# Face Cap - Motion Capture — FBX Facial motion capture

> Mobile facial motion capture and export to FBX/TXT. (iPhone/iPad app by niels jansson.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/face-cap-motion-capture/id1373155478 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [niels jansson](https://appshunter.io/developer/1092867441)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 138 App Store ratings · 84 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 14 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2018-05-31
- Data updated: 2026-08-01
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/face-cap-motion-capture/id1373155478/reviews.md

## What is Face Cap?

Facial motion capture is now a lot more easy.

Record your performance and export the result to FBX or TXT.

The FBX export contains mesh, blendshapes and animation data.
The TXT export contains just animation data.

Additional features:
* Import your own custom avatars (From Blender or Maya).
* Calibrate the capture data.
* Video recording for reference.
* Filter and smooth the recorded data.
* Send blendshape parameter data over Wifi with OSC.
* Lock the head in place.
* Hide the head during recording.

Face Cap does not collect any personal information.
http://www.bannaflak.com/face-cap/privacy/index.html

## Key features

- Facial motion capture
- Export to FBX/TXT
- Import custom avatars
- Calibrate capture data
- Video reference recording
- Filter and smooth data
- OSC blendshape data transmission

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Subscription unlock | $8.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| all features | $69.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Face Cap?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fast and reliable
- 💡 Great for 3D artists
- ✨ Clean data output
- 😊 Responsive developer support
- 💯 Excellent for lip sync
- 🌟 Game changer for custom avatars
- ✅ Dependable and functional
- 🔥 Must-have for 3D artists
- 🤩 Miles ahead of competition
- 👍 Well worth the price
- 👍 Works with Blender
- 👍 Superb Face Capture
- 👍 Brilliant app
- 👍 Fantastic App
- 👍 Great help in production
- 👍 Exellent app, superb support
- 👍 Nice
- 👍 Unity user
- 👍 Really cool
- 👍 Great help in production pipeline
- 👍 Superb Face Capture app!!
- 👍 Good for animation
- 👍 Works well
- 👍 Perfect for realtime
- 👍 Great mocap app!
- 👍 Amazing!
- 👍 Great foundation for animation
- 👍 Excellent!
- 👍 Beyond Grateful
- 👍 Awesome app
- 👍 Pretty good
- 👍 Fantastic App
- 👍 Finally!
- 👍 Great support!

**Cons**

- 💰 Outrageous price
- 💸 Expensive
- 👎 Low quality performance
- ❌ Limited recording time
- 🤔 Unclear feature unlocks
- 🤷‍♀️ Documentation is poor
- 📉 Mouth tracking issues
- 🚫 Export doesn't work
- 😵 Grey background issue
- 💸 Ridiculous price
- 💲 High price for features
- 😕 Not consumer oriented
- 💰 Overpriced for features
- 😭 Waste of money
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- ❌ Does not work
- 📉 Mouth not recorded
- ❌ Can't see face
- 💸 Price gouging
- 🤔 Not worth the price
- 🚫 Can't use alternate meshes
- 💸 Outrageous prices
- 🐛 Crashes Face ID
- ❌ Doesn't work with many iPhones
- 🐛 Room for improvement
- ❌ Poor execution
- 🐛 Mouth shape issues
- ❌ Doesn't work on older iPhones

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Animated 3D model is broken
- Animation not saved on export
- ASCII files not accepted by Blender
- No data transfer when connecting to PC
- Export file location not found
- Face model can't move on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- App shows grey background
- 3D face disappears after split second
- Purchase restoration issues
- Face not recognized
- Mouth does not record movement with iPhone 13
- Can't see the face
- Can't see my face
- Live mode testing impossible with short duration
- Face model doesn't load on iPhone X
- Contact page gets a 403 response
- Program stopped working
- Facescan stopped working
- New version crashes Face ID
- Doesn't work with XS and XS Max
- Mouth barely open on iPhone Xs
- Struggles with closed mouth shapes on iPhone Xs
- Doesn't capture video face movement on iPhone SE

