Pixa AI
FACE SWAP · 3D TEMPLATES
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ANDROID · TEMPLATE GALLERY 3D illusion · live mode

One selfie.
Any template.
Tap one.

Pixa AI is the template-first face swap app for Android. Pick a card from the gallery — heroes, celebrities, 3D illusion poses, professional looks — drop one selfie, tap once. Live mode for real-time swaps too.

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★★★★★ 3.4 Google Play · Android only · 40k+ installs
How it works

Three taps
from card to swap.

Pixa is template-first, not freeform. You pick a card from the gallery, drop one selfie, and the AI snaps your face into the template's pose and look.

step / 01 · pick

Tap a template card

200+ templates across categories: celebrities, hero poses, 3D illusion shots, 3D wings, professional headshots, cartoon effects. Browse the gallery like a trading-card pack — each card shows a target pose preview.

category3D Illusion
templates in category~40
category accessfree + ad
step / 02 · selfie

Drop one selfie

Camera roll or live shot. Clear front-facing photo works best — Pixa needs to see your face cleanly to lift and re-place it. No multi-face features here; this is single-face into a template, not Roop-style scene-swap.

source needed1 photo
multi-facenot supported
face anglefrontal best
step / 03 · render

Watch an ad, get a swap

Tap generate. Honestly: free tier on Pixa is ad-supported and rate-limited — reviewers report queue waits ("Users are busy") at peak load. Result saves to gallery once ready.

render (off-peak)~6 sec
render (peak load)queue wait
monetizationads + IAP
The unfair advantage

Template gallery — the 3D illusion shortcut.

Most face-swap apps make you find a target photo first. Pixa does the opposite — it bundles pre-curated templates so you don't have to source a hero pose or 3D illusion shot yourself. The gallery is the product. 200+ cards across celebrities, heroes, 3D illusion poses, 3D wings, professional looks, cartoon effects, profile pictures. You pick the vibe; the app supplies the canvas.

It's the casual-content path, not the production path. Trade-off acknowledged below — templates limit creative freedom vs Roop-style scene-swap, and the 3D illusion output is a gimmick aesthetic rather than photorealistic VFX. The win is speed-to-shareable for someone who just wants a quick "me as a movie hero" or "me on a 3D illusion poster."

  • 200+ templates across 7 categories — gallery is curated, not random
  • 3D illusion category — Pixa's signature gimmick aesthetic
  • One-selfie input — no multi-photo facesets to build
  • Live face swap — real-time mode for video-on-camera bits
Who it's for

Casual creators & meme-makers,
not VFX artists.

Quick meme content

"Me as a movie hero." "Me on a 3D illusion poster." Tap, drop, post. The template gallery does the heavy creative lift — you just bring a face.

Profile picture refresh

Professional-look templates and stylish-pose cards turn a phone selfie into a slightly-more-styled profile picture for socials and dating apps.

Live camera bits

Live mode for real-time face-on-camera segments — short-form video, stream overlays, party tricks. Useful for the moment, not for production-quality video.

3D illusion fans

If the 3D illusion aesthetic is your thing — Pixa's specialty category — it's one of the few apps that bundles a real catalog of these specifically.

What's inside

The template card,
plus the live-mode trick.

One curated gallery, one signature 3D illusion category, one live-camera mode, and a privacy posture that processes facial data locally on device.

/ flagship

Template gallery — 200+ curated cards

Celebrities, heroes, 3D illusion poses, 3D wings, professional looks, cartoon effects, profile photos. Cards organised by category — browse like a sticker pack, pick the one that fits the post you're trying to make. Free with ads; ad-free in IAP tier.

3D illusion celebrities heroes 3D wings professional cartoon profile
/ signature

3D illusion mode

Pixa's calling-card category. Gimmick aesthetic, but the one few apps specialise in.

/ workflow

Three-tap flow

Card → selfie → generate. Designed for speed-to-share, not for power-user control.

