The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - AI Photo booths for events

Why an AI Face Swap App Doesn’t Measure Up to a Real AI Photo Booth

We’ve all seen them: AI face swap apps that promise to turn you into a superhero, astronaut or Viking… only to deliver something that looks more like a Halloween mask than a high-quality image.

Let’s be honest: while these apps are good for a quick laugh, they’re no substitute for a proper AI photo booth experience.

Here’s why:

1. Face swaps are just that – swaps.
Most apps simply cut and paste your face onto a pre-designed template. The results? Repetitive, generic outputs that barely resemble you. In the end, they all look almost the same.

2. No real personalisation.
A proper AI photo booth uses generative AI to create images from scratch, customising backgrounds, details and even your posture based on your features. It’s not just your face slapped onto a stock body – it’s a truly unique image, made for you.

3. Limited flexibility.
Face swap apps often struggle with diverse inputs. Glasses, facial hair, different angles? That’s usually where they fail. A well-built AI photo booth, by contrast, is trained to handle a wide range of appearances and deliver consistent, branded results.

4. Weak brand impact.
If you’re creating content for a brand activation, quality matters. Poor face swaps can actually damage brand perception. A well-designed AI photo booth delivers high-quality, shareable content that people are proud to post.

Here’s a prime example of what not to do 👇

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