Comparison

Instashots vs Hearts Not Faces

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

Head to head
About

Instashots

Generate professional, studio-quality headshots using AI. Upload a selfie and choose from various styles to create polished images for LinkedIn, resumes, and personal branding. Get fast, secure results without an expensive photoshoot.

Highlights
  • AI-powered headshot generation
  • Professionally tailored looks
  • Fast turnaround time
  • Private and secure processing
  • Multiple styles for various professions
Features
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Create stunning, studio-quality headshots with the power of AI — no camera crew or expensive photo shoot required. Instashots uses advanced artificial intelligence to generate professional headshots that are perfect for LinkedIn, resumes, personal branding, and more. Key Features: - AI-Powered Headshot Generation – Upload a selfie and let our AI transform it into high-quality professional headshots. - Tailored Looks for Any Profession – Choose from a variety of styles to match your industry or personal brand. - Fast Turnaround – Get your headshots delivered in seconds, not days. - Private & Secure – Your photos are processed securely and deleted after generation. Whether you're a job seeker, entrepreneur, or just need a polished profile pic, Instashots makes it effortless to look your best. Note: Instashots is free to download. A subscription is required to access and use all features of the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hearts Not Faces

This app permanently erases infant faces from photos at the pixel level, preventing the creation of irreversible biometric records. It offers a secure, on-device solution to protect your child's privacy before sharing images online.

Highlights
  • Permanently erases infant faces
  • Destroys pixels, not just blurs
  • Strips GPS and location metadata
  • On-device processing, no data collection
  • Manual face selection and protection
  • Dedicated protected photo album
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Every time you post a photo of your baby on social media, you're contributing to a permanent, searchable biometric record of a person who never consented to it. Hearts Not Faces gives you a way out. Open your Photos app, select a photo, tap share, and choose Hearts Not Faces. In seconds, your infant's face is permanently erased - not blurred (which can be reversed by AI) but actually destroyed at the pixel level. Then share directly to Instagram or save to your Hearts Not Faces album. Everything happens on your iPhone. Your photos never leave your device. No account. No server. No data collected. WHAT IT DOES - Detects faces automatically using Apple's Vision framework - Erases faces permanently — pixels destroyed, not blurred - Strips GPS coordinates and location metadata by default - Saves protected photos to a dedicated album - Lets you tap any missed faces to protect them manually - Lets you choose which faces to protect and which to keep HONEST ABOUT LIMITATIONS - Cannot protect photos already shared without the app - Cannot protect photos sent via WhatsApp or iMessage where the original is transmitted - May occasionally miss very small or partially hidden faces - we show a warning and let you fix it manually Built by a parent, for parents. Free, forever.

Screenshots

Instashots4 screens
Hearts Not Faces4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hearts Not Faces at 100% against Instashots's 14%. Hearts Not Faces also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Instashots's advantage is ratings volume (514 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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. Instashots sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Hearts Not Faces asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hearts Not Faces holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Instashots has 514 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Instashots's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hearts Not Faces's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instashots ships an update every 2 weeks, Hearts Not Faces every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Instashots versus Hearts Not Faces: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstashotsHearts Not Faces
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (514 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings514 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamy MalikTristan Aubert

Customer experience

Instashots

All ratings510 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive13.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative83.3%

Hearts Not Faces

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Instashots

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • In-app support button doesn't work

Requested features

2 requests
  • Refund option
  • In-app support that works

Hearts Not Faces

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Instashots

Subscriptions6
  • Premium 1 Week$6.997 Days
  • Premium 1 Week$7.997 Days
  • Premium 1 Week$8.997 Days
Show 3 more
  • Premium 1 Year$29.991 Year
  • Premium 1 Year$39.991 Year
  • Premium 1 Year$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • New Model$4.99
None

Hearts Not Faces

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instashots free?
Instashots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hearts Not Faces free?
Hearts Not Faces is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Instashots or Hearts Not Faces?
Hearts Not Faces is rated higher. Instashots averages 4.5 out of 5 from 514 ratings, while Hearts Not Faces averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Instashots or Hearts Not Faces have ads?
Neither Instashots nor Hearts Not Faces shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instashots or Hearts Not Faces?
Instashots ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hearts Not Faces every 10 days. Most recently, Instashots was updated on November 12, 2026 and Hearts Not Faces on October 31, 2026.

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