Charcoal Booth vs Face Effect HD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Charcoal Booth
Transform your photos into realistic charcoal sketches with this intuitive app. Easily select or capture an image, apply the charcoal effect, and fine-tune the tone with a simple slider. Save your artistic creations and share them with friends.
- Photo to charcoal effect
- Image selection from albums
- Built-in camera capture
- Adjustable tone slider
- Save to device
- Share with friends
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Create polished charcoal art in seconds with Charcoal Booth. Turn portraits and landscapes into expressive charcoal drawings with distinct paper-and-pencil styles. Designed for fast, visual editing: • Compare the original and edited image with a live split preview • Explore curated presets made for different photo styles • Blend the effect with your original for a subtle or bold finish • Save favorite effect settings in My Looks and reuse them • Share a labeled before-and-after image • Undo, redo, and resume your last edit • Save and share at high resolution • Edit across compact and expanded layouts with keyboard shortcuts • Process photos directly on your device Choose a photo, try a preset, and adjust until the result feels right. The focused editor keeps the image and its transformation visible throughout the process. Start creating for free in this ad-supported edition.
Face Effect HD
Easily place your face into a variety of humorous pre-designed photo templates. Choose from five categories to create funny pictures for yourself and your friends. Save and share your creations directly from the app.
- Place face in photo hole
- Variety of funny photos
- 5 different categories
- Use built-in camera or upload photos
- Adjust photo size for realism
- Save and share creations
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Face Effect is a great app for having fun with photos. You can place your face on variety of funny photos. # Place your face on funny amazing photo - AND HAVE ENDLESS FUN!! # Lots of funny photos to stick on your picture!! # 5 different categories!! # Make really funny pics for you and your friends!! ## Quick Instructions ## - Select scenario from five different categories. - Take picture with your built in camera or upload it from your photo albums. - Place your face behind selected scenario. - Adjust you photo size to give more realistic look to created photo. - Save to your photo album. - Share your created photo to your friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Face Effect HD at 71% against Charcoal Booth's 10%. Face Effect HD also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Charcoal Booth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Face Effect HD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Charcoal Booth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Charcoal Booth ships an update every 3 weeks, Face Effect HD every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Charcoal Booth | Face Effect HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (297 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.0% of reviews | 71.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 297 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 福恩 毛 | 柳 王 |
Customer experience
Charcoal Booth
Face Effect HD
Bugs and requests
Charcoal Booth
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Face Effect HD
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Difficulty uploading photos
- Compatibility issues with older devices
- Inability to access certain features
Requested features
5 requests- More photo templates and characters
- Ability to use own photos
- Improved stability and fewer crashes
- Option to remove ads
- Better customization tools
In-app purchases
Charcoal Booth
No in-app purchases
Face Effect HD
- Pro Version$0.99
Questions
Is Charcoal Booth free?
Is Face Effect HD free?
Do Charcoal Booth or Face Effect HD have ads?
Which is updated more often, Charcoal Booth or Face Effect HD?
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