waidayo vs Live2DViewerEX
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.
Live2DViewerEX
View and interact with Live2D and Spine animated models. Supports WPK and LPK file formats, allowing you to load, edit, and engage with your models. Customize your viewing experience with image and video backgrounds.
- Manage Live2D and Spine models
- Support WPK and LPK file formats
- Load and edit models
- Interact with models
- Image and video background support
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Live2DViewerEX is a cross-platform Live2D and Spine model viewer Features: - Manage Live2D and Spine models, support WPK and LPK file format - Load and edit models - Interact with models - Support image and video background Note： - Due to system limitations, this app cannot be used as live wallpaper
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: waidayo at none against Live2DViewerEX's shown. waidayo also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (157 vs 16). Live2DViewerEX's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.7). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for waidayo against 2.9 for Live2DViewerEX. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: waidayo has 157 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 38% and 38% positive.
waidayo ships an update fortnightly, Live2DViewerEX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | waidayo | Live2DViewerEX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (157 ratings) — better | 2.9 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.4% of reviews — better | 38.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.7 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 264 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Akira Sato | 海涛 汪 |
Customer experience
waidayo
Live2DViewerEX
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
Live2DViewerEX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
waidayo
No in-app purchases
Live2DViewerEX
No in-app purchases
