Umax alternatives: free and one-time face raters, checked against their own pages

Why do people look for a Umax alternative?

Three facts from Umax's own pages explain most of the searches. First, the model: its App Store listing states that analysis results require a subscription and that additional scans require an additional purchase, with weekly premium tiers from $3.99 on the US App Store and terms describing a 3-day free trial that then charges the chosen plan. Second, the paywall sits before the result, so you do not see a number before paying. Third, its privacy policy states that face scans are kept for up to one year unless the law requires otherwise.

None of that makes Umax a bad product; it is a native app with a quick verdict, rated 18+, and the listing is candid about all three points. But if any of the three is a dealbreaker, the question becomes what else exists. The candidates below are the ones we could verify against their own pages on the date shown. The single-app comparison is BecomeTen vs Umax.

BecomeTen

A browser rater, 18+, English only, from Appinara s. r. o. in Slovakia. One photo gives a score out of 100, one of eight tiers and a share card free, one scan per device per day, no sign-up. The report is €6.99 once: 30+ traits across harmony, eye area, jaw and chin, skin and hair as directional bands, potential capped per area at harmony +6, eye area +10, jaw and chin +14, skin +25, hair +20, weak points tagged workable or structural, and a plan whose every step carries an evidence level and cites only a PubMed-verified library. Re-scan €4.99; PRO €9.99 a month or €59.99 a year for 20 scans per rolling 30 days with progress tracking. Free-scan photos are deleted after scoring; paid ones are stored encrypted in the EU until you delete them. The rubric is on the methodology page.

LooksMax AI

The closest like-for-like: a native iOS and Android app from Mnkybrain Labs, rated 13+ on the App Store, free to download with in-app purchases. The US App Store lists a weekly purchase at $3.99, a Pro purchase at $3.99 and consumable packs from $0.99. Its privacy policy states face data is retained for 30 days and then automatically deleted, and is not shared or sold unless required by law. Score scale, citations and what appears before a purchase are not stated on their site. If the retention window was your reason for leaving Umax, 30 days against one year is the concrete difference; the paywall model is similar. See BecomeTen vs LooksMax AI and Umax vs LooksMax AI.

PrettyScale

A free browser calculator with no account. Its help page says the result comes from face shape, the distance between eyes and lips, mouth size and symmetry, with the golden ratio sometimes used, and that results change with how you place the lines and dots. The score is a percentage in what it calls micro Helen units. Its home page says photos are not saved or shared and asks people with low self-esteem not to start. No age, no operator name and no studies are stated. It is the opposite of Umax: free, instant, no plan, no calibration. See PrettyScale vs BecomeTen.

FaceRate.ai

A browser tool with a sign-in that rates each feature and the whole face out of 10, uses the golden ratio for symmetry, and also generates an artistic portrait from a photo or a written description. Its terms say subscription plans exist, auto-renew and are non-refundable once paid, and that registering confirms you are 18; no price is on the site and the pricing address returned no page when we checked. Its privacy policy mentions only email and says nothing about photos, while the terms grant a perpetual licence to uploaded content. If you left Umax over retention, this is not obviously an improvement, because the policy is silent. See FaceRate.ai vs BecomeTen.

The Face Report

A browser product from Known by One, LLC in Delaware, and the closest to BecomeTen's model. Its pricing page lists a free measurement scan that runs on-device with nine free tools and no account, and a full report at $17.49 once with a full refund within 7 days. The score is 0–100, built from landmarks across seven facial regions including symmetry and golden ratio alignment. Its policy states free-tool photos are deleted within 2 hours, a paid report keeps a downscaled copy for no longer than 12 months, and photos are not used for training. It is 18+ for AI features. Its home page refers to peer-reviewed sources in its guides; whether each recommendation carries a citation is not stated on their site.

Who should pick what

• You want a native phone app and a short retention window: LooksMax AI, on the terms in its listing.
• You want a free number, no account and no advice: PrettyScale, treating the percentage as a curiosity.
• You want feature scores out of 10 and portrait extras and are fine with an account: FaceRate.ai, once you have found its price inside the product.
• You want a one-time report in dollars with a stated refund window: The Face Report.
• You want a calibrated score free, a €6.99 one-time report with evidence levels and capped potential, and an EU photo policy: BecomeTen.

Whichever you choose, the three questions that sent you away from Umax are the ones to ask again: what do I see before paying, how long is my face kept, and can I check the advice. The free vs paid face raters page walks through the money side, and AI face rating explains what a score can honestly measure.