Facetune
Mainstream AI selfie retoucher — smoothing, reshaping, AI headshots
Overview
Lightricks' mobile photo/video editor that popularized AI-assisted selfie retouching: one-tap skin smoothing, face and body reshaping, plus AI Headshots, an AI Clothes Changer and text-prompt background generation. A consumer app for social users, not a pro or API product.
Pricing
Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 4 Sep 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.
- Core retouching tools
- Limited exports
- 7-day VIP trial available
- All AI filters and headshots
- No watermarks
- Early access to new effects
- All VIP features
- Best per-month value
- Unlimited edits
What you can produce with Facetune
- One-tap skin smoothing, teeth whitening and blemish removal
- Face and body reshaping tools
- AI Headshots and AI portrait filter packs
- AI Clothes Changer and text-prompt background generator
- Photo and video retouching on iOS and Android
Facetune is the app that made one-tap selfie retouching mainstream, and it still does the core job better than most: smoothing, reshaping, teeth-whitening and blemish removal that a non-editor can pull off in seconds. Lightricks has bolted on the expected 2026 AI kit — AI Headshots, AI Clothes Changer, text-prompt backgrounds and filter packs like Fantasy Portraits. Two honest caveats. The pricing is aggressive: a weekly plan exists mainly to make the annual look cheap, and App Store reviews that dock stars almost always cite cost, not quality. And it's strictly a consumer app — no API, no developer access, and the whole point (idealized selfies) sits uneasily with anyone worried about beauty-standard effects. Good pick for casual users who want polished profile photos with zero skill; wrong tool for professional photo/video production or any programmatic use.
What people say
Facetune's reputation is settled: it's the default selfie-and-portrait retoucher for influencers, solopreneurs and everyday social users who want professional-looking results without hiring a retoucher. App-store ratings stay high across millions of reviews, and the praise is almost always about ease — the interface is approachable and the core retouching (smoothing, reshaping, whitening, blemish removal) works in a few taps.
The 2026 version leans into AI. Reviewers highlight AI Headshots for resume-ready portraits, plus filter packs like Fantasy Portraits, Hunkify and AI Costume, an AI Clothes Changer, and a text-prompt background generator. For casual users these land as fun, low-effort upgrades rather than pro tools.
The consistent complaint is price, and it's loud. Facetune's premium is sold as "VIP," a single feature level billed monthly, quarterly or yearly rather than as multiple feature tiers. Cited figures vary by store and promotion — commonly around $25/month, roughly $40/quarter, and about $77.99/year, with the annual plan pitched as ~50% off monthly. A short weekly option (around $4/week) draws specific criticism as a trap that mainly exists to make the annual look reasonable; reviewers' blunt advice is to pay annually or not at all. A 7-day free trial is standard, and negative reviews frequently mention accidental trial-to-subscription charges.
One representative user review captures the split sentiment: "Wow, this app is good, easy to navigate but hefty on the price." That's the pattern across sources — high marks for capability and usability, stars deducted for cost and subscription friction.
Beyond price, the honest limitations are scope. It's a mobile consumer app with no API and no developer access, so it's irrelevant for programmatic or production workflows. And the whole category invites the beauty-standards critique: the tools that make Facetune effective are the same ones that draw concern about idealized, edited self-images. For its actual audience — people who want a polished selfie or profile photo fast — it remains the benchmark; for professionals or anyone needing automation, it isn't the right tool.
Summary of public user & expert reviews, compiled by RECATOOLS.
About this listing
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