Common Sense Media Review
By Chris Morris
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Face-manipulating app is silly fun but lacks good tutorial.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 8+?
Any Positive Content?
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FaceGoo
What's It About?
Kids can stretch, shrink, and manipulate photos by pinching and swiping the screen to create funhouse-mirror like versions of themselves or others. The distortions can be in a \"gooey\" style or \"bouncy\" style; the \"bouncy\" style can be manipulated by tilting the device. By selecting a stock photo (or one from their phone or tablet's photo library) or taking one themselves, they can create funny, silly or truly strange alter-images. Kids can also pick still or animated \"stickers\" from the top menu to add features to photos. Once completed, the photo can be saved or shared.
Is It Any Good?
FaceGoo might not be an app that teaches anything or serves a higher purpose, but it sure can be a lot of fun. The variety of odd and funny faces that can be created is endless, and it's especially fun to distort pictures of friends, loved ones and pets.
The lack of a good tutorial is a bit upsetting, though, since some people won't figure out all of the app's features. And having to purchase stickers when you've already paid up to $3 for the app reeks of developer greed. The app is also something of a one-trick pony, so users might become bored with its tricks fairly quickly. Try before you buy.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Skills : Creativity : imagination , making new creations
- Pricing structure :
- Release date : August 2, 2012
- Genre : Entertainment
- Publisher : Springy LLC
- Version : 8.4
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 4.0 or later; Android 1.6 and up
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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