Reface review: face swap, Unboring pricing & alternatives

This vendor-authored review was checked against Reface official product and policy pages on September 20, 2026. Magic Hour publishes this guide and is included as an alternative. It is a documentation review, not a retained cross-tool quality benchmark.

What is Reface?

Reface is an AI face-swap product for replacing a face in an image or video. Established mobile app plus Unboring web face swap and animation. Use only media you own or have permission to edit, and obtain explicit consent from every identifiable person.

Reface official product page, captured September 25, 2026. Any sample outputs or performance statements visible here are the vendor’s examples and claims, not our independent test results. View official source

What Reface does well

Template-led mobile face swaps and short entertainment clips. Its workflow removes much of the manual masking and compositing required by conventional editing. That convenience does not prove every output is accurate: inspect eyes, teeth, hairlines, skin edges, occlusion, lighting and identity across the full clip.

Reface pricing and access

Reface’s Unboring web page currently displays Basic at $7.58 per month equivalent, billed yearly as $90.99, and Premium at $9.99 per month equivalent, billed yearly as $119.99. These are advertised annual offers, not month-to-month checkout prices. Its web FAQ lists a 15-second face-swap video maximum. App Store pricing and mobile features can differ, so verify the exact Reface surface you intend to use.

Privacy, consent and commercial use

Reface’s how-it-works page says original photos used for face swap are removed from its cloud within 48 hours plus a short server-operations period, and face embeddings are completely erased by day four. Generated avatar assets follow different retention rules, so do not generalize one workflow’s policy to another.

A commercial-use label does not clear publicity, copyright, trademark or contractual rights. Keep written consent, source licenses and disclosure records. Never use face swap to impersonate, deceive, harass or create intimate imagery without consent.

Reface versus Magic Hour

Choose Reface when template-led mobile face swaps and short entertainment clips is the primary need. Choose Magic Hour when face swap must continue into image generation, video generation, lip sync, talking photos, editing or audio work without moving between unrelated products.

How to test Reface fairly

Use one permitted portrait, one difficult side angle and one short motion clip. Keep resolution, duration and source files constant. Record attempts, processing time, charged credits, watermarks, export resolution and whether the output was usable without manual repair.

Reject outputs with identity drift, unstable jaw or hair boundaries, flicker, incorrect occlusion, changed expression, altered skin tone or artifacts around glasses and hands. Compare cost per accepted output rather than cost per generation.

Reface app versus Reface web

Reface is not one uniform buying surface. The mobile app, the Reface website and Unboring can expose different features, subscriptions, limits and cancellation paths. Decide where you will create before comparing price. A mobile subscription may need to be managed through Apple or Google, while web billing is managed from the web account.

The official Reface FAQ says subscriptions renew automatically and that deleting the app does not cancel billing. It also tells users to return to the same account and platform used for purchase when paid access appears missing. Record the platform, login method, renewal date and receipt.

How to use Reface for photo and video

For a still image, choose a clear source face and a target with similar angle and lighting. For video, start with a short clip that includes movement. Reface’s historical product description covers images, GIFs and video, but the exact current limits depend on the selected surface and plan.

Review the output beyond the central face. Check hairline, jaw, ears, glasses, teeth, neck, skin tone and expression. In video, watch for flicker, identity changes after cuts, missed frames during profile turns and incorrect layering when hands or hair cross the face.

Reface pricing and subscription checks

Do not copy a single price from one platform into a purchasing decision for another. Reface’s subscription guidance says plan type, price and renewal date are visible in the relevant iOS, Android or web subscription settings. Check those account-specific values immediately before purchase.

If a free trial is offered, note its end time and cancellation deadline. The published Terms describe recurring billing and say users must cancel before the applicable renewal. App-store refund and cancellation processes can differ from web billing.

Calculate the annual commitment and a real video quote

At the current Unboring face-swap offer, the advertised annual totals differ by $29: $119.99 − $90.99. That comparison uses the displayed yearly charges, not twelve times the rounded monthly labels. Confirm renewal pricing and entitlements in checkout before choosing either plan.

The page labels photo face swapping as unlimited, but separately says video pricing depends on duration, frame rate and detected/swapped faces. Get the quote for your actual clip; do not estimate video allowance from the photo label or assume that two different clips of the same length cost the same.

The official Unboring FAQ specifies JPEG images, MP4/MOV videos and a 15-second maximum for face swapping. A 30-second sequence therefore needs at least two shorter segments under that limit. This is workflow arithmetic, not a guarantee that separately swapped segments will match; review the join and identities before delivery.

The FAQ offers a refund within 24 hours only when no tokens have been used. Decide whether the format, duration and quoted workload fit before spending tokens. Keep the mobile and web purchase records separate; do not buy a second subscription to fix an account or platform mismatch.

Reface privacy and retention by workflow

Reface’s How it works page says original photos used for face swap are removed from its cloud within 48 hours plus a short server-operations period, and embeddings are erased by day four. It separately says generated avatar results and a trained avatar model can remain for 31 days. Do not apply the shorter face-swap statement to every Reface feature.

The current Terms of Use govern user content, generated content, subscriptions and permitted use. Review the exact surface’s privacy notice as well, including the Unboring privacy notice when using the web product.

When Reface or Magic Hour fits better

Choose Reface for template-led mobile entertainment, familiar app-store billing and short social experiments. Choose Magic Hour when the face swap needs to continue into photo, GIF or video workflows alongside generation, lip sync, talking photos, editing or audio.

For either product, compare one accepted output at the required format and resolution. Record attempts, processing time, watermark, manual repair and total cost. A strong template result does not establish performance on your own footage.

Common Reface problems

Paid access is missing. Confirm the same account, login method and platform used for purchase. Use the official FAQ steps before buying again.

Deleting the app did not stop billing. Cancel the subscription through Apple, Google or the web account. App deletion alone does not cancel it.

The video flickers. Shorten the source, choose footage with a clearer face and inspect turns, cuts and occlusion before accepting the complete export.

Commercial rights are uncertain. Review the current Terms and source rights for the exact workflow. Obtain written confirmation when a client or advertising use depends on it.

How to compare Reface fairly

Separate template entertainment from uploaded-media editing. A polished result inside a curated template does not prove that a product will handle a client clip, a multi-person scene or a long video. Compare only workflows that accept the same source and target material.

Use one permitted portrait and a short target clip with speech, a head turn, changing light and an obstruction. Review identity, expression, hairline, glasses, teeth, skin tone and temporal stability. Record attempts, watermark, export resolution, processing time and repair time.

For a subscription decision, calculate accepted outputs during the billing period rather than nominal generations. Include failed attempts and the value of templates you would actually use. Keep the result alongside the platform and plan tested because mobile and web access can differ. Recheck the comparison whenever Reface changes its plans, surfaces or supported workflows.

Official sources checked September 21, 2026

Reface product · FAQ and subscriptions · How it works · Terms · Unboring privacy

Verdict

Reface has a defensible place for template-led mobile face swaps and short entertainment clips. Web and mobile products, limits and billing paths differ. Test one representative job and verify current policies before committing sensitive media or recurring production.