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Head-to-head

Reface vs Faceover

Reface 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Reface
Faceover 4.6★ · Free + IAP 30

Reface is the better choice for face-swapping and entertainment, offering more consistent functionality and higher quality results, despite its significant issues with subscription management and content flagging.

Full reviews: Reface · Faceover

Reface generally offers better face-swapping quality and more entertainment value, but users frequently report issues with unauthorized charges and content flagging. Faceover, while once popular, has become largely unusable due to aggressive paywalls, bugs, and a shift away from its original manual editing features.

Head to head

Features and Quality edge: RefaceR2R6R8R9
Reface Reface users praise its ability to create great images and realistic face swaps, with some finding it useful for hairstyles and storyboarding R2R8. However, many recent reviews complain about blurry/distorted facial images, limited content, and an increasing number of photos and videos being flagged as inappropriate, even for innocent content R6R9.
Faceover Faceover was once lauded for its simplicity and effectiveness in manually copying and pasting faces, with good color matching and resolution downgrades . However, recent updates have 'ruined' the app by removing manual editing, forcing users towards AI features that are not as good, and making it difficult to use personal photos R72R83.
Ease of Use and Reliability edge: RefaceR1R6R18R21
Reface Reface is generally considered easy to use . However, some users experience bugs like the app not allowing more than one or two pictures before needing a restart R18. A significant number of users report issues with content flagging, where even appropriate images are rejected, leading to frustration and delays R1R6R21.
Faceover Faceover, in its original form, was simple and easy to learn . However, recent updates have made the app buggy, causing it to lock up, crash randomly, or get stuck on 'processing' at 94% . The user interface is now described as overly complicated and crowded with AI features R83.
Price and Value tieR3R4R7R9
Reface Reface is frequently criticized for its pricing, with users reporting charges of $7.99 for one day, $19.99 per week, or $80 per month R3R4R7. Many users claim unauthorized recurring charges, even after cancellation, and difficulty managing or canceling subscriptions R7R10R16R19. Some feel the content is too limited for the high price R9R34.
Faceover Faceover has become largely unusable without paying for a premium subscription, with many users encountering unskippable paywalls immediately upon opening the app R73R79R81R83. Users report weekly charges of $6.99 . Many who purchased 'lifetime memberships' found them revoked or rendered useless by new subscription models .
Customer Support edge: RefaceR28R37R40R42
Reface Reface customer service is described as quick to respond but often having 'limited to no power to help solve the problem' . Some users report difficulty contacting them due to invalid phone numbers or email addresses R28R37R40. One user noted a prompt resolution after a scathing review R42.
Faceover Faceover users report that the contact email does not work and they receive no response from the developer regarding app issues .
Pick Reface if

You prioritize higher quality face swaps and a wider range of entertainment options, and are willing to carefully monitor your subscriptions due to reported billing issues R2.

Pick Faceover if

You are looking for a simple, manual face-swapping tool and are willing to risk an app that may no longer function as intended or require a subscription for basic use .

Evidence note: Faceover's recent reviews are overwhelmingly negative, indicating a significant decline in functionality and user satisfaction, with many reviews referencing a change in the app's core features and pricing model. Reface also has a high volume of negative reviews, primarily centered on billing and content flagging, despite its higher lifetime rating.

Frequently asked

What are the main problems with Reface?
Reface's main problems include frequent unauthorized weekly charges of $19.99 or more, difficulty canceling subscriptions, and an aggressive content flagging system that rejects many appropriate photos and videos R7R19R25R34.
Why is Faceover getting so many negative reviews recently?
Faceover is receiving many negative reviews because recent updates have removed its popular manual editing features, replaced them with poor AI, and introduced aggressive, unskippable paywalls that prevent users from accessing the app without a $6.99 weekly subscription R72R73R79R83.
Can I use Faceover for free?
No, Faceover users report that the app now forces users into a paid free trial or subscription immediately upon opening, making it impossible to use any features for free R73R79R81R91.
Are there issues with Reface subscriptions and billing?
Yes, many Reface users report significant issues with subscriptions and billing, including unauthorized weekly charges of $19.99, difficulty finding and canceling subscriptions, and being charged multiple times even after canceling R7R10R16R19.

