Face Effect HD vs FaceShow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
FaceShow
Easily create realistic AI-generated videos by swapping your face onto existing templates. Apply your selfie to celebrities or characters, capture convincing expressions, and share your creations on social media for more engagement.
- AI faceswap technology
- Realistic facial expressions
- Selfie mapped onto templates
- Celebrity and character swaps
- Easy video creation process
- Social media sharing
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With FaceShow's advanced faceswap technology, your selfie is mapped onto another face in a realistic way, with convincing facial expressions and movements that truly look like you. Paste your face onto your favorite celebrity,TV star,beauty and so on.Share your awesome face swapped clip with the world and get more likes on social media.. HOW TO USE FACESHOW Creating an edited video with FaceShow is so easy: 1) Pick your favorite cosplay video template. 2) Import your photo. 3) Save it to your gallery and share it on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, or Snapchat. 【Subscription instructions】 • Members of this software are divided into "General Member" and "Primium Member", corresponding to different subscription prices. Using your own video as a template to create pictures and videos is an exclusive function for primium members. If you only purchase general members, you cannot use the functions of “Primium Member”, such as using your own videos as templates. If general members want to use the functions of advanced members, they need to purchase additionally. • Subscriptions are billed weekly/monthly/yearly at the rate corresponding to the selected plan. • After the user confirms the purchase and pays, it will be credited to the iTunes account, and the Apple iTunes account will deduct the fee within 24 hours before the expiration. After the deduction is successful, the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions by going to iPhone Settings > Go to iTunes & App Store > and tap your Apple ID at the top of the screen. User Terms of Service: https://www.faceshow.vip/static/agreement_en.html Privacy Policy: https://www.faceshow.vip/static/privacy_en.html Subscription Service Agreement: https://www.faceshow.vip/static/agreement_renew_en.html In case of any questions, issues, or collaboration requests, contact us at faceshow2022@163.com
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Verdict
Face Effect HD and FaceShow both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Face Effect HD's written reviews are positive against 21% of FaceShow's. FaceShow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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 and FaceShow sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Face Effect HD against 4.4 for FaceShow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 297 and 128 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Face Effect HD's written reviews are positive against 21% of FaceShow's.
Face Effect HD ships an update every 6 months, FaceShow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Face Effect HD | FaceShow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (297 ratings) | 4.4 (128 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews — better | 21.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 297 — better | 128 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 柳 王 | WorldFun Technology Limited |
Customer experience
Face Effect HD
FaceShow
Bugs and 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
FaceShow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Face Effect HD
- Pro Version$0.99
FaceShow
- FaceShow VIP$5.997 Days
- FaceShow VIP$6.997 Days
- FaceShow VIP2 variants$9.991 Month
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- 连续订阅季度会员$10.493 Months
- FaceShow VIP$10.491 Month
- Monthly Member$12.991 Month
- FaceShow VIP$14.997 Days
- FaceShow VIP$24.991 Year
- SuperVIP$46.991 Year
Questions
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