Facetune review
6.6/10★★★★★Selfie and portrait retouching app with AI enhance, headshots and object removal
- Best for
- Selfie and portrait retouching on a phone
- Price
- Freemium · from $77.99/year
Free: A limited set of free tools - Platforms
- iOS, Android
- Made by
- Lightricks, Jerusalem, Israel · since 2013
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.6★ (379K) · Android 4.4★ (824K)
What it is
Facetune is Lightricks' portrait and selfie editor, with tools to smooth skin, reshape features, whiten teeth and change makeup, plus AI enhancement, AI headshots and object removal. Most tools need a subscription after a 7-day trial.
Latest: October 2026: an update lets you fine-tune each facial area in the Looks editor.
What the AI does
- AI photo enhance
- AI headshots
- AI object removal
- Looks editor with per-feature adjustments
- Skin, hair and makeup retouching
Pros and cons
- The most complete face-retouching toolkit on mobile
- Precise per-feature controls
- Also edits video
- Most tools are behind the paywall
- $25/month if billed monthly
- Users report unexpected charges after trials
How it scores
Strong for faces only; a narrow focus, a thin free tier and mobile-only availability lower its scores.
Feature checklist · 4 of 9
- Remove unwanted objects or people (yes)
- Background removal or replacement (no)
- AI subject or sky selection and masking (no)
- Generative fill or expand (no)
- Edit by describing changes in text (no)
- AI enhance, denoise or upscale (yes)
- AI portrait and face retouching (yes)
- Free version with useful editing tools (yes)
- Available on both mobile and desktop or web (no)
Alternatives
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- Google Photos 8.4/10Anyone who wants quick, free AI fixes on the photos already on their phone
- Adobe Lightroom 8.3/10Photographers who want pro-grade editing and a synced photo library on every device
- Canva photo editor 8.2/10Non-designers who edit photos to use in social posts, slides and marketing
- Adobe Photoshop 8.1/10Designers and retouchers who need full control over complex edits and composites