Comparison

Face Story Pro vs FrontShot

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

FrontShot

This app provides a real-time, straight frontal view of any flat surface, even when captured from an oblique angle. It simplifies capturing documents, walls, or posters perfectly aligned, with automatic and manual modes for ease of use.

Highlights
  • Real-time frontal view correction
  • Handles horizontal, vertical, and slanted planes
  • Automatic and manual orientation detection
  • Tilt correction
  • Document mode
  • Eliminates shifting distortion
Features
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A straight frontal view of the plane can be seen in real-time, even if the camera is pointed from an oblique direction. Operation is simple, and you can see a straight frontal view of any plane, such as a document or wall. [Background of FrontShot development] There are times when you want to shoot a straight frontal view of an object such as a document, wall, poster, or time-table. In cases like this, it is convenient if you can just point your camera from an oblique direction, and see the straight frontal view. FrontShot was developed to make this possible. Even if you point your camera from an oblique direction, any sort of plane --documents, walls, etc.-- can be viewed as a straight frontal image. [Features] Has three modes: horizontal plane, vertical plane, and slanted plane. - Can handle any plane The app can handle not only horizontal and vertical planes, but also slanted planes, and thus it is possible to see a straight frontal view of any plane. Naturally, it is also possible to see straight frontal views of ceilings. (Ceilings are regarded as horizontal planes.) - Simple operation Operation is extremely simple. For a horizontal plane, no special operation is necessary. Simply point the camera, and the straight frontal image will appear. For a vertical or slanted plane, the orientation of the plane must be designated (automatically or manually), but if the mode is set to automatic, a straight frontal image will appear just by pointing the camera, as with a horizontal plane. Operation is simple in manual mode too. Just point the camera in the direction of the plane, and press the button. A straight frontal image of the plane will appear. *In the automated mode for vertical and slanted planes, the system calculates the direction of the plane by recognizing the horizontal and vertical lines which appear. - Numerous convenient functions Numerous convenient functions are provided such as tilt correction and document mode. - Display in real-time Processing is performed at high speed using our unique technology, and this makes it possible to display straight frontal images in real-time. [Uses] The app can be used for a variety purposes including: documents, posters, whiteboards, time-tables, buildings, signs, pictures, lettering and pictures drawn on the ground, and online sale items (clothes, books, CDs, other flat items). [Use instructions] There is a "How to use FrontShot" item in the menu of the application, so please see there for details. (Others) * Also, elimination of shifting distortion is supported. * Only flat planes can be converted into a straight frontal view. The app cannot convert curved planes. * This app is the free version. It does not allow saving or sending. Also, watermarks and ads are displayed. If you wish to save, send and hide watermarks and Ads, purchase the product version via in-app purchase. * The in-app purchase price is subject to change without prior notice. * A trial version is available. If you watch video Ad, you can use the same features as the product version (including saving, sending and hiding watermarks and Ads) for a limited time at no charge (there are also limits on the number of images taken). You can view the video Ad any number of times. * In the future, however, the content of the trial version may be changed, or the trial may be discontinued, without prior notice.

Screenshots

Face Story Pro4 screens
FrontShot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FrontShot at Free against Face Story Pro's $3.99. FrontShot also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Face Story Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

FrontShot is free to download; Face Story Pro costs $3.99 up front. FrontShot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Face Story Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FrontShot holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Face Story Pro has 37 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Face Story Pro ships an update every 3 months, FrontShot every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Face Story Pro versus FrontShot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFace Story ProFrontShot
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (37 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer丽譞 牛Rivac Inc.

Customer experience

Face Story Pro

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

FrontShot

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

FrontShot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Face Story Pro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

FrontShot

One-time1
  • Upgrade to product versionFree

Questions

Is Face Story Pro free?
Face Story Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FrontShot free?
FrontShot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Face Story Pro or FrontShot?
FrontShot is rated higher. Face Story Pro averages 3.8 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while FrontShot averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Face Story Pro or FrontShot have ads?
FrontShot shows ads; Face Story Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Face Story Pro or FrontShot?
Face Story Pro ships an update every 3 months, and FrontShot every 3 weeks. Most recently, Face Story Pro was updated on October 22, 2026 and FrontShot on October 29, 2026.

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