LIVE Face vs Face Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LIVE Face
Capture facial motion in real-time using an iPhone's TrueDepth camera to animate 2D and 3D characters. Stream data wirelessly to desktop applications for live shows or recorded animation.
- Instant facial motion capture
- 2D and 3D character animation
- Real-time streaming via Wi-Fi
- iPhone TrueDepth Camera integration
- Supports Cartoon Animator and iClone
- Record animation data for editing
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LIVE FACE APP for Cartoon Animator and iClone, allows you to do instant facial motion capture on any 2D and 3D characters. With the help of an iPhone (any model with TrueDepth Camera) and a Wi-Fi connection, provide the best setup to generate live shows for YouTube, Facebook or Twitch! For 2D animation Motion Live: https://www.reallusion.com/cartoon-animator/full-body-mocap/default.html Cartoon Animator (CTA): https://www.reallusion.com/cartoon-animator/default.html FREE Cartoon Animator trial: https://www.reallusion.com/cartoon-animator/download.html For 3D animation Motion Live: https://mocap.reallusion.com/iClone-motion-live-mocap/ iClone: https://www.reallusion.com/iclone/ FREE iClone trial: https://www.reallusion.com/iclone/download.html The facial tracking capability enabled by iPhone has proven its accuracy and performance with its entertainingly impressive Animojis. Due to the built-in TrueDepth Camera, iPhone's face tracking is highly accurate under most lighting conditions, providing a solid facial motion capture data source. LIVE FACE is designed to stream the iPhone's facial tracking data to desktop clients. After launching LIVE FACE, users can connect desktop clients either through iPhone hotspots, or computers sharing the same Wi-Fi source. Just type in the IP address in the client site to enable the data feed. LIVE FACE now supports CTA and iClone for 2D and 3D animation and custom character design. After setting up the IP connection, users can animate cartoon characters’ facial features in real-time including; eyeballs, eye brows, mouth shapes, and head rotation. Besides generating real-time live shows, users can also record the animated data for further editing. In CTA and iClone, the signal level of the facial features (Eyes, Brows, Eyelids, Mouth, Head) can be further augmented or diminished via strength sliders. Allowing users to fine-tune the expression of a character during final recording. Set up application programs: 1.) Tutorials for CTA: https://courses.reallusion.com/home/cartoon-animator/motion-live-2d 2.) Tutorials for iClone: https://courses.reallusion.com/home/iclone/plug-in/motion-live/facial-mocap-live-face
Face Scan
Capture approximate 3D scans of human faces using your device's True-Depth camera. The app records texture projections and blendshape values, exporting them in ASCII .FBX format. It prioritizes user privacy by not collecting any data.
- Approximate human face scans
- 50 FACS based blendshapes
- Texture projections capture
- Active blendshape values
- ASCII .FBX export
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This app requires a device with a True-Depth front face camera. Features: * Capture approximate scans of human faces. * Scans include 50 FACS based blendshapes. * Capture multiple texture projections & the active blendshape values. * Export as ASCII .FBX Free to try: Example exports are available on the website. Privacy : this app does not collect any users data or true-depth camera data. Please visit the website for more information and tutorials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LIVE Face at 3.5 against Face Scan's 2.8. LIVE Face also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Face Scan's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Face Scan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LIVE Face asks for nothing beyond the download.
LIVE Face holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of LIVE Face's written reviews are positive against 22% of Face Scan's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LIVE Face ships an update every 13 months, Face Scan every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | LIVE Face | Face Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (24 ratings) — better | 2.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.0% of reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reallusion Inc. | niels jansson |
Customer experience
LIVE Face
Face Scan
In-app purchases
LIVE Face
No in-app purchases
Face Scan
- Permanently Unlock FBX Export$8.99







