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FaceApp: Perfect Face Editor

Monetization rage Self-contained

FaceApp Technology Limited · Photo & Video · Free · v26.4.1

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Review-rating drop
1.16

2026-Q2 4.06 → last 90 days 2.90, text reviews

Peak quarter
4.06

2026-Q2, text reviews

Last 90 days
2.90

text reviews

Store rating
4.73

all 1788061 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
1.83

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$693k

#9 top-grossing, Photo & Video

store 4.73 · reviews 4.06 → 2.90 · gap 1.83 store 4.73 reviews 2.90

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 500 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2026-Q2: 4.06★ from 142 reviews 4.06 2026-Q2 2026-Q3: 3.20★ from 330 reviews 2026-Q4: 3.00★ from 28 reviews 3.00 2026-Q4
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2026-Q24.06 142
2026-Q33.20 330
2026-Q43.00 28

Recent 1–2 star reviews

Your app sucks

★ · v26.4.1 · Oct 13, 2026

I can’t screen shot stuff 💔

not the same app

★ · v26.4.1 · Oct 10, 2026

the presets look like AI not natural at all :(

Not impressed

★ · v26.4.1 · Oct 10, 2026

Not worth it

All presets dissapeared , I will change stars 🌟 on 5 when they will solve this

★ · v26.4.1 · Oct 10, 2026

I’ve been using FaceApp for many years, since it first became popular with the aging filter around 2019. I’ve been a loyal user ever since, and this is the first time I’ve experienced such a frustrating issue. All of my approximately 20 custom presets, which I personally created and carefully adjusted over the years, have completely disappeared! I’ve had some of these presets for over two years. They even survived a full year without an active subscription, multiple app reinstalls, and changes to my payment method and App Store region. Every time I renewed my subscription, they were still there. Recently, my active annual PRO subscription suddenly stopped being recognized. I managed to restore it, but all my custom presets are now gone. I’ve tried restoring my presets multiple times and reinstalling the app, but nothing works. I also had iCloud synchronization enabled. I’m extremely disappointed. These are years of personalized settings that I cannot simply recreate. I’ve been a loyal paying customer for years, and I expect FaceApp to help me recover my presets. Please investigate this issue and help me restore all my custom presets!

Crooked

★ · v26.4.1 · Oct 7, 2026

Almost Impossible to cancel this subscription

Too much Ai filter

★★ · v26.4.1 · Oct 7, 2026

It was better before Ai was invented. It looks very artificial, and it's hard to edit even a single filter. Looks so fake. I prefer the previous version; I've been using it for a year now. I used to use it before as well around 2019 then I think the filter was more natural-looking then. Blended well with the original photo. Please fix this issue as I am a continuous user. I am kinda disappointed; if it goes this way I will not use it anymore. Simply put I want more natural filters than the Ai one which looks very artificial. Just want a natural filter that blends well with skin and looks like a better version of the original one without fakeness. Thanks

not cool

★ · v26.4.1 · Oct 6, 2026

meh it’s not what i expected kinda lame honestly

Удаление

★ · v26.4.1 · Oct 4, 2026

Не могу теперь удалить

Not worth the two clicks to install.

★ · v26.4.1 · Oct 3, 2026

Ridiculous. Doesn’t scan face, doesnt doesn’t do anything.

False Advertising

★ · v26.4.1 · Oct 3, 2026

Forces you to subscribe before you can do anything, and very limited hairstyles. Basically just long and short. No option for curly hair, one option for wavy hair. Mostly just for straught hair. This is nothing like the ad.

Ugh

★ · v26.4.1 · Oct 2, 2026

Trying to cancel it, and cannot figure out how to do it

Misguided app

★ · v26.4.1 · Oct 2, 2026

It didn’t give me but two ugly options the pay up! No thanks

Faceapp

★ · v26.4.0 · Oct 1, 2026

Impossible to cancel subscription

Not worth the money or my time

★ · v26.4.1 · Sep 30, 2026

This is the worst app I used

Rip off

★ · v26.4.1 · Sep 30, 2026

No place to actually cancel monthly subscription without contacting customer service

Cancellation DIFFICULT

★ · v26.4.1 · Sep 30, 2026

Trying to cancel ISN’T easy

Recognition

★ · v26.4.1 · Sep 28, 2026

The app recognizes women’s faces as men’s faces

Not good

★ · v26.4.1 · Sep 28, 2026

Doesn’t work. Very limited styles.

Difícil de cancelar

★ · v26.4.0 · Sep 27, 2026

Use el app para probar pero no tiene una opción para cancelar la suscripción y eso no está bien.

bruh

★ · v26.4.0 · Sep 24, 2026

you have to pay for all of the features now

Fake

★ · v26.4.0 · Sep 23, 2026

I didn't do anything that it said it would do

Not worth it

★ · v26.4.0 · Sep 23, 2026

I tried the app, it’s not much to speak of. Fine, I pay for an initial month to see what it’s like, but now I can’t cancel it. Trying to do so through the App Store, but they make it tough. The app refers you to the place of purchase for cancellation. If it were a decent app, I’d keep it, but it’s not.

Amy in SC

★ · v26.4.0 · Sep 22, 2026

Once you get the app you realize you have to purchase the higher price version to get all the content.

Bust

★ · v26.4.0 · Sep 21, 2026

Don’t like it . Cancel it’s a waste of my money

Why am I still charged after cancellation????

★ · v26.4.0 · Sep 21, 2026

I cancelled my subscription why am I still being charged?????!!!

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