Comparison

Face Model vs Pro Poser 3D Model Poses

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

Head to head
About

Face Model

This app provides a 3D head posing tool with extensive morphing capabilities for realistic human and creature models. It includes a vast library of facial references categorized by ethnicity and offers tools for camera control, lighting, and saving custom poses.

Highlights
  • Fully morphable 3D head models
  • Realistic male, female, and skull models
  • Extensive human face reference library
  • Pre-made creatures and facial expressions
  • Free camera panning and rotation
  • Save and load custom poses
  • Split view editing
Features
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The 3D head reference built for artists, not engineers. Shape any face with hundreds of morphs, study a real anatomical skull, and browse hundreds of categorized face photos — all in one app on your iPad. Perfect for portrait artists, manga creators, character designers, animators, comic illustrators, concept artists, and anatomy students. ◆ FULLY CUSTOMIZE 3D HEADS Customize every detail with hundreds of morphs. Adjust head shape, eyes, nose, ears, mouth, and cheeks to create any face you can imagine — from realistic portraits to stylized anime characters. ◆ TRANSFORM HEADS INTO CREATURES Turn a realistic human head into aliens, vampires, zombies, demons, goblins, or animal hybrids with 20 ready-made creature presets. Built for character designers, concept artists, and storytellers. ◆ EXPRESSIVE FACES 17 facial expression morphs bring your characters to life — happiness, anger, surprise, sadness, fear, and more. Mix and match to create unique emotions for illustrations, animation frames, and storyboards. ◆ INTERACTIVE 3D SKULL Study anatomy with a fully interactive 3D skull. Rotate, zoom, and even open and close the jaw to understand the structure beneath the skin — an essential reference for serious portrait artists and anatomy students. ◆ MANGA HEAD MODE Create expressive manga-style characters with a dedicated stylized head mode — designed for manga, anime, and comic creators. ◆ HUMAN FACE REFERENCE LIBRARY Hundreds of high-quality face photos, categorized by ethnicity: Asian, Black, White, Hispanic, South Asian, and MENA (Middle East and North Africa). Build more inclusive and accurate artwork with diverse, authentic references. ◆ SINGLE & MULTI-VIEW PHOTOS Two reference types: single-view photos for head-on study, and multi-view images showing front, side, and three-quarter angles — perfect for understanding face structure from every direction. ◆ SPLIT VIEW EDITING See your model from two camera angles at the same time. Adjust features and expressions with precision, without constantly rotating the scene. ◆ FLEXIBLE LIGHTING Control lighting angle and intensity to shape mood and form — ideal for dramatic portrait references or anatomy studies. ◆ WORKS IN ANY ORIENTATION Use the app vertically or horizontally on iPad — perfect alongside your drawing tablet or sketchbook setup. EVERYTHING YOU GET - Realistic 3D male and female head models - Manga-style head mode - Interactive 3D skull with movable jaw - Hundreds of customizable morphs - 20 pre-made creature presets - 17 facial expression morphs - Face reference library sorted by ethnicity - Single-view and multi-view photo references - Split view dual-camera editing - Freely rotate head and eyes - Save and load custom poses - Capture and save screenshots - Adjustable lighting angle and intensity - Pan, zoom, and rotate with touch controls - Works in portrait and landscape on iPad Whether you're a portrait artist, illustrator, character designer, animator, comic or manga creator, concept artist, or anatomy student — Face Model is built to make your creative process faster, more accurate, and more inspired. Volume discounts available for schools and educational institutions. Download Face Model and bring every face to life. Works on iPhone. Best experienced on iPad.

About

Pro Poser 3D Model Poses

Create and customize 3D model poses with extensive libraries and powerful tools. Adjust shapes, expressions, camera, and lighting for realistic or stylized renders. Ideal for artists studying anatomy, perspective, and lighting.

