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FaceApp vs EPIK

FaceApp: Photorealistic face editor with 60+ one-tap filters for hair, beards, makeup, aging and retouching. EPIK: SNOW's photo and video editor with pro color tools, beauty retouching and the AI Yearbook.

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Updated October 16, 2026

FaceApp and EPIK details as published on faceapp.com and epik.snow.me (and their official app store listings), checked October 16, 2026. Luren AI shown for reference.
	FaceApp	EPIK	Luren AI
Platforms	iOS, Android	iOS, Android	iPhone and Android app
Mobile app	Yes	Yes	Yes, iPhone and Android
Free plan	Free version with many popular filters; some Pro filters can be previewed for free (FAQ)	Free to download, with in-app purchases	Free to download and try
Pricing	FaceApp Pro subscription, monthly or annual, priced in the app in your local currency (FAQ)	EPIK PRO subscription (weekly, monthly or yearly), plus one-off packs such as AI Yearbook and AI Christmas sold in the app (App Store listing)	Pay per creation with coins, or a weekly or yearly Pro subscription
What you need to start	One photo	One photo for edits; the AI Yearbook's photo requirement is not stated on its site	One photo, or just a prompt; no training
AI models	Not stated on its site	Not stated on its site	Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Qwen-Image 3.0, Grok Imagine; Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance
Images	Not offered	AI filters that restyle you as characters, and themed packs such as the AI Yearbook	300+ styles, your own prompt with a model picker, and an AI agent
Video	Not offered	Video face retouch, video mosaic and retro clip effects	Image to video, text to video, UGC videos and 40+ AI dances
Editing	60+ photorealistic filters for hair, beard, makeup and aging, plus retouch, object removal and reshape	HSL, curves, clone and patch, beauty retouch, face and body reshape, AI cutout, object removal, batch editing and templates	Restore, upscale, change clothes, backgrounds, pose and expression

Choose FaceApp if…

Seeing yourself older or younger
Trying hair colors, beards and makeup
Natural selfie retouching

FaceApp, with over a billion installs according to its site, is a photorealistic face editor: more than 60 one-tap filters for retouching, hair color and style, beards, makeup and aging, plus retouch, object removal and reshape tools. It is free to download, and FaceApp Pro, a monthly or annual subscription, unlocks all filters and removes watermarks.

Strengths

60+ photorealistic one-tap filters
Aging filters available in both the free and Pro versions (FAQ)
Available in 33 languages on its App Store listing

Limits to know

Its FAQ says its filters are designed for faces, not bodies
All filters and watermark-free results need FaceApp Pro
AI image and video generation are not described on its site

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Choose EPIK if…

Selfie and portrait retouching
Fine color grading on a phone
Trend packs such as 90s yearbook photos

EPIK, from SNOW Corporation, is a photo editor for iPhone and Android that pairs pro-style tools such as HSL, curves, split tone, clone and batch editing with detailed beauty and face retouching. Its AI tools include enhance, AI skin, smart cutout, object removal, AI filters and hairstyle and expression changes, and its website promotes the AI Yearbook, a 90s yearbook-photo throwback.

Strengths

Pro-style manual tools: HSL, curves, split tone, grain, clone and patch
Detailed beauty and face retouching, including batch beauty for several selfies
Themed AI packs such as the 90s AI Yearbook

Limits to know

AI video generation is not described in its store listings
Themed packs such as Yearbook are separate purchases from the PRO subscription (App Store listing)
No web version: its site links to the iPhone and Android apps

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Key differences

EPIK makes video (Video face retouch, video mosaic and retro clip effects); FaceApp does not list video features.
EPIK generates images; FaceApp is built around other jobs.
Free plans: FaceApp: Free version with many popular filters; some Pro filters can be previewed for free (FAQ). EPIK: Free to download, with in-app purchases.

A third option

Both kinds of model, in one phone app

Luren AI puts Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Veo 3.1 and Kling side by side on iPhone and Android, with 300+ ready-made styles, UGC ads, AI dances and an AI agent that makes the picture for you. Start from one photo, no training.

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FAQ

FaceApp vs EPIK: questions

Is FaceApp better than EPIK?

It depends on the job. FaceApp suits seeing yourself older or younger; trying hair colors, beards and makeup; natural selfie retouching. EPIK suits selfie and portrait retouching; fine color grading on a phone; trend packs such as 90s yearbook photos.

Is FaceApp free?

Free version with many popular filters; some Pro filters can be previewed for free (FAQ).

Is EPIK free?

Free to download, with in-app purchases.

Which is better for video, FaceApp or EPIK?

FaceApp: no video features listed. EPIK: Video face retouch, video mosaic and retro clip effects.

What is the EPIK AI Yearbook?

AI Yearbook is EPIK's 90s-style yearbook photo feature, which its website promotes as a "90s throwback with AI Yearbook". Its App Store listing sells Yearbook packs as separate in-app purchases, alongside the EPIK PRO subscription.

Is there an alternative to FaceApp and EPIK on my phone?

Luren AI is an iPhone and Android app with image models like Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5 and Seedream, video models like Veo 3.1 and Kling, 300+ ready-made styles and an AI agent. It is free to download and try.

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FaceApp and EPIK are trademarks of their owners. Luren AI is not affiliated with either. Details are as each company publishes them on its own site and store listings on the date above; plans and prices change, so check their sites before you buy.