Comparison

FaceMagic vs ShellBoxCamera

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

Head to head
About

FaceMagic

Transform your photos into unique artistic styles using AI. Create meta cosmic effects, animations, 3D visuals, and cartoon portraits with a variety of digital art filters and backgrounds. Easy to use for creating personalized images.

Highlights
  • AI photo editing
  • Artistic style transformations
  • Meta cosmic effects
  • Animation and cartoon portraits
  • 3D visual effects
  • Over 500 height filters
  • Easy to operate
Features
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FaceMagic is a powerful and interesting application for AI photo editing. Turn your photos into various artistic styles. FaceMagic application uses artificial intelligence algorithms to transform human portraits into artistic portraits, posters, spectral art, double explosion vision, 3D and animation cartoons based on meta cosmic effects. At the same time, it is equipped with a unique background for each effect to produce a unique meta cosmic visual effect. If you like meta universe, spectrum art, 3D and cartoon portrait effects, this image editor will be your new friend. It has a variety of digital art filters. More than 500 height filters Photo Editor Portrait vision: through the analysis of portraits, the combination of painting, design and photography technology, combined with different styles of background, so as to form a new artistic style, so that your photos have a unique artistic personality. Animation and cartoon: through intelligent analysis of photos, turn your portrait into a cartoon character, and then planarize the cartoon character, combined with colorful background, patterns and decorative background pictures, turn your photos into a fashionable cartoon portrait with modern artistic style; 3D vision: through the combination of visual computing and image processing, turn your portrait into a three-dimensional cartoon image, add neon, street and mechanical scenes, and combine three-dimensional space with strong visual light to turn your photos into works with strong visual impact. Easy to operate Take a picture, click on the filter and edit the picture to make it look like artistic portrait, 3D or cartoon art. For your children, you can use this free image editor as a meta cosmic image application! FaceMagic provides a variety of functions to transform images into a meta cosmic style If you want to find an application that can easily design the visual style of meta universe, FaceMagic is a good choice! [FaceMagic VIP Service Statement] 1. Service name: - Monthly FaceMagic VIP; - Weekly FaceMagic VIP; - Yearly FaceMagic VIP; Hereinafter referred to as VIP. 2. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal.After successful deduction, Photo Art will be automatically extended for one subscription period. To cancel renewal, manually turn off automatic renewals in iTunes/ApplelD setup 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. 3. You can suspend or terminate this service by: Automatic renewal for Apple In App Payments (IAP payments, in-app purchases): Goto iPhone "Settings" —> Enter "iTunes Store and App Store" —> tap "Apple ID", select "View Apple ID", enter "Account Settings" page, tap "Subscribe", and select MagicPhoto VIP to cancel the subscription. 4. Terms of Use: https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/meta-face-f79e7.appspot.com/o/Meta%20Face%20Terms%20of%20Use%20Agreement.html?alt=media&token=70b1f8ab-f19b-455e-86be-363561a0776b 5. Privacy Policy: https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/meta-face-f79e7.appspot.com/o/Meta%20Face%20Privacy%20Policy.html?alt=media&token=4f2a0066-a840-4d8b-8167-508565ecd926

About

ShellBoxCamera

This application connects to a Bluetooth device to remotely trigger your phone's camera. Simply press the button on the accessory, and your phone will capture a photo.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth device connection
  • Remote camera triggering
  • Synchronized photo capture
  • Simple button operation
Features
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该款蓝牙设备通过蓝牙连接到手机,当您按下这个蓝牙设备按钮时,手机会同步拍照

Screenshots

FaceMagic4 screens
ShellBoxCamera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FaceMagic at 4.2 against ShellBoxCamera's 3.0. FaceMagic also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). ShellBoxCamera's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.5). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. FaceMagic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. ShellBoxCamera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FaceMagic holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FaceMagic has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FaceMagic ships an update every 6 days, ShellBoxCamera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FaceMagic versus ShellBoxCamera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaceMagicShellBoxCamera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (9 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer华 刘黎鑫 邓

Customer experience

FaceMagic

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ShellBoxCamera

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FaceMagic

Subscriptions3
  • Meta Face VIP Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Meta Face VIP Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Meta Face VIP Annual3 Days trial$27.991 Year
None

ShellBoxCamera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FaceMagic free?
FaceMagic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShellBoxCamera free?
ShellBoxCamera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FaceMagic or ShellBoxCamera?
FaceMagic is rated higher. FaceMagic averages 4.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while ShellBoxCamera averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FaceMagic or ShellBoxCamera have ads?
Neither FaceMagic nor ShellBoxCamera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FaceMagic or ShellBoxCamera?
FaceMagic ships an update every 6 days, and ShellBoxCamera every 2 months. Most recently, FaceMagic was updated on September 14, 2026 and ShellBoxCamera on June 7, 2026.

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