Luxand Face Recognition vs Face Detection and Recognition
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 Detection and Recognition
This application uses computer technology to identify and recognize human faces in digital images. It offers face detection capabilities and allows for photo editing. It is designed for social photo applications.
- Face detection
- Face recognition
- Photo editing
- Optimized for social photos
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How old do you look? Face Detective finds every face in a photo and guesses how old each one looks — then turns the result into a card you can share with friends. AGE GUESSING FOR THE WHOLE PHOTO • Every face is found, numbered and given an apparent age • See who looks youngest, who looks oldest and the group average • A likely age range and a chart of how sure the guess is • Live mode guesses ages in real time through the camera SHARE YOUR AGE CARD • One tap makes a "How old do we look?" card, sized for Instagram, Facebook and messages • Save annotated photos to your library or share them anywhere READ A FACE • Smile, eyes-open and symmetry readings from 76 facial landmarks • Your face shape — oval, round, square, oblong or heart — with glasses and haircut tips • Facial proportions compared with the rule of fifths, facial thirds and the golden ratio • Symmetry mirror: see what your face would look like with two left sides, or two right sides PRIVACY TOOLS • Blur, pixelate, add a black eye bar or cover faces with emoji before you share • Choose which faces stay visible PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Every photo is analyzed on your iPhone or iPad with Apple's Vision framework — no uploads, no account • Face Detective never identifies who anyone is, keeps no face data and never shares your photos • Saved scans stay in the app until you delete them Ages are how old a face looks to an on-device model, not anyone's real age. Lighting, makeup, beards and camera angle all sway the guess — that's half the fun. Face Detective is for entertainment and is not a medical, identity or age-verification tool. Face Detective is free and supported by ads. Age model trained on the FairFace dataset (Kärkkäinen & Joo, 2021), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Luxand Face Recognition at 53% against Face Detection and Recognition's 0%. Luxand Face Recognition also leads on rating (3.1 vs 1.2) and ads (none vs shown). Face Detection and Recognition's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Luxand Face Recognition holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Luxand Face Recognition's written reviews are positive against 0% of Face Detection and Recognition's.
Luxand Face Recognition ships an update every 7 months, Face Detection and Recognition every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Luxand Face Recognition | Face Detection and Recognition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (16 ratings) — better | 1.2 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luxand, Inc. | Duc Le |
Customer experience
Luxand Face Recognition
Face Detection and Recognition
In-app purchases
Luxand Face Recognition
No in-app purchases
Face Detection and Recognition
No in-app purchases