PICK → SELFIE → RENDER
/ live

Live face swap

Real-time mode through the phone camera. For streams, party bits, short clips.

SOURCELOADED
MODEREALTIME
OUTPUTPREVIEW + SAVE
/ privacy

On-device claim

Developer states facial data processed locally, not transmitted. Worth verifying yourself in app permissions.

storagelocal
uploadnone*
cloudnone claimed
/ honest constraint

One face in, one template out — that's the contract

This isn't a Roop-style "swap any face into any video" tool. Pixa is template-first by design — you can't bring your own target image and swap into it; you pick from the curated gallery. If you need scene-swap or video, look elsewhere (we list alternatives in the comparison table below). If you want speed-to-shareable on a curated aesthetic, this is the lane.

Vs the rest of the category

Honestly compared.

Pixa wins on template gallery and 3D illusion specialty. It loses on rating, on flexibility, and on free-tier ad load. Full picture below.

Feature Pixa AI Roop AI FaceApp Reface
One-photo source workflow Yes — one selfie Yes — one reference Yes Yes
Pre-curated template gallery 200+ across 7 categories No — bring your own target Filters, not templates Yes — GIF library
3D illusion category Signature feature No No No
Live cam swap Yes Yes No No
Bring your own target image Custom upload available Primary workflow Yes GIFs from library
Multi-face / per-face select No — single face only Yes — gender, specific, all No No
Output fidelity Stylised — gimmick-friendly Good — varies on profiles Highest on portraits Polished for GIFs
Platform Android only iOS + Android iOS + Android iOS + Android
Store rating 3.4★ Google Play 4.3★ App Store 4.6★ App Store 4.5★ App Store
Free-tier ad load Heavy — user complaints Free with watermark Limited free Watermark + ads

/ Where we lose: 3.4★ rating reflects real friction — reviewers report "Users are busy" queue waits at peak load and heavy ad load on the free tier. Android only — no iOS App Store presence. No multi-face select — if your photo has more than one face, this isn't your tool. Output is stylised — 3D illusion aesthetic by design, not photorealistic. The wins are the curated 200+ template gallery and the 3D illusion specialty nobody else bundles like this.

Ethical use · read this Face swap is a powerful tool with real misuse potential. Pixa is Android-only and aimed at casual meme content, but the same rules apply: get consent from any real person whose face you use, do not use it for non-consensual intimate imagery, harassment, identity fraud or election misinformation. The developer states facial data is processed locally on-device. Local laws vary — UK Online Safety Act, EU AI Act, and US state laws all restrict synthetic media in different ways. Label synthetic media clearly when posting publicly.
From Google Play

What real users say.

Pulled from Google Play and Amazon Appstore. Including the angry ones, not just the happy ones.

★★★★★
The 3D illusion templates are the reason I have this on my phone. Nothing else bundles a gallery of these specifically — most apps make you find your own. Pick a card, drop a selfie, done.
A
Anika P.
Google Play · 3D illusion fan
★★★★★
Live mode is fun for stream bits and the celebrity templates are surprisingly varied. Dropping a star because the ad volume on the free tier is heavy — every other tap is a video ad. Otherwise the workflow is fast.
J
Jamal R.
Google Play · mixed review
★★★★★
Tried to create a photo about 15 times, every time it says "Users are busy." Watched ads since the morning, not a single picture turned out. Uninstalled. Pixa needs to fix the queue before recommending this.
S
Sam L.
Google Play · 2★ critic
Behind the gallery

An indie Android bet
on template-first swap.

Pixa launched on the Google Play Store in January 2024, built by an independent developer trading as S3 Animation Star. The contact address on the Play listing is a gmail — `[email protected]` — and the company has no separate corporate domain or press footprint. This is an indie one-developer project, not a venture-backed startup. The latest published version is 2.0.18 from late July 2025, weighing about 24 MB, supporting 10 languages — English, Russian, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Hindi.

