Banuba Face AR SDK vs Banuba TINT

Banuba Face AR SDK provides real-time face tracking and augmented-reality effects, including virtual makeup rendering. Makeup options include lipstick, eyeshadow, blush, foundation, contouring, highlighter, and hair color; developers can combine effects with prefabs. The listed product types also cover skincare, hair dye, eyeglasses, and jewelry. The SDK and API support live-camera input, with integration options for Android, iOS, Flutter, React Native, web, Unity, and desktop. Banuba states that the makeup SDK can run at up to 60 FPS on mid-range mobile hardware and track head angles from −80° to +80°. It says processing is performed on the user's device and user data is not collected or stored; selected features support offline use. Banuba Studio can be used to create filters or adapt and adjust makeup made in other 3D software. Pricing is on request, with a 14-day trial and no free plan. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Banuba TINT is a hosted, no-code virtual try-on widget for online shops and in-store AR mirrors. It applies AR cosmetics to a shopper’s live camera view or an uploaded photo in a browser. Makeup includes 13 types plus lashes, and shoppers can combine as many as nine products in a look. Other try-on categories include skincare, eyewear, contact lenses, hair dye, headwear, and jewelry. Face tracking uses 3,308 vertices, while seasonal color analysis sorts catalog products by shopper color type. Merchants can install the app on Shopify, add it to other stores with one script tag, or use it with WooCommerce and in-store mirrors. Products are managed in the TINT admin or uploaded by CSV; Banuba says digitization is free. The white-label widget supports eight languages. Banuba says camera processing happens live in the shopper’s browser and generated data is not collected or retained. TINT directs shoppers to the merchant’s checkout and does not handle payment, returns, or shipping. Basic costs $49 a month; Pro is $99 a month and Smart is $349 a month. Each includes a 14-day free trial.