Face Cap vs Face Drop AR
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
Face Drop AR
Capture 3D selfies and place them in the real world using augmented reality. Experiment with different shooting modes to creatively position your face, then record and share your unique AR creations.
- Capture 3D selfies in AR
- Place 3D faces in the real world
- Four distinct shooting modes
- Toss mode for launching faces
- Faces bounce off surfaces (LiDAR required)
- Record and share photos/videos
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Face Drop is an augmented reality twist on the humble selfie: rather than taking photos of yourself, each snap of the camera instead places a copy of your lovely visage in the real world. Create big bold swirls of smiles, plaster the walls with scowls, or toss a duck face to some actual ducks. It's all possible with Face Drop! Features: • Capture 3D selfies and place them in the world using augmented reality. • Switch between four shooting modes that change how you place faces in the world. • Use toss mode for example to launch your face out from the camera. • Tossed and dropped faces bounce off of real world surfaces (requires a device with a LiDAR sensor) • Capture photos and videos of your face drops to share with friends. So give Face Drop a try and be sure to share anything fun you create using it!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Face Cap at 4.3 against Face Drop AR's 3.7. Face Cap also leads on ratings volume (138 vs 3). Face Drop AR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 65%). On price, update cadence, ads and 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
Both are free to download. Face Cap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Face Drop AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Face Cap's written reviews are positive against 100% of Face Drop AR'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, Face Drop AR weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Face Cap | Face Drop AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (138 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | niels jansson | Rare Realities, LLC |
Customer experience
Face Cap
Face Drop AR
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
Face Drop AR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Face Cap
- Subscription unlock$8.991 Month
- all features$69.99
Face Drop AR
No in-app purchases
