Reface: Face Swap AI Photo App Reviews

Great app when it’s working. But when you close out of Reface or do something else on your phone and want to go back to Reface 95% of the time it won’t let you. Yes, I’ve deleted and reinstalled Reface , restarted my iPhone, closed all webpages and it still won’t work. I’m not sure what it is, when I go to click on Reface it’s the black Home Screen page with two white inner locking circles and then quit and your back to your home page. If the circles start moving and an arrow then shows up between the circles it will start working. Very random. The last time I used Reface was yesterday Feb 1st and before that Jan 18th. I tried using it the next two days, but nothing. So I ended up giving up and randomly clicking on it yesterday and it worked. However, there was an update while I was using it and I updated Reface now it hasn’t worked since then.

Im having an issue thats not letting me use the Pro version of this. I went to subscribe to it when it asked me and after it said “purchase was successful”, I pressed ok and it got stuck in an infinite loading screen. I restarted Reface but after I opened it, it still didn’t have me in the Pro version so when i went to click on the Pro message at the top again to try to subscribe again thinking it was a glitch, the Apple message pops up saying I’m already subscribed, so when I press ok, your message pops up saying that the purchase was unsuccessful. Its very aggravating cause It shows in my subscriptions on my iPhone that my trial has already started but when I go into this app, it still doesn’t have me in the Pro version. I really do think you guys created a great app cause the way the AI integrates any face into a video or GIF etc is insane, but it would be nice to use your free trial......if it worked! That’s why I'm taking off a couple stars. If you could fix this in the future, that’d be awesome, but I'm annoyed that my free trial is being wasted because your app is not allowing me to use it. Thanks, looking forward to a response from you guys.

I’d purchase but when using the product I try to post to Facebook and get messages like these: something about connection and then a message that the file size is too big. The 3rd outcome is that the item posts but the video and GIF doesn’t work - it’s a still photo. So in essence it doesn’t work correctly with Facebook. I’ve saved the videos and GIFs to my videos on my iPad (I cannot email them to myself) and then I again try to post to Facebook and it doesn’t work properly. I can send the videos and GIFs to other thru Messenger. I used to be a paying customer of JibJab and never had this issue. So unless the this app app can work, there’s no sense in paying for it. (Yes I’ve cleared my iPad cache and have cleared the safari website memory and I’ve even rebooted the power on the iPad and Reface is still unusable on Facebook.
Now my iPad is not brand new however I still have approximately 75% of available memory in it. I’ve sent messages to your staff over your this app app and no one there seems to be able to give me the correct direction of what to do to get this to work properly.

First off...really fun idea, I’m having a lot of fun with this. My major gripe is that Reface keeps having goofy problems. First, it wouldn’t let me load my own gifs. Then it worked like a dream for about a month. The last couple weeks, it seems like it can’t handle my gif library and you can’t scroll past the first few visible rows before it crashes, and you could only use the most recently saved ones. And since yesterday, it now crashes as soon as I go to the gif library altogether, which is REALLY a problem, because now you’ve kind of rendered Reface useless if that’s going to happen. I’m not a tech guy, I don’t know the ins and outs, but the number one thing I need improved is Reface ’s ability to not overload and crash. Fix that, and you’ve got an excellent product here, which is why I’m keeping the rating friendly, but as of the current moment, Reface is zero stars to me as I can’t use it for its most important purpose to me as it’s advertised that I should be able to do. Please fix ASAP! Thanks!

I thought this was gonna be one of those cheap apps. I would use if for the free 3 days then cancel boy that is not happening . Been on it 3 hours it’s so fun. No watermarks no restrictions again wow.
All my friends I send a clip to say how you do that I lie and say it took two weeks of tedious work but I did it because I love you. Lol I’m gonna have to tell them because they will not stop asking .I know such a app was coming did not think it would be this great and simple to use. I can see them doing like tikt and letting you edit in the future doing longer clips and everything. Absolutely love it. After I’m done showing off I’m going let everyone know about it hats off to the developers and again thanks for no watermarks and so much content. This is one app I’m happy to pay for.

Reface requires a subscription to use, however it offers a free trial if you opt for the one year subscription. In the terms, it specifically says the trial is 3 days long, and you will not be charged for the year subscription as long as it is cancelled at least 48 hours prior to the billing cycle.

So I picked this option for the free trial and tried Reface for about 10 minutes. For the time it takes to render a new gif, with a face swap, Reface is impressive. But I was underwhelmed with the end quality and can produce much better items with my current software, albeit with much longer rendering times or time spent editing frames. I canceled my subscription via my Apple account in settings, deleted Reface , and moved on. Only to then notice an alert from my bank. I was charged immediately for the purchase of a year subscription. We’re not breaking the bank with $25, but that’s flat out false advertising and malicious. Now I’m dealing with refund request from Apple and a stop payment order from my bank. Way to much hassle for this.

The free version of this joke is so heavily infested with ads that seem to go on for 20 minutes each, that is virtually unusable. Unless you’re willing to consider paying the ridiculously high recurring monthly or annual fee, don’t waste your time with this.

