waidayo vs ARCharacterRecorder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
waidayo
Capture your facial expressions and animate a virtual avatar in real-time. This app sends motion capture data to compatible PC software, allowing for dynamic virtual performances. Requires an iPhone or iPad with Face ID.
- Facial expression capture
- Avatar animation
- VMC protocol support
- Real-time motion data streaming
- Face ID integration
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waidayo is an application that reproduces your facial expression on an avatar. It supports the VMC protocol and can send facial motion capture data to compatible software such as a PC. An iPhone or iPad compatible with Face ID is required to recognize facial expressions.
ARCharacterRecorder
An app that maps your head movements and facial expressions onto a 3D avatar in VRM format. It supports AR synthesis with real backgrounds and allows for screenshots and video recording with microphone input. Models can be loaded from local storage or Vroid Hub.
- Facial expression and head movement tracking
- VRM 3D avatar integration
- AR synthesis with real backgrounds
- Screenshot and video recording
- Microphone input for recording
- Local and Vroid Hub model support
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ARCharacterRecorder is an application that recognizes your head movements and facial expressions and applying them to a 3D avatar in VRM model format, as well as performing AR synthesis with real-life backgrounds. This software can use models in local storages & Vroid Hub & more. It also allows you to take screenshots and record video using a microphone. Please feel free to use it on social networking sites or post it on video sharing sites. To use this app, you need to have ios device with FaceID or with A12 Bionic or higher chip. It also requires IOS 15 or higher. For instructions on how to use this app, please visit the support URL in the App store or the explanation link in the App store.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ARCharacterRecorder at 3.4 against waidayo's 3.0. ARCharacterRecorder also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 38%). waidayo's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (146 vs 8). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ARCharacterRecorder holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: waidayo has 146 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of waidayo's written reviews are positive against 50% of ARCharacterRecorder's.
waidayo ships an update fortnightly, ARCharacterRecorder every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | waidayo | ARCharacterRecorder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (146 ratings) | 3.4 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 146 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.7 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 264 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akira Sato | AOKI JUMMA |
Customer experience
waidayo
ARCharacterRecorder
Bugs and requests
waidayo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Face tracking freezes or stops working
- App crashes when accessing certain features
- Inability to change or customize the default avatar
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to create custom avatars
- Implement hand and emotion tracking
- Provide green screen background option
- Allow for easier VRM model import
ARCharacterRecorder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
waidayo
No in-app purchases
ARCharacterRecorder
No in-app purchases
