Comparison

Face Swap vs xpression avatar

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

Head to head
About

Face Swap

Swap faces with friends or photos in real-time using your camera's video feed. Record videos or take photos with hilarious face swaps, including celebrity, pet, or meme faces. Explore a library of built-in effects and search the web for endless face-swapping fun.

Highlights
  • Real-time face swapping
  • Built-in face filters & FX
  • Web face search
  • Face editor
  • Record videos and photos
Features
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Experience real-time face swapping with Face Swap: Switch filter tool! Discover the ultimate live face swapping experience with Face Swap: Switch filter tool, the app that lets you swap faces in real-time using your camera. Whether you're creating fun videos with friends, experimenting with hilarious face swaps, or adding entertaining filters to your live stream, this app makes everything instant and effortless. Simply point your camera, select who to swap with, and watch as faces switch in real-time with smooth, responsive performance. Key features: - Real-Time On-Device Face Swapping: Advanced technology enables instant face swapping through your live camera feed with zero delay - Swap Two Faces Live: Seamlessly exchange faces between two people in real-time during video recording or streaming - Fun Filters & Effects: Apply entertaining filters and effects alongside face swaps to enhance your creative content - Smooth Performance: Optimized for responsive, lag-free face swapping even during continuous live use - Easy Controls: Intuitive interface makes selecting faces and applying swaps quick and accessible for everyone How It Works: 1. Open the live camera mode in the app 2. Point your camera at yourself or multiple people 3. Tap to select the faces you want to swap 4. Watch the real-time face swap happen instantly and record or share your creation Subscribe to access to premium app features; subscription details are the following: - Length: weekly, yearly. - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

xpression avatar

Create personalized CG and anime-style avatars from your selfies. Your avatar mirrors your real-time facial expressions and movements, allowing for interactive chats and video creation. Customize appearance, outfits, and backgrounds to express yourself uniquely.

Highlights
  • AI-powered avatar generation
  • Real-time facial expression tracking
  • Customizable appearance and outfits
  • Interactive chat and video creation
  • Social media sharing
  • Prompt-based personalization
Features
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Chat as the perfect digital version of yourself in CG and anime style! Upload selfies and let AI craft your avatars in various styles. Once created, your avatar will link to your movement, adjusting to your facial expressions and head movements in real time. Just say your favorite lines or tap a button, and you can make your avatar laugh out loud or even sing. Share and surprise your friends on social media with your videos! Personalize it to the max by using prompts. Want a pink short cut or to stand in a white dress in the forest? Customize your avatar's hairstyle, makeup, outfits, and backgrounds to fit your vibes. Don’t limit your imagination, be creative, go wild with your avatars! Boost your content creation skills and go viral with xpression avatar. - Terms of Use https://embodyme.com/tos/

Screenshots

Face Swap4 screens
xpression avatar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: xpression avatar at none against Face Swap's shown. xpression avatar also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (17K vs 1.8K). Face Swap's advantage is review sentiment (49% vs 27%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Face Swap sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and xpression avatar sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

xpression avatar holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: xpression avatar has 17K ratings behind it against 1.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of Face Swap's written reviews are positive against 27% of xpression avatar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Face Swap ships an update every 5 weeks, xpression avatar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Face Swap versus xpression avatar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFace Swapxpression avatar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.8K ratings)4.5 (17K ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.1% of reviews — better26.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K17K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB397 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAI Tools Apps SRLEmbodyMe, Inc.

Customer experience

Face Swap

All ratings1,719 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews636 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral6.6%
Negative44.3%

xpression avatar

All ratings16,542 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews279 reviews
Positive26.5%
Neutral9.0%
Negative64.5%

User reviews

Face Swap

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😊 Fun and entertaining
  • 👍 Great for laughs with friends and family
  • 🚀 Smooth face swapping functionality
  • 💡 Interesting feature to swap faces with celebrities

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Locked features require paid version
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💸 Expensive in-app purchases

xpression avatar

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome app
  • 👍 Fun to use
  • 🔒 Great security features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 👎 Disappointing updates
  • 🤕 Compatibility issues
  • 📽 Poor video quality

Bugs and requests

Face Swap

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Facial recognition issues
  • Inability to access camera roll
  • Paid features not unlocking properly
  • Constant ads and pop-ups

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free face swap options
  • Ability to search and swap faces without paying
  • Improved stability and reliability
  • Additional filter and editing options

xpression avatar

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when selecting photos
  • Face detection not working properly
  • Video search function not loading
  • Inability to use own photos

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bring back the old version
  • Add option to remove watermark
  • Improve mouth sync and facial animations
  • Allow manual adjustment of facial points
  • Add support for more devices and iOS versions

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Face Swap

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Weekly premium7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Weekly premium$4.997 Days
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  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly premium$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • Unlimited Video & Photos$0.99
  • 500 Search Tokens$0.99
  • 2000 search tokens$2.99
Show 1 more
  • Premium$2.99
5 purchases

xpression avatar

Subscriptions2
  • Premium One Week$7.997 Days
  • Premium One Year$79.991 Year
One-time3
  • Basic AI Avatar Creation$1.99
  • Special AI Avatar Creation$3.99
  • Premium Lifetime$249.99

Questions

Is Face Swap free?
Face Swap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is xpression avatar free?
xpression avatar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Face Swap or xpression avatar?
xpression avatar is rated higher. Face Swap averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while xpression avatar averages 4.5 from 17K ratings.
Do Face Swap or xpression avatar have ads?
Face Swap shows ads; xpression avatar does not.
Which is updated more often, Face Swap or xpression avatar?
Face Swap ships an update every 5 weeks, and xpression avatar every 2 months. Most recently, Face Swap was updated on November 2, 2026 and xpression avatar on November 5, 2026.

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