FaceFirst vs SAFR Recognition
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FaceFirst
This enterprise companion app extends core desktop/web functionalities for licensed customers. It offers a subset of features exclusively to authenticated users within existing deployments.
- Enterprise companion functionality
- Subset of desktop/web features
- Exclusive to authenticated customers
- For licensed FaceFirst users only
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The FaceFirst iOS App is an enterprise companion application solely used by licensed FaceFirst customers. This is not a consumer application and provides no functionality to general users outside of our enterprise deployments. The FaceFirst iOS companion app provides a subset of functionality provided by our desktop/web application only to authenticated FaceFirst enterprise customers.
SAFR Recognition
This application allows SAFR customers to securely connect to their facial detection and recognition systems. It enables real-time analysis of live video for security, analytics, and convenience, requiring a licensed server and account credentials for operation.
- Secure server connection
- Live video analysis
- Age, gender, and sentiment detection
- Registration kiosk functionality
- Smile action detection
- Fine-tune settings
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This application enables SAFR customers to connect to their systems. It requires issued SAFR account credentials and a licensed server for operation. SAFR is the premiere facial detection and recognition solution for live video. Industry-leading performance delivers accuracy, speed, and scalability for a range of real-world use cases including security, analytics, and convenience. With the mobile app, you can access the power of SAFR on your iOS device. A server connection is required. Visit safr.com for more information. TOP APP FEATURES: •Connect securely to the SAFR server running on premises or in the cloud •Works with the front or rear-facing camera •Detect age, gender, and sentiment, and store all recognition events •Use as a registration kiosk to opt-in people to your database •Detect smile actions to unlock doors, turn on lights, or send notifications •Fine tune settings and preferences for special conditions or use cases KEY BENEFITS OF USING SAFR: World Class Accuracy Industry leading accuracy and performance independently tested by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Private and Secure Facial data and images are encrypted to ensure privacy. When used locally, no personal image facial data is ever transmitted over the internet Efficient and Flexible Built to scale at high performance and fast processing time, even in very low bandwidth areas.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FaceFirst at 50% against SAFR Recognition's 29%. FaceFirst also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.4). SAFR Recognition's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FaceFirst holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of FaceFirst's written reviews are positive against 29% of SAFR Recognition's.
FaceFirst ships an update every 2 months, SAFR Recognition every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FaceFirst | SAFR Recognition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better | 3.4 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FaceFirst, LLC | RealNetworks LLC |
Customer experience
FaceFirst
SAFR Recognition
In-app purchases
FaceFirst
No in-app purchases
SAFR Recognition
No in-app purchases







