Face Cap vs PicWidget
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
PicWidget
Display beautiful pictures directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. Images can be fetched using search terms and are sourced from Pexels and Pixabay.
- Home screen photo widgets
- Customizable with search terms
- Images from Pexels
- Images from Pixabay
- Supports Mac, iPhone, and iPad
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PicWidget is a simple widget app that allows you to show beautiful pictures on your home screen. The widget can be configured with e.g. a search term. Images are currently fetched from Pexels and Pixabay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Face Cap at 65% against PicWidget's 0%. Face Cap also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 37 months). PicWidget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Face Cap is free to download; PicWidget costs $0.99 up front. Face Cap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. PicWidget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Face Cap ships an update every 2 weeks, PicWidget every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Face Cap | PicWidget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (138 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | niels jansson | ser.soft GmbH |
Customer experience
Face Cap
PicWidget
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
PicWidget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Face Cap
- Subscription unlock$8.991 Month
- all features$69.99
PicWidget
No in-app purchases