**Most requested features**

- Longer recording options
- Teleprompter script integration
- Option to capture video simultaneously
- Support for .usdz format
- Option to configure blendshape strength
- Real-time support over TCP or UDP
- Include option for frame rate
- Capture side view simultaneously
- More updates for mouth/lips tracking
- Support for Unreal Engine live
- Full mesh with inner mouth, tongue, and neck
- Symmetrical mesh with proper topology
- Better UVs
- Support for iPhone XS Max
- Support for iPhone XR
- Support for iPhone 7, X
- Support for iPhone SE with iOS 11.x
- Update for iPhone Xs
- Update for newer iPhones
- Fix Face ID crash

## Recent user reviews (10 of 84)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/face-cap-motion-capture/id1373155478/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Only 3 seconds recorded!

*2026-04-25, version 2.0.3*

No options to get longer than 3 seconds recording????

### 2/5 — It works a little

*2026-04-19, version 2.0.3*

I was able to record and import this into prisma 3-D, but the animated 3-D model is broken:(

### 5/5 — Good

*2025-04-14, version 2.0.3*

Very good and easy in use

### 1/5 — Cheaper to go ifacialmocap or livelink

*2024-08-15, version 2.0.3*

both of them work with faceit on blender you can just pay for that addon instead of paying 70$ here...

### 5/5 — Awesome app for 4+ years

*2024-08-12*

I’ve been using this app for 4 years and it’s been consistently excellent. I run a small animation studio, I teach with this app, and I love supporting small businesses as well. This app is so useful because it records FBXs & WAVs from voice actors without any fuss, making it easy for a technical animator to work with the data. Niels consistently responds to questions promptly and even supported my students in the MIT MITES program last year. Long live Face Cap!!

### 5/5 — great app!!

*2024-01-29*

this is the greatest face cap app i experienced.

### 1/5 — Ripoff for what it does

*2024-01-05, version 2.0.1*

Im pretty sure the “great” reviews are spam.  The performance of the app is low quality and the price is outrageous for it. 69.99 for permanent unlock or 11.99 a month.  There’s other apps that are less or free and perform better.

### 5/5 — Dependable and functional

*2023-12-18, version 2.0.1*

I’ve been using Facecap for a few years and it continues to deliver. Recently I started using custom avatars that can be uploaded to the app. This is a game changer as my actors get realtime feedback on the character they are animating. 

If you’re looking to get into facial mocap, this is the app to get.

### 1/5 — 70$? R u. Kidding

*2023-10-07, version 2.0.1*

Leave It To yourself

### 5/5 — Wow

*2023-08-09, version 2.0.1*

Awesome

## Frequently asked questions about Face Cap

### What does Face Cap do?

Face Cap allows you to record your facial performance using your mobile device's camera. It then processes this data to create facial motion capture files that can be exported for use in 3D animation software.

### What kind of data can I export?

You can export your captured facial motion data in two formats: FBX, which includes mesh, blendshapes, and animation data, or TXT, which contains only animation data.

### Can I use my own 3D models with this app?

Yes, the app supports importing custom avatars from popular 3D software like Blender or Maya. This allows you to apply the captured facial performance to your own character models.

### Is this app free to use?

The app is free to download and use with in-app purchases available for advanced features or export options. Specific pricing details for in-app purchases can be found within the app itself.

### What are the main use cases for Face Cap?

This app is ideal for quickly capturing facial performances for animation, creating realistic character expressions in games, or for virtual production workflows. It simplifies the motion capture process for individuals and small teams.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.3 — 2024-08-05

Previewing eye motion on imported avatars fixed.

### 2.0.2 — 2024-02-05

Small fixes to avatar rendering.

### 2.0.1 — 2023-02-22

Fixed a bug concerning the unlocking mechanism.

### 2.0 — 2023-02-21

Audio removed from video capture to resolve low volume issue.
Subscription model added.

### 1.99 — 2022-05-06

Live mode can now reconnect if the app returns from being in the background.

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