Luxand Face Recognition vs Face Cap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Luxand Face Recognition
This application identifies and remembers faces from your device's camera. Assign names to detected individuals for future recognition. It's designed for users to easily manage and identify people in photos and videos.
- Face detection
- Face memorization
- Name assignment
- Multi-view learning
- Multiple person recognition
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Just tap any detected face and give it a name. The app will memorize the face and recognize it further. For best results, hold the device at arm's length. You may slowly rotate the head (or slowly change your location) for the app to memorize you at multiple views. The app can memorize several persons. If a face is not recognized, tap and name it again. The SDK is available for mobile developers: www.luxand.com/facesdk
Face Cap
Easily capture facial motion data from your device. Record performances and export them as FBX or TXT files, including mesh, blendshapes, and animation. Customize avatars, calibrate data, and even send blendshape parameters wirelessly.
- Facial motion capture
- Export to FBX/TXT
- Import custom avatars
- Calibrate capture data
- Video reference recording
- Filter and smooth data
- OSC blendshape data transmission
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Facial motion capture is now a lot more easy. Record your performance and export the result to FBX or TXT. The FBX export contains mesh, blendshapes and animation data. The TXT export contains just animation data. Additional features: * Import your own custom avatars (From Blender or Maya). * Calibrate the capture data. * Video recording for reference. * Filter and smooth the recorded data. * Send blendshape parameter data over Wifi with OSC. * Lock the head in place. * Hide the head during recording. Face Cap does not collect any personal information. http://www.bannaflak.com/face-cap/privacy/index.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Face Cap at 4.3 against Luxand Face Recognition's 3.1. Face Cap also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (65% vs 53%). Luxand Face Recognition's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Face Cap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Luxand Face Recognition asks for nothing beyond the download.
Face Cap holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Face Cap has 138 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Luxand Face Recognition's written reviews are positive against 65% of Face Cap's.
Luxand Face Recognition ships an update every 7 months, Face Cap every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Luxand Face Recognition | Face Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (16 ratings) | 4.3 (138 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | 65.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 138 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luxand, Inc. | niels jansson |
Customer experience
Luxand Face Recognition
Face Cap
Bugs and requests
Luxand Face Recognition
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Face Cap
Reported bugs
23 issues- Animated 3D model is broken
- Animation not saved on export
- ASCII files not accepted by Blender
- No data transfer when connecting to PC
- Export file location not found
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- Face model can't move on iPhone 14 Pro Max
- App shows grey background
- 3D face disappears after split second
- Purchase restoration issues
- Face not recognized
- Mouth does not record movement with iPhone 13
- Can't see the face
- Can't see my face
- Live mode testing impossible with short duration
- Face model doesn't load on iPhone X
- Contact page gets a 403 response
- Program stopped working
- Facescan stopped working
- New version crashes Face ID
- Doesn't work with XS and XS Max
- Mouth barely open on iPhone Xs
- Struggles with closed mouth shapes on iPhone Xs
- Doesn't capture video face movement on iPhone SE
Requested features
20 requests- Longer recording options
- Teleprompter script integration
- Option to capture video simultaneously
- Support for .usdz format
- Option to configure blendshape strength
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- Real-time support over TCP or UDP
- Include option for frame rate
- Capture side view simultaneously
- More updates for mouth/lips tracking
- Support for Unreal Engine live
- Full mesh with inner mouth, tongue, and neck
- Symmetrical mesh with proper topology
- Better UVs
- Support for iPhone XS Max
- Support for iPhone XR
- Support for iPhone 7, X
- Support for iPhone SE with iOS 11.x
- Update for iPhone Xs
- Update for newer iPhones
- Fix Face ID crash
In-app purchases
Luxand Face Recognition
No in-app purchases
Face Cap
- Subscription unlock$8.991 Month
- all features$69.99
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