Live 1v1 · iPhone
Don't.Smile.
Face a real opponent, camera to camera. On-device AI watches you both. The first one to crack a smile loses.
Free · iOS 16+
How it works
Match
Tap play and get paired with a real opponent. Your front cameras connect you face to face.
Live 1v1
Stare down
Lock eyes. Make faces. Do whatever it takes. The AI referee reads both faces in real time, and it never blinks.
How it works
First smile loses
One grin and it's over. Hold your ground and the win is yours.
On-device AI
Ranked
Climb the ladder. Stay stone-faced.
Win matches to move from Twitchy Lip all the way to Stone Cold Legend and onto the global leaderboard. Every match adds to your lifetime Score.
Score
- Stone Cold LegendGlobal leaderboard
- Poker Face
- Iron Cheek
- Steel Jaw
- Straight FaceYOU
- Smirk Risk
- Twitchy Lip
Battle Pass
Every match pays.
Earn coins as you play and unlock seasonal tiers on the free track, or go premium for more. Rewards from partner brands are coming soon.
Coins
Rewards · Coming soon
Face filters
Style on them.
Pick up filters and lenses in the shop and wear them mid-match. Your opponent sees the look. The AI still sees the smile.
Face filters
Privacy
Your face never leaves your phone.
The referee lives on your iPhone. FaceArena uses Apple's Vision framework to read expressions right on the device, so no camera frames are sent to a server for analysis.
AI runs on-device
Smile detection happens on your iPhone. Frames aren't uploaded for analysis.
Peer-to-peer video
Match video travels directly between you and your opponent.
Read exactly what we collect and why in our Privacy Policy.
Think you can hold it?
Download FaceArena and find out.
Free · iOS 16+
Questions
Is FaceArena free?
Yes, it's free to download and play. The Battle Pass has a free track, plus an optional premium track.
Is my video recorded?
Face analysis runs on your iPhone, and no camera frames are sent to a server for analysis. Match video goes peer-to-peer, directly between you and your opponent. See the Privacy Policy for full details.
Which devices are supported?
iPhone running iOS 16 or later.
How do ranks work?
Win ranked matches to climb seven tiers, from Twitchy Lip to Stone Cold Legend, and rise on the global leaderboard. Every match also adds to your lifetime Score.
What languages does it support?
FaceArena is fully bilingual: English and Arabic.
When do rewards launch?
Rewards from partner brands are coming soon. Start playing now: the Score you earn will count toward them.