Face Cap vs Byplay Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Face Cap
Easily capture facial motion data from your device. Record performances and export them as FBX or TXT files, including mesh, blendshapes, and animation. Customize avatars, calibrate data, and even send blendshape parameters wirelessly.
- Facial motion capture
- Export to FBX/TXT
- Import custom avatars
- Calibrate capture data
- Video reference recording
- Filter and smooth data
- OSC blendshape data transmission
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Facial motion capture is now a lot more easy. Record your performance and export the result to FBX or TXT. The FBX export contains mesh, blendshapes and animation data. The TXT export contains just animation data. Additional features: * Import your own custom avatars (From Blender or Maya). * Calibrate the capture data. * Video recording for reference. * Filter and smooth the recorded data. * Send blendshape parameter data over Wifi with OSC. * Lock the head in place. * Hide the head during recording. Face Cap does not collect any personal information. http://www.bannaflak.com/face-cap/privacy/index.html
Byplay Camera
Easily create professional VFX shots with AR-powered video tracking. Get complete 3D scene data for Blender, C4D, or Houdini in seconds. Automates complex tasks for faster compositing and seamless integration into your projects.
- AR camera tracking
- 3D scene data generation
- Houdini, Blender, C4D integration
- Environment EXR export
- Custom NULL points
- Automated compositing tools
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Shoot video in AR and get complete Houdini, Blender or C4D scene in 60 seconds. Camera tracking, coloured point cloud, environment EXR, custom NULL points - everything to make your VFX shots as quickly and easily as never before No manual work, no sending files around Lock white balance and auto focus for easiest compositing Use our plugins or just take provided FBX files HOW IT WORKS: 1. You shoot a video in the app 2. AR records camera movement and all possible scene data, including EXR and point cloud 3. Video is uploaded to our cloud, where it is stored on secure servers and is never shared with anybody. We preprocess mp4 file to make it easier to use and remove shaking 4. You install Byplay desktop and choose which plugins you want - for Blender, C4D or Houdini 5. You select the video and click "download" to sync it to your computer. Byplay desktop splits it to frames and makes available for plugins 6. You open a VFX package of you choice and load the ready to use scene with one button 7. Done! MEMBERSHIP TRIAL AND SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Start your Byplay Camera membership with a free 7-day trial. Once the trial is over, you’ll be charged subscription fee. Your membership will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can go to your Settings > iTunes Account & App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions to manage your membership and turn auto-renew off. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Read more about our terms and conditions here — https://byplay.io/app-tos Read more about our privacy policy here — https://byplay.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Face Cap at 4.3 against Byplay Camera's 3.7. Face Cap also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Face Cap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Byplay Camera sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Face Cap holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Face Cap has 138 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Face Cap's written reviews are positive against 67% of Byplay Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Face Cap ships an update every 2 weeks, Byplay Camera monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Face Cap | Byplay Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (138 ratings) — better | 3.7 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | niels jansson | BYPLAY LLC |
Customer experience
Face Cap
Byplay Camera
Bugs and requests
Face Cap
Reported bugs
23 issues- Animated 3D model is broken
- Animation not saved on export
- ASCII files not accepted by Blender
- No data transfer when connecting to PC
- Export file location not found
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- Face model can't move on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- App shows grey background
- 3D face disappears after split second
- Purchase restoration issues
- Face not recognized
- Mouth does not record movement with iPhone 13
- Can't see the face
- Can't see my face
- Live mode testing impossible with short duration
- Face model doesn't load on iPhone X
- Contact page gets a 403 response
- Program stopped working
- Facescan stopped working
- New version crashes Face ID
- Doesn't work with XS and XS Max
- Mouth barely open on iPhone Xs
- Struggles with closed mouth shapes on iPhone Xs
- Doesn't capture video face movement on iPhone SE
Requested features
20 requests- Longer recording options
- Teleprompter script integration
- Option to capture video simultaneously
- Support for .usdz format
- Option to configure blendshape strength
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- Real-time support over TCP or UDP
- Include option for frame rate
- Capture side view simultaneously
- More updates for mouth/lips tracking
- Support for Unreal Engine live
- Full mesh with inner mouth, tongue, and neck
- Symmetrical mesh with proper topology
- Better UVs
- Support for iPhone XS Max
- Support for iPhone XR
- Support for iPhone 7, X
- Support for iPhone SE with iOS 11.x
- Update for iPhone Xs
- Update for newer iPhones
- Fix Face ID crash
Byplay Camera
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Face Cap
- Subscription unlock$8.991 Month
- all features$69.99
Byplay Camera
- One month of unlimited videos7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Byplay Unlimited, monthly$9.991 Month
- One year of unlimited videos7 Days trial$34.991 Year
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- Byplay Unlimited, yearly$39.991 Year