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. [R2] Reface 5/5 · US Great image!: You made look so good! I can’t believe it’s me.
  2. [R6] Reface 3/5 · US Great app but restrictive: Great app… facial images remain blurry/distorted, so some points off there, but a great app…unless you run into one of the “restrictive guardrails” that thinks a picture of a nun for example is nudity or sexual in nature.
  3. [R8] Reface 5/5 · US Viola!!: This makes going to the hair salon easier than ever for me!!!👏👏👏
  4. [R9] Reface 3/5 · US Better: You need to tweek it a bwtter youvstarted out go but your content is to limited
  5. [R1] Reface 1/5 · US Useless: Every picture or video is rejected because of possible inappropriate material. This means that every video has to be contested and approved one week later. Who needs this? Find something better
  6. [R18] Reface 3/5 · US Good but bugs: Won't let you do more than 1 or 2 pics, then you have to restart the app.
  7. [R21] Reface 3/5 · US Filter: Fun app. It does have an issue flagging content as inappropriate when it is completely appropriate.
  8. [R3] Reface 3/5 · US Cute: Expensive
  9. [R4] Reface 1/5 · US Don’t download!!: Total waste of money if you’re looking for hairstyles. You Weill spend 15 just to get to it. Garbage!
  10. [R7] Reface 1/5 · US The worst company I ever seen.: Fixes your pictures, but the keep taking the monthly fee from your account. They took 4 monthly fees from my account before the month ended. They charged for a video. This app sucks you dry. I advise everyone to pass it by. It is not worth it. I haven’t 1star but that is too many. They steal your money by charging you 4 or more monthly fees in less than a month.
  11. [R28] Reface 1/5 · US Fraudulent App. Do not use!: This app will charge you weekly even after you cancel within the time frame. When you try to contact them the phone number and email address is not valid.
  12. [R37] Reface 1/5 · US Stealing my money customer service shady!: This app is fraudulent, and impossible to get help from customer service. I paid $6.99, I was unable to log on. Then weekly $19.99 deductions from my credit card. I have tried everything to contact a real person for help. No luck! Please do not fall for the false advertising!
  13. [R40] Reface 1/5 · US Good graphics but…: Horrible customer service and the review from the customer before me, was spot on. Don’t get it, you’ll regret it.
  14. [R42] Reface 3/5 · GB Not for me …. But ….: UPDATE: Previously I’d left a scathing review of this app BUT, to give them credit, they responded immediately (Sunday late pm in UK) to my email. Not only did they respond super quickly and address the issues but resolved the concerns there and then. This app is not for me but it clearly works for thousands of others.
  15. [R19] Reface 1/5 · US Scam: I initially wanted to try some different hairstyles and it was only like 3, maybe 4, that’s it! I paid like $7.99 , total waste of money, THEN , I discover today they have been taking money from my acct EVERY SINGLE WEEK!! And it’s not $7.99, it’s $19.99!! I’m about to call my attorney if they don’t refund all the money they have stolen from me! I NEVER AGREED TO PAY FOR THIS HAIRSTYLE TRY O
  16. [R25] Reface 1/5 · US Continuous Weekly Charges: I’ve just recently discovered that they have been charging my card $19.95 weekly for the past 6 months. I’ll be disputing all of the garages. A Google search readily reviews that this is not just me but a pattern of behavior clearly calling out questionable business practices.
  17. [R34] Reface 1/5 · US 👎 $19.99 per Week 👎: It was fun until I ran through all options in 3 days and realized I was paying $80/month. Definitely not worth over $80/month! This app doesn’t allow you to manage your subscription through Apple purchases so thank the AI gods for knowing how to cancel the overpriced subscription 🤬😬
  18. [R72] Faceover 3/5 · GB Ruined the app!: Had this app about 3 years and it’s always been great Now it’s changed and completley ruined. I like to paste my own pics in my album not random stuff available by the app. Had to delete it
  19. [R73] 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
  20. [R79] 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
  21. [R83] 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
  22. [R81] 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
  23. [R91] 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
  24. [R10] Reface 1/5 · US Never authorized charges: $85 in unauthorized charges. Stop payment required from bank.
  25. [R16] Reface 1/5 · US Scam!: This app is a scam - Avoid it! doesn’t show up in subscriptions so you can’t easily manage or cancel. And then delays app downloads so you can’t login to manage downloads.

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