to the recent sentiment, indicating a sharp negative trajectory due to recent changes.

Frequently asked

Is Faceover still free to use?
No, recent updates have made Faceover a subscription-based app, typically costing $6.99 per week, and users report being unable to access features without paying or starting a trial that leads to a subscription R6R10R24R41.
What happened to the old Faceover app?
The app has been significantly changed, moving from a free, manual cut-and-paste editing tool to a paid, AI-driven face-swapping service, which many long-time users find less effective and more complicated R2R11R18R19.
Why does Faceover keep crashing or freezing?
Many users report that the app frequently crashes, freezes during the processing stage (often at 94%), or fails to load photos, making it unusable for them R6R94R113R116.

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. [R31] 5/5 · US Effective & easy to learn: I downloaded it and was able to get what I wanted done within 15 minutes. I replaced a face in an old b&w photo with one from a new color photo. The software took the color and matched it to the old b&w very well. The hi-resolution down grades to the same grainy look too. Nicely done!
  2. [R251] 5/5 · GB Best face app ever !!!!!: So easy to use this app I’m old 50 and not really tech savvy but that wasn’t a problem with this app had some fun swapping faces
  3. [R353] 5/5 · GB It’s a great app: It’s a great app. So funny. I’ve been making my family laugh. So far, my brother has turned into Zendeya and mr bean has seen better days! 😂 Love this app! It’s also really legit! Does what it says. I would definitely recommend it for anyone with a sense of humour! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
  4. [R165] 5/5 · US Fun: I like how the game makes u face over the actual person bc my sister did it and I laughed so hard🤣
  5. [R174] 5/5 · US I love faceover: It’s so funny
  6. [R371] 5/5 · GB Love it: This app is amazing and I love it. I’ve got it I have made several photos and even with cat face! But I would like to make videos of it as well and you can’t do that. PS: If your face looks see through, click the marker/glue button at the bottom.
  7. [R6] 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
  8. [R9] 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
  9. [R10] 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
  10. [R11] 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
  11. [R27] 1/5 · US Used to be great: This app used to be awesome. They took the money I paid them for “lifetime purchases” and did away with them, I can’t even access my photos in the program without paying a subscription. Now it really isn’t useful at all since their big update. Not sure why they decided to ruin it and limit features. I’d steer clear of this one.
  12. [R32] 1/5 · US Boooo: App was cool when you could make a one time purchase to own the app and everything that comes with it. Now it’s subscription based. Not worth it. I kind of wish I could get a refund because when I purchased the app it was supposed to be a one time buy and I’d have it forever.
  13. [R43] 1/5 · US Access lost even though I had already purchased this app years ago!!!: I purchased this app years ago and now I don’t have access to it unless I subscribe!! That can’t be legal!!
  14. [R44] 1/5 · US Charges: App makes you pay now, lame had app for yours loved it but greed eventually takes over
  15. [R94] 4/5 · US Update is Bugged: The last update made it not work, the app kicks me out without loading anything.
  16. [R113] 4/5 · US crashed: This app has not worked in over two weeks. I have tried multiple ways to get support. I have no response from the developer. I am paying for a subscription. It is fun when working but if no value without support.
  17. [R115] 5/5 · US Bump in the road: Purchased the Faceover Pro. It worked great for a few months but then would freeze in the “processing” task when switching face photos. The contact email does not work so I’m unable to contact them to fix the problem. Faceover please fix the problems.
  18. [R15] 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
  19. [R18] 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
  20. [R19] 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.
  21. [R229] 4/5 · GB Paid for a app not working: I bought this app seen ratings and reviews got me excited it is fun for sure but for the past two days the app has been playing about crashing out I’ve contacted the support team and as of yet no response I’ve paid for a app that ain’t working absolutely disappointed fix this problem asap
  22. [R42] 2/5 · US Unable to connect: I paid for the app years ago and wanted to reach out to request to re-instate my account. Unfortunately the ‘contact’ section is not working on mobile or desktop to submit/communicate. Please advise if you see this review.
  23. [R12] 1/5 · US Add out of control: Can’t seem to get Away
  24. [R133] 4/5 · US 5/10: Not the best app I have played…when I opened it there was so many ads😡 also I saw some inerpropreit pics but most of all it’s a fun app
  25. [R173] 4/5 · US ty: accurate but the second one the ad got stuck and wouldn't letme see the created image and now i dont know how it looked bcs of the dang monopoly ad
  26. [R3] 1/5 · US Bad cancellation policy: App cancelled but still being billed
  27. [R39] 1/5 · US absolutely horrible: went to start a subscription weekly free trial and it took 6.99 out my account right there then smh
  28. [R1] 1/5 · US Face change: Garbage
  29. [R2] 1/5 · US What Happened?: This app use to be so fun and easy to use now it’s absolutely terrible
  30. [R5] 1/5 · US Sucks: Easy to use but time consuming
  31. [R7] 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.
  32. [R24] 1/5 · US $6.99 a week??????: $6.99 a week????? Thanks for selling out.
  33. [R41] 1/5 · US Did they forget to update their information???: “Lite” version, add supported, “Best of all, it’s free.” Looks like something different now. 3 day trial and then 6.99 a week. You don’t even have 3 days to decide because you have to cancel at least 24 hours before you are charged. Maybe they used to offer a Lite version that was add supported and forgot to change the information. I hope that is wha
  34. [R116] 5/5 · US How can Get this App to work: I already pay for this app and is not working , I used before and it was very good .. speed and quality, now I bought it again , but is not working …. Stop at 94%

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