Comparison

FaceAway vs Emoji Mask Maker

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

Head to head
About

FaceAway

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FaceAway is a privacy app that automatically detects faces in photos on your device and quickly applies a mosaic effect. There are no complicated editing tools—just choose a photo, tap or drag over the areas you want to cover, and save. Key Features - Automatic face detection - Toggle mosaic on/off with a single tap - Manually select missed areas - Supports both pixel mosaic and blur effects - 3 levels of intensity control - Batch processing for multiple photos - Save after removing location metadata Why FaceAway? - Use it right away with no sign-in. - All photo processing happens on your device. - Edit quickly without sending photos to a server. - A simple workflow focused on masking, without the complexity of full editing apps. Useful When - You want to hide faces captured in the background of marketplace photos - You want to cover some faces before sharing family or group photos - You want to directly select and hide license plates in vehicle photos or sensitive areas in document photos

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Emoji Mask Maker

Features
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Got a photo you want to share, but worried about other people's faces showing up? This app finds the faces for you and hides them with an emoji, a mosaic, or a soft blur. You see the result, tap save, done. And it's completely free. No sign-up, no login, no subscription. The basic flow is "auto-find, auto-hide." If a face slips past, or you want to swap an emoji, you can move and edit anything by hand. WHAT YOU CAN DO ■ Find and hide faces automatically Side profiles, sunglasses, even masks — detected as much as possible. Works on selfies, family shots, group photos. ■ Three ways to hide  • Emoji: pick from 150+ options  • Mosaic: when you want to hide something firmly  • Blur: keeps the mood of the photo while making the face unrecognizable ■ Your photos stay on your phone Everything happens on your iPhone. No internet needed. ■ Fine-tune anything  • Tap an emoji to swap it for another  • Drag to move  • Pull the white dot at the bottom-right to resize  • Long-press to delete  • Missed a face? Drag a rectangle to add one by hand ■ Batch all at once Pick as many photos as you want and save them all to your camera roll in one go. WHEN TO USE • Posting on Instagram, X, or your blog while protecting the other people in the photo • Group photos where not everyone gave consent • Sharing photos of your kids while protecting their faces • Showing your shop without showing customers Free to download. Free to use. Try it now.

Screenshots

FaceAway3 screens
Emoji Mask Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FaceAway at none against Emoji Mask Maker's shown. FaceAway also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 2 level
FaceAway versus Emoji Mask Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaceAwayEmoji Mask Maker
PriceFreeFree
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSoyoung BaekYmix

In-app purchases

None

FaceAway

No in-app purchases

None

Emoji Mask Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FaceAway free?
FaceAway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Emoji Mask Maker free?
Emoji Mask Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FaceAway or Emoji Mask Maker have ads?
Emoji Mask Maker shows ads; FaceAway does not.

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