Comparison

Funny Face vs MX Effects

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

Head to head
About

Funny Face

Transform your photos with a vast collection of fun and popular filters, stickers, and effects. Easily add humorous elements like hats, glasses, and cartoon characters to create unique images. Share your creations instantly on social media.

Highlights
  • Funny style filters
  • Extensive sticker collection
  • Animated stickers for iMessages
  • Photo sharing to social networks
  • Cartoon and emoticon effects
  • Birthday and holiday themes
Features
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Make fantastic photos with Funny face filters. They are popular all over the world. And you can easily share to any other social network! - Funny Style, Hat, Hair, Eye, Glasses, Nose, Mouth, Beard, Masks, Birthday, Cartoon, Emoticons, Love, Halloween, Christmas, Food, Frame & Word...... - 2036+ Stickers, and many more to be added! - Animated Stickers for iMessages Download Now! Enjoy it!

About

MX Effects

Easily create stunning Instagram posts with a wide variety of beautiful templates and photo effects. Add text to stylize your images and impress your friends with professionally edited visuals.

Highlights
  • Instant beautiful templates
  • Picture effects
  • Add quick text
  • Over 200 templates
  • Beautify Instagram wall
Features
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Edit picture for Instagram by choosing instant beautiful templates and picture effects right from this templates editor app. Add quick text to your pic to stylize images and impress your friends with this app. With more than 200 different templates available for every kind of occasion, this app is all you need to beautify your Instagram wall is beautifully edited image templates.

Screenshots

Funny Face3 screens
MX Effects3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MX Effects at every 3 days against Funny Face's every 2 months. Funny Face's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 94) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Funny Face against 4.2 for MX Effects. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Funny Face has 1.3K ratings behind it against 94, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Funny Face ships an update every 2 months, MX Effects every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Funny Face versus MX Effects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFunny FaceMX Effects
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.3K ratings) — better4.2 (94 ratings)
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better94
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB393 MB
Age rating+4+4
DeveloperAaron KwokAaron Kwok

Customer experience

Funny Face

All ratings1,336 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews323 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral8.4%
Negative32.8%

MX Effects

All ratings95 ratings
Positive77.9%
Neutral6.3%
Negative15.8%

Bugs and requests

Funny Face

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photos disappearing after editing
  • Compatibility issues on older devices
  • Slow loading times

Requested features

4 requests
  • More filter and sticker options
  • Ability to save edited photos
  • Snapchat-like camera integration
  • Categorized sticker library

MX Effects

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Funny Face

No in-app purchases

None

MX Effects

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Funny Face free?
Funny Face is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MX Effects free?
MX Effects is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Funny Face or MX Effects?
Funny Face is rated higher. Funny Face averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while MX Effects averages 4.2 from 94 ratings.
Do Funny Face or MX Effects have ads?
Neither Funny Face nor MX Effects shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Funny Face or MX Effects?
Funny Face ships an update every 2 months, and MX Effects every 3 days. Most recently, Funny Face was updated on November 2, 2026 and MX Effects on November 3, 2026.

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