Comparison

MakeAvatar vs iFacialMocapTr

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MakeAvatar

Easily create custom metaverse-ready avatars directly from your smartphone. Combine preset parts with intuitive tap controls to design unique characters for social VR platforms. Soon, enjoy cosplay with collaboration outfits from popular anime series.

Highlights
  • Create custom avatars on smartphone
  • Combine preset parts for unique designs
  • Intuitive tap-based controls
  • Upload avatars to multiple VR platforms
  • Cosplay outfits from popular anime coming soon
Features
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*** Easily Upload Your Avatar for the Metaverse from Your Smartphone! *** VRChat is now available on iOS—expand your experience even further with MakeAvatar! Create your own custom avatar right from your phone and dive into the world of VRChat with ease. *** Create Your Avatar with Simple Tap Operations! *** MakeAvatar is a mobile app that lets anyone create an original metaverse-ready avatar by combining preset parts. Choose hairstyles, eyes, colors, and more with intuitive tap-based controls, and enjoy the excitement of owning your very own custom avatar! With just a few minutes from start to finish, MakeAvatar makes avatar creation simple and fun for everyone. *** Collaboration Outfits from Popular Anime Coming Soon! *** Dress up your avatar and enjoy cosplay in the virtual world! Costumes and collaboration items from well-known series will be added one after another. Search for “MakeAvatar” for more details! *** Upload Your Avatar to Multiple Linked Services! *** Avatars created with MakeAvatar can be uploaded to various social VR platforms, including VRChat, Roomiq, VRoid Hub, VirtualCast, FLIPSIDE, and more! Head into the virtual world with an avatar that’s truly your own. - System Requirements iPhone running iOS 11.2 or later Note: Some older devices may not be supported.

About

iFacialMocapTr

Capture facial expressions on your iOS device and stream them in real-time to 3DCG software on your PC. Export animations as FBX files for use in popular 3D modeling and game development tools. This app allows for accurate and easy facial motion capture.

Highlights
  • Real-time facial expression capture
  • Send motion data to PC
  • FBX export for animations
  • Load VRM avatars
  • Compatible with Maya, Unity, Blender
  • Accurate facial motion tracking
Features
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This app is for checking the operation of iFacialMocap. You can try out the features before you buy. This app is free to use, but has some functional limitations. iFacialMocap allows you to capture facial expressions in an iOS app and communicate in real time with 3DCG software on your PC. You can also do an FBX export by email.PC-side software allows you to import VRM models. To export FBX, turn on the REC mode and record. And when you press the mail button, the version selection screen of FBX appears, and when you press the OK button, the FBX file is saved in the File folder and the mailer starts. Detailed usage is available at the following URL: https://ifacialmocap.com/ This app can create face animations by communicating with Maya, Unity and Blender in real time. In addition, animations created in real time can be baked. This app can load VRM avatars within the iOS app. In addition, this app is linked with VMagicMirror on the PC and VRM related apps such as Luppet and HANA_APP. To use, first start this app, then start "iFacialMocap to SoftWare app" on your PC and enter your iPhone's IP address. (Donwload from PC use :https://ifacialmocap.com/download/ ) Next, create up to 52 morph targets (BlendShape or ShapeKey) according to the naming convention. Finally, use 3DCG software to load the script / add-on and press the connection button. Very accurate facial motion capture can be performed very easily. This app is only available for models equipped with FaceID. The camera image and resulting depth data are only used to send motion capture data to the user's PC. That data is not stored in the iPhone. To get depth data from Apple's API, access to the camera is required. This application is only used for communication with PCs within the same network and does not send information to third parties. This app can only be used on iOS devices equipped with FaceID. Supported devices are as follows: ・iPhone iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 iPhone XS Max iPhone XS iPhone XR iPhone X ・iPad iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) iPad Pro 11-inch * Face ID is not installed in the new iPhone SE 2nd generation released in 2020, but you can use iFacial Mocap by updating to iOS 14 or later. Not limited to iPhone SE 2nd generation, iFacial Mocap can be used if it has an A12 or higher chip and has been updated to iOS14.

Screenshots

MakeAvatar4 screens
iFacialMocapTr3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iFacialMocapTr at 3.0 against MakeAvatar's 2.5. iFacialMocapTr also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). MakeAvatar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (47% vs 22%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MakeAvatar sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. iFacialMocapTr asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iFacialMocapTr holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of MakeAvatar's written reviews are positive against 22% of iFacialMocapTr's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MakeAvatar ships an update every 3 weeks, iFacialMocapTr every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MakeAvatar versus iFacialMocapTr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakeAvatariFacialMocapTr
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (24 ratings)3.0 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.3% of reviews — better21.9% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.1
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB300 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGugenka Inc.DevelopW LLC

Customer experience

MakeAvatar

All ratings24 ratings
Positive29.2%
Neutral20.8%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive47.3%
Neutral14.5%
Negative38.2%

iFacialMocapTr

All ratings17 ratings
Positive41.2%
Neutral17.6%
Negative41.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive21.9%
Neutral12.5%
Negative65.6%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

MakeAvatar

One-time10
  • 100UStar$1.99
  • 500UStar$9.99
  • 1000UStar$22.99
Show 7 more
  • 2060UStar$39.99
  • 3090UStar$69.99
  • 4160UStar$69.99
  • 6300UStar$129.99
  • 8360UStar$149.99
  • 9630UStar$199.99
  • 13200UStar$299.99
None

iFacialMocapTr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MakeAvatar free?
MakeAvatar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iFacialMocapTr free?
iFacialMocapTr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MakeAvatar or iFacialMocapTr?
iFacialMocapTr is rated higher. MakeAvatar averages 2.5 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while iFacialMocapTr averages 3.0 from 17 ratings.
Do MakeAvatar or iFacialMocapTr have ads?
iFacialMocapTr shows ads; MakeAvatar does not.
Which is updated more often, MakeAvatar or iFacialMocapTr?
MakeAvatar ships an update every 3 weeks, and iFacialMocapTr every 5 weeks. Most recently, MakeAvatar was updated on October 9, 2026 and iFacialMocapTr on October 12, 2026.

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