Comparison

MotionPortrait vs FACEMOTION3D

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

Head to head
About

MotionPortrait

Transform your portrait photos into animated 3D avatars that mimic your speech. Add fun accessories and record your creations as movies to share with friends. This app processes your photos locally, ensuring your privacy.

Highlights
  • Create moving 3D avatars from photos
  • Lip-syncs to your voice
  • Record animated movies
  • Add hairstyles, glasses, and beards
  • Share creations on social media
  • Use as Twitter profile icon
Features
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MotionPortrait™ can transform any portrait photo into a moving 3D avatar that repeats your every word. *** How to use the app *** - Take a portrait photo or pick one from your photo library, and the face will automatically start moving in 3D. - Talk to it and it will repeat your every word. - Record your moving 3D avatar as a movie. - Try fun hairstyles, glasses, masks, and beards, and apply them to your animated 3D avatar. - Share your 3D movie with friends via email, Facebook, and Twitter. Upload your new look to Twitter and Facebook, and use it as your Twitter profile icon. (About handling of personal information) MotionPortrait app does not collect any personal data. - Our app creates your avatar without uploading your photo to any web server. - Our app does not save or upload your avatar data without your operation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. mp_apps@motionportrait.com

About

FACEMOTION3D

Capture facial expressions on your iOS device and stream them in real-time to 3DCG software on your PC. Export recorded animation data in FBX format or import VRM files. Achieve accurate facial motion capture easily.

Highlights
  • Real-time facial motion capture
  • 3DCG software integration (DAZ Studio, Maya, Unity, Unreal Engine, Blender)
  • FBX animation data export
  • VRM file import
  • In-app animation baking
  • Accurate facial motion capture
Features
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With FACEMOTION3D, you can capture facial expressions with an iOS app and communicate in real time with 3DCG software on your PC. You can also FBX export the recorded animation data.You can also import VRM format files into the iOS app. Detailed usage is available at the following URL: https://www.facemotion3d.net/ This app can create facial animations by communicating in real time with DAZ Studio, Maya, Unity ,UnrealEngine and Blender. In addition, you can bake recorded animations within the iOS app via streaming. To use it, first start this app, then download and connect the plug-in script add-on used for data examination on the PC side. Very accurate facial motion capture is very easy to do. This app is only available on iPhone / iPad with Face ID or iPhone / iPad with A12 Bonic or higher CPU. This app has the following iOS supported devices with Face ID: ・ IPhone iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 iPhone XS Max iPhone XS iPhone XR iPhone X ・ IPad iPad Pro 12.9 inch (4th generation) iPad Pro 12.9 inch (3rd generation) iPad Pro 11 inch (2nd generation) iPad Pro 11 inch * Face ID is not used in the new iPhone SE 2nd generation released in 2020, but you can use FACE MOTION 3D by updating to iOS 14 or later. FACEMOTION3D can be used not only for the 2nd generation of iPhone SE but also when it is equipped with an A12 or later chip and has been updated to iOS14. The camera image and resulting depth data are only used to send the motion capture data to the user's PC. That data is not saved on the iPhone. You need access to the camera to get depth data from Apple's API. This application is only used to communicate with PCs in the same network and does not send any information to third parties.

Screenshots

MotionPortrait4 screens
FACEMOTION3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MotionPortrait at none against FACEMOTION3D's 11. MotionPortrait also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (47% vs 34%). On price, rating, 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. FACEMOTION3D sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MotionPortrait asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.2 for MotionPortrait against 3.3 for FACEMOTION3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 135 and 35 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of MotionPortrait's written reviews are positive against 34% of FACEMOTION3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MotionPortrait ships an update fortnightly, FACEMOTION3D every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MotionPortrait versus FACEMOTION3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMotionPortraitFACEMOTION3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (135 ratings)3.3 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.3% of reviews — better34.1% of reviews
Number of ratings135 — better35
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.2
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB477 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotionPortrait, Inc.DevelopW LLC

Customer experience

MotionPortrait

All ratings134 ratings
Positive52.2%
Neutral11.9%
Negative35.8%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive47.3%
Neutral16.1%
Negative36.6%

FACEMOTION3D

All ratings35 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive34.1%
Neutral15.9%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

MotionPortrait

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App crashes on startup or during use
  • Eyes repositioning randomly after adjustment
  • Mouth and eye positions moving together unintentionally
  • Audio not recording properly or only capturing partial speech
  • Video exports with black bars on edges
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  • Glitches appearing in top right corner of images
  • Glasses moving during animation
  • Hair and eyelashes moving incorrectly with blinks
  • Random faces or teeth appearing in animations
  • Share button stuck or non-functional
  • Sound cancellation on iPad screen recordings
  • App freezing when adjusting facial features
  • Saving functionality completely broken
  • Microphone turning back on automatically
  • Exported videos showing still images instead of animations
  • Audio lag and sync issues during playback
  • Sensitivity issues with touch controls

Requested features

15 requests
  • Head turning and body movement capabilities
  • Multiple facial expressions and mood library
  • Longer audio recording duration (currently ~7-15 seconds)
  • External microphone support
  • HD video export quality
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  • Ability to disable or control random blinking
  • Face mapping control to prevent background movement
  • Scaling controls for eye and mouth position markers
  • More realistic 3D animation effects
  • Support for multiple faces in single image
  • Adjustable countdown timer
  • Better eye detection for people wearing glasses
  • Audio import functionality
  • Better lip-sync accuracy
  • Universal app support for iPad

FACEMOTION3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MotionPortrait

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

FACEMOTION3D

Subscriptions6
  • VRMAvatarImportSubscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • StreamingOtherSubscription7 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • StreamingBlenderSubscription7 Days trial$3.491 Month
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  • StreamingUnitySubscription7 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • StreamingMayaSubscription7 Days trial$4.491 Month
  • RemoveRecordTimeLimitSubscribe7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time5
  • VRMAvatarImportPermanent$5.99
  • StreamingOtherPermanent$14.99
  • StreamingUnityPermanent$14.99
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  • RemoveRecordTimeLimitPermanent$16.99
  • StreamingBlenderPermanent$16.99

Questions

Is MotionPortrait free?
MotionPortrait is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FACEMOTION3D free?
FACEMOTION3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MotionPortrait or FACEMOTION3D?
FACEMOTION3D is rated higher. MotionPortrait averages 3.2 out of 5 from 135 ratings, while FACEMOTION3D averages 3.3 from 35 ratings.
Do MotionPortrait or FACEMOTION3D have ads?
Neither MotionPortrait nor FACEMOTION3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MotionPortrait or FACEMOTION3D?
MotionPortrait ships an update fortnightly, and FACEMOTION3D every 2 months. Most recently, MotionPortrait was updated on September 20, 2026 and FACEMOTION3D on September 12, 2026.

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