# volteFace — Facial Recognition Protection

> Anonymize faces and remove metadata from photos for privacy. (iPhone/iPad app by Entropic, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/volteface/id1441499859 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Entropic, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1127939476)
- Category: Photo & Video, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.50/5 from 10 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 35 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-05-14
- Data updated: 2026-06-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/volteface/id1441499859/reviews.md

## What is volteFace?

volteFace - Anonymize Photos

Automatically anonymize faces in your photos to protect them from machine & optionally human facial recognition.

Prefer not to post your photos to social media, and photo sharing sites? A good example is LinkedIn. It’s almost a must, to establish confidence with industry colleagues, along with helping them to recognize who you are.

However, unlike your social security number, credit card, or written signature, the way you look physically is something that is extremely difficult to change. Your photograph is a highly unique biometric signature of who you are. 

We advise that you protect it!

While you might intend for your shared photos to be viewed and appreciated by people - your family, friends, & colleagues, increasingly what you post online is being appreciated by more than just people. 

Governments and the private sector across the globe are actively engaged in collecting & amassing photos, especially publicly available ones from various established sources on the Internet, to build better machine-based facial recognition systems. 

While many of these systems have honorable causes, unfortunately there are very few effective laws & controls that govern how individuals’ photos are collected, amassed, and protected. This means that your photos can also be used for nefarious purposes, further eroding your privacy.

volteFace empowers you to govern whether or not you want your photos to be “appreciated” by machines, while still allowing them to be appreciated by people, as originally intended. 

As well as automatically anonymizing faces in your photos, volteFace also purges metadata embedded within photos that can disclose your physical GPS location, and other personal details.

By automatically identifying & anonymizing key facial "landmarks" in your photos - the ones that machine-based facial recognition depend upon to correlate your photo against other reference photos, volteFace makes them resistant to machine analysis & correlation.

Capabilities
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- Automatically anonymize faces in photos, making them resistant to recognition by machine & optionally human facial recognition

- Purge metadata from photos that can disclose your physical GPS location, altitude, camera & other vendor-specific information

- Conveniently select & anonymize groups of photos at once

- View, touch-up, and share photos after anonymizing

Limitations
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- Currently doesn’t support very large photos > 10k width or height (ex: panoramas)

- Does not anonymize other elements of a photo, such as text or signs that are captured in a photograph

- Partial or unclear faces in photos may not be anonymized. Use the touch-up feature to finalize photos before sharing

## Key features

- Automatically anonymize faces
- Purge GPS and other metadata
- Select and anonymize groups of photos
- View, touch-up, and share photos
- Resistant to machine facial recognition

## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/volteface/id1441499859/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Worthless

*2023-04-12*

Totally useless app, it is not user-friendly in any way!

### 1/5 — Needs update, doesn’t work

*2021-07-02*

This app hasn’t been updated in a year and doesn’t work. It’s not possible to select any photos.

## Frequently asked questions about volteFace

### Does volteFace have ads?

No, volteFace does not contain advertisements. It is a free application focused on providing privacy features without interruption.

### What is the rating for volteFace?

volteFace has a rating of 3.5 stars based on 10 user ratings. This indicates a generally positive but mixed reception from its user base.

### What devices does volteFace support?

volteFace is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. It is designed for the iOS ecosystem.

### What is the age rating for volteFace?

volteFace has an age rating of 17+. This suggests that the content or features may be considered mature for younger audiences.

### How often is volteFace updated?

The latest version of volteFace is 1.3.2, which was last updated on September 24, 2019. Users may want to check for newer updates for improved functionality or bug fixes.

### Can volteFace anonymize text in photos?

No, volteFace does not anonymize other elements of a photo, such as text or signs. Its primary focus is on anonymizing faces and removing metadata.

### What are the limitations of volteFace?

volteFace does not support very large photos over 10k width or height, and may not anonymize partial or unclear faces. It also does not anonymize text or signs within images.

### Is volteFace free to use?

Yes, volteFace is available for free. There are no costs associated with downloading or using its core features.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.3.2 — 2019-09-24

- Bug Fixes
- User Interface Updates
- Updated Sounds
- Dark Mode Support (iOS 13)

### 1.3.1 — 2019-06-15

- iPad Support
- User Interface Enhancements
- Bug Fixes

### 1.2.1 — 2019-05-13

No release notes.

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