Highlights
  • 3D model posing
  • Customizable pose libraries
  • Shading presets
  • Shape and expression adjustment
  • Camera and lighting controls
  • Bone control gizmos
  • Pre-made poses and animations
Features
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Poser is the ultimate app for 3D model posing. With Poser, you can create and customize any pose for 3D models using flexible and powerful pose libraries. You can also apply different shading presets like "toon shader". Poser gives you powerful tools to adjust shapes, animations, expressions, camera and lighting controls, and more. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, Poser lets you unleash your creativity and bring your drawing skills to a new level. This app is a perfect tool if you want to study human anatomy, perspective and lighting. Draw your characters in any pose or angle with control of a camera, shading and lighting. It contains a variety of different characters, poses, expressions and animations for 3D models that can be used as reference in any related work. All content is available without additional payment. - App includes character models, poses, expressions and animations. - Bone control gizmos. - 425 Professional poses. - Pick any pose from different animations. - Easily controlled camera, light position for your desired angle. - Different materials for character rendering.

Screenshots

Face Model4 screens
Pro Poser 3D Model Poses4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pro Poser 3D Model Poses at Free against Face Model's $3.99. Pro Poser 3D Model Poses also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 17 months). Face Model's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 22) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

Pro Poser 3D Model Poses is free to download; Face Model costs $3.99 up front. Pro Poser 3D Model Poses sells 22 one-off in-app purchases. Face Model asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pro Poser 3D Model Poses holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pro Poser 3D Model Poses has 301 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Face Model's written reviews are positive against 42% of Pro Poser 3D Model Poses's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Face Model ships an update every 17 months, Pro Poser 3D Model Poses every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Face Model versus Pro Poser 3D Model Poses: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFace ModelPro Poser 3D Model Poses
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (23 ratings)4.3 (301 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings23301 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#70 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size401 MB359 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTomi NevalainenVladislav Alikov

Customer experience

Face Model

All ratings23 ratings
Positive47.8%
Neutral21.7%
Negative30.4%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Pro Poser 3D Model Poses

All ratings301 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.6%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral25.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Face Model

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pro Poser 3D Model Poses

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Cannot restore purchase after deleting app
  • Camera controls are confusing and unbearable
  • Bone tool is a struggle to use
  • Walk cycle looks like gliding on a treadmill
  • App is laggy and slow
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  • No way to export models
  • No menu for saving or exporting
  • Ads are not disabled even after purchase
  • Models are janky
  • Controls are made for a five year old
  • No instructions or explanations for icons
  • App is complicated and hard to navigate

Requested features

13 requests
  • Add Korean language support
  • Allow multiple characters in a scene
  • Add running poses
  • Add more male body types
  • Add more muscular female body types
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  • Add a muscle slider
  • Add undo and redo buttons
  • Add a lock to pose feature
  • Option to save poses to gallery
  • Export screenshot without background
  • Add more models
  • Re-add old shapes from original poser app
  • Add audio

In-app purchases

None

Face Model

No in-app purchases

22 purchases

Pro Poser 3D Model Poses

One-time22
  • Phone Poses$0.99
  • Superhero Poses$0.99
  • Builder Poses$0.99
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  • Queen Poses$0.99
  • Emotion Animations$0.99
  • Feet & Legs Poses$0.99
  • Gymnastic Poses$0.99
  • Fitness Poses$0.99
  • Sitting Poses$0.99
  • Anime Poses 2$0.99
  • Fighting Poses$0.99
  • Cute Poses$0.99
  • Anime Poses$0.99
  • Default Poses 2$0.99
  • Glamour Poses$0.99
  • Basic Poses$0.99
  • Sleep Poses$0.99
  • Default Poses 3$0.99
  • Action Poses$0.99
  • Combat Animations$1.99
  • Basic Animations$1.99
  • All items$4.99

Questions

Is Face Model free?
Face Model costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pro Poser 3D Model Poses free?
Pro Poser 3D Model Poses is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Face Model or Pro Poser 3D Model Poses?
Pro Poser 3D Model Poses is rated higher. Face Model averages 3.3 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Pro Poser 3D Model Poses averages 4.3 from 301 ratings.
Do Face Model or Pro Poser 3D Model Poses have ads?
Pro Poser 3D Model Poses shows ads; Face Model does not.
Which is updated more often, Face Model or Pro Poser 3D Model Poses?
Face Model ships an update every 17 months, and Pro Poser 3D Model Poses every 3 weeks. Most recently, Face Model was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pro Poser 3D Model Poses on September 26, 2026.

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