The product bet is template-first. While Roop and the open-source face-swap ecosystem moved toward "swap any face into any scene" with deep controls, Pixa went the opposite direction — curate the targets, simplify the workflow, optimise for casual meme content. Cards across seven categories: celebrities, heroes, 3D illusion poses, 3D wings, professional looks, cartoon effects, profile pictures. The 3D illusion category is the calling card — few competitors specialise in this aesthetic.

Honest about the rough edges. The Google Play rating sits around 3.4★ across 210+ reviews — noticeably lower than Roop AI (4.3), FaceApp (4.6) or Reface (4.5). User reviews repeatedly cite two issues: queue saturation at peak load (the "Users are busy" message) and heavy ad load on the free tier despite the listing's "no watermark, unlimited swap" claim. Android only — no iOS App Store presence as of mid-2026. Single-face only — no multi-face per-photo selection. And the 3D illusion output is a stylised gimmick aesthetic, not Hollywood-VFX photorealism — that's by design but worth setting expectations on.

What's not a rough edge is the niche fit. If you specifically want 3D illusion poses, hero cards, or a curated template gallery and you're on Android, Pixa is one of the few apps focused on this exact lane. If you want scene-swap, multi-face control, iOS support, or photoreal portrait fidelity — different lane, different tool. Honest fit, not hype.

Questions, asked & answered

Frequently asked.

What does Pixa AI actually do?

It swaps your face into a template image. You pick a card from the in-app gallery (celebrities, heroes, 3D illusion poses, 3D wings, professional looks, cartoon effects, profile pictures), drop one selfie, tap generate, and the AI lifts your face onto the template. Live mode does the same in real-time through the phone camera.

Is Pixa on iOS?

No — as of mid-2026, Pixa is Android-only. The Google Play Store listing is the official distribution; the Amazon Appstore mirrors it. There is no iOS App Store presence. If you need iOS face-swap, look at Roop AI, FaceApp, Reface or Picsi.Ai instead.

Why is the rating only 3.4 stars?

Honest answer: real friction in the free-tier experience. Reviewers consistently cite two issues — "Users are busy" queue saturation at peak load (renders fail and you have to retry) and heavy ad volume on the free tier despite the listing's "no watermark, unlimited" claim. Both are valid criticisms. The IAP tier removes ads but doesn't fix the underlying queue capacity.

What does "Users are busy" mean?

It means Pixa's generation queue is saturated and your render couldn't run right then. The fix is to wait and retry — typically off-peak hours work better. This is the most-cited complaint in Google Play reviews. Track it as a real limitation, not a one-off.

Is my facial data uploaded somewhere?

The developer's Play Store description states processing happens on-device with no transmission to servers ("does not transmit or store any facial data on our servers"). Verify this yourself in your phone's app-permissions panel, since cloud-render apps typically need network access to function — if a face-swap app is genuinely on-device, you can revoke its network permission and it should still work.

Do I need consent to swap someone's face?

Yes. Using a real person's face without their consent for publicly posted content is unethical and in many jurisdictions illegal — that applies to Pixa templates with celebrity likenesses too. Use Pixa for your own face on stylised templates, not for fabricating content as someone else. Local laws vary: UK Online Safety Act, EU AI Act, and US state laws all restrict synthetic media.

Can I bring my own target image instead of using templates?

Yes — Pixa supports custom-photo target uploads in addition to the bundled gallery. That said, the app is template-first by design and the custom-upload experience is the secondary path. If you primarily want to swap into your own photos and videos, a tool like Roop AI is closer to that workflow.

How do I cancel an IAP subscription?

Pixa uses standard Google Play in-app subscriptions. Cancel anytime from Google Play → Subscriptions → Pixa AI → Cancel. If you cancel mid-cycle, premium remains active until the end of the billing period, then auto-downgrades to the ad-supported free tier — your generated images and history are preserved.

200+ templates · one selfie

Pick a card.
Swap your face.

Free with ads on Google Play. Android only. Single-face into curated templates, with a live-mode bonus for camera bits.

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