Edited in response to the developer’s response: I understand the need for a paid version. My point was that there really is no free version, as the so-called free version is just pretty much one continuous ad after another. And the paid version is so overpriced that it is not a consideration for me. If the free version had a less crushing amount of ads, or the paid version was a little more reasonably priced, we might have a deal. As it is, no sale.

Maybe I am the exception and other people are more accepting of the number of ads and/or the cost of the paid version. As it is, I think that you are a little too greedy and the prospects of your company surviving long-term with the current business model are somewhat limited. As I said, I could be completely wrong. Time will tell.

Reface has flagged several of my videos as possible in appropriate contact when the only thing in the video is a dog now I know it will re-face dog photos but apparently videos it doesn’t it also Said that a picture of my daughter playing with the dog was inappropriate when in fact nothing about that video that was inappropriate most of it you only see her hand with a squeaky toy playing with the dog and of course my daughter was fully dressed I’m going to give Reface less stars because I don’t think it should have an inappropriate filter that flags videos that have nothing inappropriate in them that makes it hard for me to enjoy the service when it stops me from enjoying it first of all it’s a paid service so adults are paying for it last time I checked an adult can do whatever they want I’m 40 years old and I certainly don’t need an app telling me that my daughter playing with a dog is inappropriate

Before Reface I downloaded another similar one called “Facebrity,” which didn’t have nearly as many options and charged $5 a week for membership. This version is half the price and sooooo much better! It doesn’t look fake, as long as you have a good photo it actually looks really nice! I am so happy I found Reface and I would strongly recommend it to anyone on the fence about getting a subscription... splurge!!!! I can’t imagine myself keeping an active subscription permanently because that’s just a lot of money for content I’ll probably never really use for anything, but here and there it’s a lot of fun and I’ll renew it in the future :)

I really want to like Reface. I’ve so far made a few videos. However, I’m having so many issues with Reface.
1) when it says I need to watch an Ad to this app, I’ll happily watch the ad and when the ad is over, it makes me watch the add over and over again and it doesn’t let me this app at all.
2) when an ad is automatically shown to me before refacing, the ad will play and when it is over my screen is blank and there’s no video. There is sound though.

I’ve re-downloaded Reface and reset it multiple times but there’s just so many bugs it makes it near impossible to work. If I select to watch an ad to this app, that is a trade. That is a form of “payment” or “agreement” to get something in return. I suggest looking into this before this turns into a legal issue in which people are not getting what they paid/traded for. Not saying I would do anything but you never know about other people!

As far as a fun app, to me, this is even more fun than any game. I’ve been having so much enjoyment that I became a weekly subscriber.

One complaint though, that forced me to take away a star is the refacing of my own Gifs, its AI catching some as “inappropriate” despite nothing being inappropriate in any way. Actually one it found was someone doing a ballet arm movement, another, someone leaning forward and standing straight up. No nudity or risky attire of any kind, not even sound or use of copyright music material. And while I personally don’t convert anything of the adult nature, since it’s a private app people should post what they want.

I tried contacting support but since it’s Friday they’re closed until Monday. To close, it’s very good but can use some improvements. I won’t be keeping it forever but for now it’s great fun.

There are not many options to chose from when it comes to African Americans. Whenever I search black woman it doesn’t nearly have as much variety for us as there are for everyone else. A lot of them are just gifs made by Tenor. There are entirely too many amazing black film visuals from this century and the last to only have a select few on here. It’s frustrating having brown skin and using this app on someone with lighter skin because it doesn’t really look like me. I want to see selectionS (notice it’s plural) for us on PRO & the “Loonnggg Videos”. Why are majority of the people on PRO of lighter complexion? I believe there should be diversity in skin tone when promoting them. Besides that, I love using Reface and it’s the best one in its category so far, just remember it’s 2021 and people want to see representation for EVERY race. Thanks!

Reface mostly works very well. If the character moves too quickly the face slides, which is a mix of humorous and frightening, but otherwise it is a lot of fun. Interestingly, it works well with video game characters such as Noctis or BDO characters as well as real people.

My only real complaint at this time is that you can’t favorite all content and there is no way to mute Reface without turning the volume down on my phone. I like to listen to music and play with the visuals of Reface and it won’t let me do both because I can’t mute Reface . Also a pain if I forget to turn down the sound on my phone in public. Otherwise great app. Lots of fun.

It's a nice app for the most part, but after using it for almost a month, I've noticed quite a few flaws.

The limit of 640p gifs is extremely limiting, and makes the end result look not so great. Straight up limiting it to gifs in the first place is a real bummer, because it's harder to find gifs for a lot of what people would use Reface for. MP4s or WeBMs would be great additions in Reface , and would guarantee a resubscription from me. I'm not saying bump up the resolution supported to 4k (as nice as that would be) but like 900p or somewhere around there would definitely assist with the compatibility. Also a feature to assist the face finding, like pin pointing where the eyes are, or upgrading how it locates it would be perfect. Thank you for the product, and thank you for reading my review.

