FaceRef Studio Downloads & RevenueFaceRef Studio · App Store
50 days old
FaceRef Studio is #19 in Graphics & Design Paid in United States and charting in 7 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperNamson Digital
CategoryGraphics & Design
Price4.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 4.0 (2)
Version1.0.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
25 Sep 2026
25 Sep 2026Installs (est.)100+ worldwide
📈Entered the top 10📈Charting in a new country✏️New iPad screenshots✏️New screenshots📦Updated to version 1.0.1🆕First spotted by AppInsider📦Version 1.0🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 20 events
- 📈FaceRef Studio entered the top 10Top Paid · Graphics & Design · IN
- 📈FaceRef Studio charting in a new countryIndia
- 📈FaceRef Studio entered the top 100Top Paid · Graphics & Design · CN
- 📈FaceRef Studio charting in a new countryChina
- 📈FaceRef Studio entered the top 10 in 4 chartsTop Paid · Graphics & Design · CA · Top Paid · Graphics & Design · DE · Top Paid · Graphics & Design · JP · Top Paid · Graphics & Design · US
- 📈FaceRef Studio charting in a new country in 4 chartsCanada · Germany · Japan · Vietnam
- 📈FaceRef Studio entered the top 10Top Paid · Graphics & Design · GB
- 📈FaceRef Studio charting in a new countryUnited Kingdom
- ✏️FaceRef Studio: new iPad screenshots· 4 countries
- ✏️FaceRef Studio: new screenshots6 screenshots (was 5) · 4 countries
- 📦FaceRef Studio updated to version 1.0.1Lighting presets
Ten slots to save a whole three-light setup at once - the colour, brightness and
direction of every light. Name a slot, load it back whenever you need it, and it
stays on your device between sessions. The first row puts every light back to the
lighting the app ships with, so a setup that has wandered off is always one tap
from a known start.
A new way to aim a light
Each light's direction is now set by dragging its dot around a shaded ball
instead of three sliders. The ball previews the lighting on a sphere as you move,
and the outer ring reaches round behind the model for rim and back light.
Built for fingers
Dragging the light ball or the colour wheel now moves the handle by how far your
finger travels, so the point you are choosing is never hidden under your
fingertip. A tap still picks the spot you tapped. Handles and light dots are
sized to stay comfortable on a phone screen.
Also in this version
- The Lighting tab is split into Light and Presets, and the colour wheel now
stays open instead of hiding behind a swatch.
- The hue ring picks the colour under your finger. It used to measure the angle
from the top of the wheel, so the handle landed away from where you pressed.
- Taps on high-density screens are no longer mistaken for tiny drags, which
stopped the colour wheel from picking the point you tapped.
- The panel rises above the on-screen keyboard while you type a preset name,
instead of the keyboard covering the field.
- Set as default and Reset light have been replaced by presets and the App
default row, which do both jobs for all three lights at once.… more - 📈FaceRef Studio entered the top 10Top Paid · Graphics & Design · BR
- 📈FaceRef Studio charting in a new countryBrazil
- 📈FaceRef Studio entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · SE
- 📈FaceRef Studio charting in a new countrySweden
- 📈FaceRef Studio entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Graphics & Design · FR · Top Paid · Graphics & Design · IT
- 📈FaceRef Studio charting in a new country in 2 chartsFrance · Italy
- 🆕FaceRef Studio first spotted by AppInsider#35 in Top Paid · Graphics & Design · United States
- 📦FaceRef Studio version 1.0No release notes
- 🆕FaceRef Studio released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.0 ★
2 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#19
Graphics & Design PaidMeasured
FaceRef Studio at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-05. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
FaceRef Studio is a paid, offline 3D reference tool for artists and designers that provides rotatable head models with customizable lighting to aid in drawing and value studies. The app has achieved the #3 position in the Paid Graphics & Design category in China, significantly outperforming its ranking in other major markets like the US (#73) and Europe.
