Comparison

Face Story Pro vs TAPCA

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Face Story Pro

Transform your photos and videos by morphing faces with ease. Create fun slideshows and "growing up" movies, turning yourself into celebrities or friends into animals. Share your unique face stories instantly on social media.

Highlights
  • Automatic face detection
  • Intelligent face feature extraction
  • Easy face morphing
  • Real-time preview
  • Shareable face story videos
  • Create growing up movies
Features
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Turn yourself into Kelly Brook, your best friend into a dog, and make your growing up movie from a baby. Get and tell your face story NOW! - Automatic detect human face. - Intelligent face feature extraction. - Morph between faces with ease. - Share face story video on facebook, instagram, vine and more. - Preview and play final effects in real time.

About

TAPCA

This app offers a variety of image filters and manual camera controls for enhanced photography. It features anti-shake technology to automatically capture focused moments with a single tap, simplifying the process of taking high-quality photos.

Highlights
  • Awesome image filters
  • Manual lens focus
  • Adjustable exposure
  • Shutter speed control
  • ISO adjustment
  • White balance control
  • Anti-shake technology
Features
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▣ AWESOME IMAGE FILTERS 4 THEMES, 41 FILTERS: BRIGHT, WARM, MAGENTA, CYAN ▣ MANUAL CONTROL Lens Focus Exposure - Shutter Speed - ISO White Balance ▣ ANTI SHAKE Screen Tap -> App Detects Lens Focus and Takes Photo. Perform lens focus and take Photo automatically at the focused moment. Single Touch let you take the best picture! * More Information -> 'Developer Website' https://cocoswing.com/tapca/

Screenshots

Face Story Pro4 screens
TAPCA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TAPCA at 4.5 against Face Story Pro's 3.8. TAPCA also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Face Story Pro's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 63%). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Face Story Pro costs $3.99 and TAPCA $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TAPCA holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 65 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Face Story Pro's written reviews are positive against 63% of TAPCA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Face Story Pro ships an update every 3 months, TAPCA fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Face Story Pro versus TAPCA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFace Story ProTAPCA
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.8 (37 ratings)4.5 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.5% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings3765 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丽譞 牛CoCO SWING

Customer experience

Face Story Pro

All ratings37 ratings
Positive70.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative27.0%
Written reviews373 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral8.8%
Negative5.6%

TAPCA

All ratings66 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative28.1%

Bugs and requests

Face Story Pro

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Cannot import photos from camera roll or photo library
  • App crashes when accessing photo folders
  • Face detection hangs and freezes during processing
  • App incompatible with iOS 11.2.5 and older iPhone models
  • Incorrect billing - charging for free version
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  • Face detection fails on non-frontal facing photos
  • Poor performance with multiple faces in single image

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to import photos from iCloud photo share
  • Reorder photos within a project without deleting
  • Support for horizontal/landscape orientation
  • Select individual faces when multiple faces present in one photo
  • Batch photo selection from albums
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  • Remove mandatory review requirement before feature access

TAPCA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Face Story Pro

No in-app purchases

None

TAPCA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Face Story Pro free?
Face Story Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TAPCA free?
TAPCA costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Face Story Pro or TAPCA?
TAPCA is rated higher. Face Story Pro averages 3.8 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while TAPCA averages 4.5 from 65 ratings.
Do Face Story Pro or TAPCA have ads?
Neither Face Story Pro nor TAPCA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Face Story Pro or TAPCA?
Face Story Pro ships an update every 3 months, and TAPCA fortnightly. Most recently, Face Story Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and TAPCA on November 6, 2026.

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