FaceApp

FaceApp is the pick when you want to see yourself older, bearded or with new hair, not when you want your face in a film scene. Its privacy policy is also unusually specific: edited photos are deleted from its cloud servers 24 to 48 hours after the last edit.

01FaceApp overview

FaceApp answers a different question from most tools on this site. Instead of moving a face between two pictures, it rebuilds the face already in your photo: older or younger, a different gender look, new hair colour, a beard, a smile. The multiface button lets you edit each person in a group shot one at a time, and Beard Transfer copies a beard style from a reference photo. Swapping one person's face onto another body is not part of the toolset.

For Malaysian users the buying process is simple because Apple and Google bill FaceApp Pro in ringgit. The Malaysian App Store lists FaceApp PRO purchases from RM 25.00 up to RM 399.90, with monthly and annual plans that share the same features; only the length differs. The free version covers many popular filters, including the ageing ones, but may stamp a watermark on the saved image.

02FaceApp pros and cons

03FaceApp features

04FaceApp pricing in RM

Apple and Google bill FaceApp Pro in ringgit, so no conversion applies; the RM range comes from the Malaysian App Store listing and changes with promotions.

05FaceApp privacy and uploads

FaceApp uploads a photo only when you apply a filter to it; pictures you never edit stay on the phone. Edited photos are processed on Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services and, according to the privacy policy, deleted within 24 to 48 hours of the last edit. The cache is encrypted with a key kept on your device, and FaceApp says it uses photos and videos only to provide the editing feature.

You do not have to wait for the timer: Settings, then Privacy & Legal, then Delete Cloud Photo Cache removes the encrypted copies at once. Edit only photos of your own face or of people who agreed to it. The face swap risk guide covers what can go wrong when edited portraits are shared.

06What FaceApp can and cannot do to a face

FaceApp sorts its effects into folders such as Age, Gender, Hair, Beards and Makeup, and Pro filters can be previewed before you subscribe. The Eraser and Merge tools keep an effect on the face while the background stays as it was, which helps when a hair colour spills onto a wall or a shirt.

• Ageing filters: included in the free and Pro versions
• Group photos: tap a face, then switch with the multiface button
• Beard Transfer: copies a beard style from a reference picture
• Not included: placing a face into another photo, video or GIF

If your goal is to put yourself into a film still or a meme, look at our face swap app shortlist or the GIF swap tools. Those services take two inputs, a source face and a target picture, which is the step FaceApp leaves out. In a browser, Remaker AI and PixNova both work that way.

07Paying for FaceApp Pro in Malaysia

FaceApp does not sell Pro on its website. You subscribe in the app's PRO section, and Apple or Google bills the plan in ringgit, so no currency conversion or foreign card fee applies. FaceApp's FAQ says prices differ by country, that monthly and annual plans include the same features, and that the annual plan is the cheaper choice per month.

• Malaysian App Store range: RM 25.00 to RM 399.90
• Billing: Apple App Store or Google Play
• Cancel: in the store account that bills you
• Uninstalling the app does not stop renewals

Before paying, preview the Pro filter you actually want on one selfie. If the free version already covers your favourite effects, the main gain from a subscription is a saved file without the watermark.

08FaceApp alternatives

09FaceApp FAQ