Similar apps: SketchUp, Blender (mobile viewer), Art Reference
FaceRef Studio on the App Store
App details
App ID
6814333814
Publisher
NAMSON DIGITAL COMPANY LIMITED
On the store since
Sep 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 15.0+
iPhone 6s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
121 MB
Also listed in
Education
App privacy Measured
FaceRef Studio declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
Declared label
Data Not Collected
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
FaceRef Studio downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where FaceRef Studio's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Graphics & DesignPaid | #19 |
 Japan | Graphics & DesignPaid | #13 |
 United Kingdom | Graphics & DesignPaid | #16 |
 China | Graphics & DesignPaid | #106 |
 India | Graphics & DesignPaid | #37 |
 France | Graphics & DesignPaid | #126 |
 Brazil | Graphics & DesignPaid | #121 |
Apps near FaceRef Studio on the chart
Graphics & Design Paid, around #19.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.0 ★
2 ratings
Measured
Ratings
2
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
under 1
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.5★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
52/100
faster than 54% of Graphics & Design apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about FaceRef Studio
From recent reviews.
About FaceRef Studio
Study the human head from every angle.
FaceRef Studio puts a 3D head on your desk while you draw. Rotate it with one finger, pinch to zoom, and light it the way you need - then get back to your paper or tablet.
25 MODELS ACROSS 4 CATEGORIES
Basic - two plane-broken heads, plus sphere, cube, cone and cylinder for blocking out forms
Classic - the Asaro head in simple and detailed versions, and a skull
Stylized - male, female and teen sculpts
Detailed - realistic male and female heads, with and without hair
LIGHT IT YOURSELF
Three spotlights you can move, dim and recolour. Drop a key light from above, kick in a rim from behind, and watch the planes of the face resolve the way they do in life.
SEE THE FORM
Switch on the wireframe to read the topology underneath - useful when you are working out how one plane turns into the next. Tint the model to any colour to take the guesswork out of a value study.
KEEP WHAT YOU FIND
Tap the shutter to save a clean shot of the model straight to your photo library. No interface in the frame, just the reference.
BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY
No account. No ads. No internet connection required - the app never goes online, so nothing you do here leaves your device.
FaceRef Studio puts a 3D head on your desk while you draw. Rotate it with one finger, pinch to zoom, and light it the way you need - then get back to your paper or tablet.
25 MODELS ACROSS 4 CATEGORIES
Basic - two plane-broken heads, plus sphere, cube, cone and cylinder for blocking out forms
Classic - the Asaro head in simple and detailed versions, and a skull
Stylized - male, female and teen sculpts
Detailed - realistic male and female heads, with and without hair
LIGHT IT YOURSELF
Three spotlights you can move, dim and recolour. Drop a key light from above, kick in a rim from behind, and watch the planes of the face resolve the way they do in life.
SEE THE FORM
Switch on the wireframe to read the topology underneath - useful when you are working out how one plane turns into the next. Tint the model to any colour to take the guesswork out of a value study.
KEEP WHAT YOU FIND
Tap the shutter to save a clean shot of the model straight to your photo library. No interface in the frame, just the reference.
BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY
No account. No ads. No internet connection required - the app never goes online, so nothing you do here leaves your device.
Latest updates
1.0.1
Lighting presets
Ten slots to save a whole three-light setup at once - the colour, brightness and
direction of every light. Name a slot, load it back whenever you need it, and it
stays on your device between sessions. The first row puts every light back to the
lighting the app ships with, so a setup that has wandered off is always one tap
from a known start.
A new way to aim a light
Each light's direction is now set by dragging its dot around a shaded ball
instead of three sliders. The ball previews the lighting on a sphere as you move,
and the outer ring reaches round behind the model for rim and back light.
Built for fingers
Dragging the light ball or the colour wheel now moves the handle by how far your
finger travels, so the point you are choosing is never hidden under your
fingertip. A tap still picks the spot you tapped. Handles and light dots are
sized to stay comfortable on a phone screen.
Also in this version
- The Lighting tab is split into Light and Presets, and the colour wheel now
stays open instead of hiding behind a swatch.
- The hue ring picks the colour under your finger. It used to measure the angle
from the top of the wheel, so the handle landed away from where you pressed.
- Taps on high-density screens are no longer mistaken for tiny drags, which
stopped the colour wheel from picking the point you tapped.
- The panel rises above the on-screen keyboard while you type a preset name,
instead of the keyboard covering the field.
- Set as default and Reset light have been replaced by presets and the App
default row, which do both jobs for all three lights at once.
1.0
Store changes
What FaceRef Studio changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New iPad screenshots 
New screenshots
6 screenshots (was 5)
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