I redownloaded Reface because my subs almost up and I wanted to make the most out of it before it expires. (I had deleted it months ago because you HAVE to give them access to ALL your photos and metadata which is super invasive on its own.) Well now I turns out they have updated terms and conditions.

Reface is very anti privacy. They “say” they value it but they don’t.

1. Why do you need to access all the photos in my library? Other apps can function with only the select few I allow them to view. Why do you need to scan my whole library?

2. You do not honor DO NOT TRACK. Which is fine for me I have a vpn, I block third party cookies, and I have other tracker blocking software. But for other people you know their exact location. Why?

3. You are keeping biometric data now from what I understand? Why?

4. Why do people have to have a private conversation with you about your anti privacy practices? Why not just put the reasons in the replies to these complaints? You clearly don’t want us to have privacy why do YOU need privacy?

Really glad I deleted Reface . I don’t understand why it’s so hard for a company to make money and NOT track people uniquely. It’s like companies have forgotten how to profit pre-internet and don’t understand people value their privacy.

Overall Reface is pretty good, but there are a few issues. My first issue is that when I apply my face(I’m Chinese) it looks similar to me but not quite like me. It appears to be changing my eye shape and getting rid of my double eyelid. I tried another app called iFace, which doesn’t do this, and looks much closer to me( I have done the exact same scenes with the same photo in both apps and the results are noticeably different). This isn’t really a problem with my Caucasian friends. I also have problems with finished videos just being a black screen, and I have had problems where I watch an ad, but it kicks me back to the main screen without letting me face swap. Other than that, cool app!

So, I lost my 22 year old son July 2019 very unexpectedly to Viral Myocarditis and it has been SO HARD on me. I was left to only have the punctures I had. No new memories, then along came Reface and it brought my David back to me. Yes, I understand he’s gone and never going to physically be with me anymore. I am not deluding myself. That being said, Reface was made for his faceS nearly every one of these I do, his face is PERFECT! I mean, they even get the profile right! Reface has been a Godsend to me. It has helped me in the mourning process. I want to thank the creators/developers of Reface for not only making it, but making it affordable. I miss David every day, but this helps me tremendously.

I genuinely like Reface I think it’s genius! Except for a few things. I’ve noticed that Reface would change your face into something that doesn’t really look like you. For a while I wondered why until I found out that it actually depends on the face shape. I have a round face and I’m from Latin America so most faces look weird when I use it however I’ve noticed that most Indian faces fit me. I was just wondering, and hoping, if there could be more range of face shapes on Reface.

Also I’ve noticed when I try to add a photo of a face it doesn’t frame it like if you would take a picture of yourself and it would mostly say an error has occurred. I hope this could be used in improving Reface :)

Reface is crazy fun. The full paid version has a couple shortcomings though.
1) water mark is not removable - why make your users jump through the additional hoops of scrubbing the watermark off outside Reface ?
2) censoring which videos and photos I can use smacks of big brother oversight. If I want to create a spicy face swap why have you placed yourself in the role of censorship overlord?
3) I’d like to be able to add my own audio soundtracks and not be limited to scrolling through a long list of songs that are well, I think you get the point.
Looking forward to developer feedback and keep up the great work!!!

••Updated Review••3 minutes later Deleted and Downloaded Reface again and voila it worked, and as promised I have changed my rating! So excited to start using Reface ! ••First Review••I want to say first, I’d would love to use Reface. It seems fun and something I’d enjoy messing around with. However, I attempt (many times) to add a photo by either camera roll to taking a photo and would get “unknown error” every time. I was unable to locate a clear resolution for the issue I’m having so I’m basically unable to use Reface . I’m sorry for the low rating I hope the issue is resolved and then I will happily change my rating.

I love Reface but why would you limit the swapping to you own photo and not allow to pull other photos from your personal folder

Very good fast face gif tech. And easy to share. Can’t wait to make my friends laugh more. Especially hoping they expand their gif options, but they’re off to a great start!

Amazing app. Lots of choices and it’s all free. However, it would be great if you could use photos from your gallery.

Why isn’t there a search function to look up other gif also is there a way to make your own for your videos or upload videos you have?

The only reason why I give this a 3 star is because I would like to upload your own faces from a photo gallery to make memes. Besides that I think it’s great and also how come we can’t use celebrities faces to face swap with?

All Reface needs is the ability to upload photos from your albums.

Great app, I am using it for last few weeksk and just figure out that I am messaging with friends only with GIFs made with Doublicat) great work!

What’s the timeline for uploading from photo album to profile?

I like Reface, but I would love it if I could search key words for certain gifs I was looking for instead of taking time scrolling

Really fun and amazing AI deepfakes. Just wish you could upload your own Gifs.

Now I can really be popular

Uploading own gifs and videos would be even more cool!

I like how it works. Just one selfie and you are president

I’ve tried several different original gifs along with several different photos of myself in different lighting and all of them look horrible.

Why cannot we use existing pictures from Album?