Comparison

CG Maker vs FACEMOTION3D

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

Head to head
About

CG Maker

Easily create reenactment CGs of news events on your smartphone. Access over 200 objects and poses, with free Gacha pulls for more content. Share your creations with others.

Highlights
  • Create reenactment CGs
  • Reproduce news events
  • Over 200 objects and poses
  • Free Gacha for more content
  • Share creations
Features
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It is an application that makes it easy to create a reenactment CG that reproduces common cases in news on a smartphone. All this app can be played free of charge More than 200 kinds of objects and poses that can be arranged Let's get more and more from Gacha that can be turned on for free! Create your own funny reproduction CG and share it to everyone!

About

FACEMOTION3D

Capture facial expressions on your iOS device and stream them in real-time to 3DCG software on your PC. Export recorded animation data in FBX format or import VRM files. Achieve accurate facial motion capture easily.

Highlights
  • Real-time facial motion capture
  • 3DCG software integration (DAZ Studio, Maya, Unity, Unreal Engine, Blender)
  • FBX animation data export
  • VRM file import
  • In-app animation baking
  • Accurate facial motion capture
Features
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With FACEMOTION3D, you can capture facial expressions with an iOS app and communicate in real time with 3DCG software on your PC. You can also FBX export the recorded animation data.You can also import VRM format files into the iOS app. Detailed usage is available at the following URL: https://www.facemotion3d.net/ This app can create facial animations by communicating in real time with DAZ Studio, Maya, Unity ,UnrealEngine and Blender. In addition, you can bake recorded animations within the iOS app via streaming. To use it, first start this app, then download and connect the plug-in script add-on used for data examination on the PC side. Very accurate facial motion capture is very easy to do. This app is only available on iPhone / iPad with Face ID or iPhone / iPad with A12 Bonic or higher CPU. This app has the following iOS supported devices with Face ID: ・ 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 used in the new iPhone SE 2nd generation released in 2020, but you can use FACE MOTION 3D by updating to iOS 14 or later. FACEMOTION3D can be used not only for the 2nd generation of iPhone SE but also when it is equipped with an A12 or later chip and has been updated to iOS14. The camera image and resulting depth data are only used to send the motion capture data to the user's PC. That data is not saved on the iPhone. You need access to the camera to get depth data from Apple's API. This application is only used to communicate with PCs in the same network and does not send any information to third parties.

Screenshots

CG Maker4 screens
FACEMOTION3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

CG Maker and FACEMOTION3D both sit at 3.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of CG Maker's written reviews are positive against 34% of FACEMOTION3D's. CG Maker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). FACEMOTION3D's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FACEMOTION3D sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. CG Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for CG Maker against 3.3 for FACEMOTION3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 35 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of CG Maker's written reviews are positive against 34% of FACEMOTION3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CG Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, FACEMOTION3D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CG Maker versus FACEMOTION3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCG MakerFACEMOTION3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (13 ratings) — better3.3 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews — better34.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1335 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.2
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB477 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertakuya motomuraDevelopW LLC

Customer experience

CG Maker

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral10.7%
Negative10.7%

FACEMOTION3D

All ratings35 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive34.1%
Neutral15.9%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

CG Maker

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

FACEMOTION3D

Subscriptions6
  • VRMAvatarImportSubscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • StreamingOtherSubscription7 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • StreamingBlenderSubscription7 Days trial$3.491 Month
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  • StreamingUnitySubscription7 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • StreamingMayaSubscription7 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • RemoveRecordTimeLimitSubscribe7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time5
  • VRMAvatarImportPermanent$5.99
  • StreamingOtherPermanent$14.99
  • StreamingUnityPermanent$14.99
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  • RemoveRecordTimeLimitPermanent$16.99
  • StreamingBlenderPermanent$16.99

Questions

Is CG Maker free?
CG Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FACEMOTION3D free?
FACEMOTION3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CG Maker or FACEMOTION3D?
CG Maker is rated higher. CG Maker averages 3.4 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while FACEMOTION3D averages 3.3 from 35 ratings.
Do CG Maker or FACEMOTION3D have ads?
CG Maker shows ads; FACEMOTION3D does not.
Which is updated more often, CG Maker or FACEMOTION3D?
CG Maker ships an update every 2 weeks, and FACEMOTION3D every 2 months. Most recently, CG Maker was updated on October 7, 2026 and FACEMOTION3D on October 8, 2026.

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