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Head-to-head

Reface vs Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor

Reface 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner Reface
Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor 4.6★ · Free + IAP 55

Reface is the better choice for general face-swapping and entertainment, despite its significant billing issues, while Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor is better for subtle photo enhancements if you can tolerate its high cost and AI-generated aesthetic.

Full reviews: Reface · Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor

Reface offers a wider range of face-swapping and entertainment features, though it faces severe criticism for its billing practices and content moderation. Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor focuses on enhancing selfies with AI, but users frequently complain about its high weekly subscription cost and sometimes unnatural results.

Head to head

Features & Content edge: RefaceR1R2R5R6
Reface Reface is praised for its ability to create realistic face swaps and offers a variety of content for entertainment, including options for hairstyles and restoring old photos R2R5. However, some users find the content limited and report issues with blurry or distorted facial images R6. A significant recent concern is the app's restrictive content moderation, flagging even appropriate material as inappropriate R1R6R21.
Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor is valued for its ability to fix photos and enhance selfies, with users appreciating natural-looking results for some . It also offers various styles to choose from . However, many users report that the app often produces fake-looking results, adding too much makeup or making teeth unnaturally white . Some paying users also encounter limits on the number of generations .
Ease of Use & Reliability tieR1R6R18R21
Reface Reface is generally considered easy to use and effective when it works . However, users frequently report bugs, such as the app stopping after one or two pictures, and issues with the face swap feature not working at all R18. A significant problem is the app's content flagging system, which rejects many appropriate images and videos, requiring users to contest approvals R1R6R21.
Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor is described as quick and simple to use by some . However, other users find it difficult to use or report that it doesn't work as advertised R98. Some users also experienced issues with the app not recognizing purchased subscriptions after updates or phone upgrades .
Price & Value tieR3R4R7R10
Reface Reface is widely criticized for its pricing and billing practices. Many users report being charged weekly rates of $19.99 or $19.95, even after expecting a one-time or monthly fee R7R19R24. There are numerous complaints about unauthorized charges, difficulty canceling subscriptions, and fraudulent billing practices R7R10R16R19. Some find the app expensive for the limited content or functionality they receive R3R4R15R30.
Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor also faces strong criticism for its high price, with many users complaining about weekly charges of $9.99, $10, $15, or $15.99, which they consider too expensive . Several users report being charged immediately after signing up for a 'free trial' or being billed even after canceling R67R96. Some paying users also feel the value is poor due to limits on photo generations .
Customer Support edge: RefaceR26R32R34R36
Reface Reface's customer service receives mixed reviews. While some users report quick responses, many state that support has limited power to resolve issues, especially regarding billing discrepancies or account access R34R36. Numerous complaints mention invalid contact information or an inability to reach a real person for help with unauthorized charges R26R32.
Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor users frequently report an inability to contact customer service through the app or website, especially when dealing with billing issues or problems with free trials R96.
Pick Reface if

you are looking for a fun face-swapping app with diverse content like hairstyle try-ons and photo restoration, and are willing to carefully monitor your subscriptions due to reported billing issues R2.

Pick Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor if

you want an AI photo editor primarily for enhancing selfies and don't mind a potentially high weekly subscription fee, provided you get natural-looking results .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of negative reviews related to billing practices, particularly unexpected weekly charges and difficulty canceling subscriptions. This skews recent reviews negatively for both, despite their higher lifetime ratings. The free-vs-paid asymmetry is evident as many complaints stem from users trying free trials or expecting lower costs. Reface has a much larger user base and review volume, leading to more detailed feedback across various features and issues compared to Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor.

Frequently asked

How much do Reface and Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor cost?
Reface users report weekly charges of $19.99 or $19.95, a monthly charge of $19.99, or a one-time charge of $7.99 for limited features, and a lifetime membership for $49.99 R7R15R19R24. Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor users report weekly charges of $9.99, $10, $15, or $15.99, and a monthly charge of $15 R96.
Can I cancel subscriptions easily for these apps?
Many users for both Reface and Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor report significant difficulty canceling subscriptions, with Reface users stating it doesn't show up in Apple subscriptions or that contact information is invalid R16R26R30R56, and Retake AI users reporting no way to contact customer service R96.
Do these apps offer free trials?
Both apps offer free trials, but many users report being charged immediately or unexpectedly after signing up for the free trial period R60R67R96R98.

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] 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
  2. [R2] Reface 5/5 · US Great image!: You made look so good! I can’t believe it’s me.
  3. [R5] Reface 5/5 · US Great entertainment: Love this app
  4. [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.
  5. [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.
  6. [R21] Reface 3/5 · US Filter: Fun app. It does have an issue flagging content as inappropriate when it is completely appropriate.
  7. [R3] Reface 3/5 · US Cute: Expensive
  8. [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!
  9. [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.
  10. [R10] Reface 1/5 · US Never authorized charges: $85 in unauthorized charges. Stop payment required from bank.
  11. [R26] 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. [R32] 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. [R34] 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. [R36] Reface 1/5 · US Purchased lifetime membership,never allowed to access or use, charged 3 times for it, refund refused: App did not recognize my email, so app did not allow access for use. Inquired via customer service for help. I will share that customer service is quite quick to respond, however they have limited to no power to help solve the problem. I was charged for 3 “lifetime” memberships of $49.99, three mo
  15. [R15] Reface 3/5 · US Pricey: I was charged 7.99 for one day. Would only let me check out a few hairstyles. Not worth it.
  16. [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
  17. [R24] 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.
  18. [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.
  19. [R30] 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 🤬😬
  20. [R56] Reface 1/5 · US Can’t cancel. Don’t buy!: I purchased this app just to try it out. Now I am getting a recurring fee of $19.99 EVERY MONTH!!!! I can’t cancel through the subscriptions on my Apple account. APPLE, THIS IS A FRAUDULENT AND MISLEADING APP. IT SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE APP STIRE.
  21. [R60] Reface 1/5 · US Be careful !!!: If you just want to do the trial period make sure you check daily for the cancel button to pop up or your account will get charged really fast! You can’t cancel the subscription until it does. They don’t wait and charge you the next month, it’s on a weekly basis. And if you don’t ask for it back within 48 hours then no refund! Also the app doesn’t work like it shows you on the adv
  22. [R67] Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor 1/5 · US Don’t use free trial: FREE TRIAL IS A SCAM. I canceled before the 7 day period and they still billed me for a week. Highly recommend taking a screen shot of the time/date you cancel . I asked for a refund but since Apple doesn’t show the date you cancel a subscription, only the date the subscription expires, I couldn’t get approval.
  23. [R96] Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor 1/5 · US scam - charged me for free trial: told me that I got 7 days free before paying $15 a month yet immediately charged me for almost $40 upon signing up for the free trial... of course there’s no way to contact customer service on the app or website. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND AVOID THIS SCAM!
  24. [R98] Retake AI Face & Selfie Editor 1/5 · US There is no app here: This is nothing but a “free trial” for a paid program. There is no functionality unless you sign up to pay. Delete.

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