Face Cap vs Texture Forager
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
Texture Forager
Transform everyday photos into high-quality PBR texture sets for your 3D projects. Generate diffuse, normal, roughness, and height maps directly on your device. Own your assets forever with a one-time purchase.
- PBR map generation from photos
- Diffuse, normal, roughness, height maps
- On-device processing
- Offline functionality
- One-time purchase
- 3D artist focused
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Your world is full of textures. Texture Forager turns them into assets. Snap a photo of concrete, wood, fabric, rust, stone — anything — and Texture Forager converts it into a full PBR texture set ready for your 3D workflow. No subscriptions. No AI black boxes. Just honest, on-device processing that gives you complete control over your materials. Whether you're building game levels, rendering product shots, or crafting 3D scenes, Texture Forager fills your asset library with textures that are truly yours — sourced from the world around you. What you get: • PBR map generation from any photo • Seamless tiling • Diffuse, normal, roughness, and height maps • Pay once, own it forever • Works fully offline • Built for 3D artists, by 3D artists
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Face Cap at Free against Texture Forager's $5.99. Face Cap also leads on ratings volume (138 vs 5) and review sentiment (65% vs 50%). Texture Forager's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, 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; Texture Forager costs $5.99 up front. Face Cap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Texture Forager asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Face Cap against 4.4 for Texture Forager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Face Cap has 138 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Face Cap's written reviews are positive against 50% of Texture Forager's.
Face Cap ships an update every 2 weeks, Texture Forager monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Face Cap | Texture Forager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (138 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | niels jansson | Austin Beaulier |
Customer experience
Face Cap
Texture Forager
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
Texture Forager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Face Cap
- Subscription unlock$8.991 Month
- all features$69.99
Texture Forager
No in-app purchases
