Overview & Feature Analysis
Make Custom Emojis With Your Face
This
Memoji
for Android is a fun
photography
app by NTD Developer that lets you
create custom emojis using your own face
. It’s
highly different
from Apple’s Memoji
app, which can capture your likeness in a 3D cartoon caricature using facial recognition and face-tracking. However, don’t let that stop you from trying out this emoji maker app. While not the infamous Apple app, it can still be fun for anyone.
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There are various competing photo apps that are similar to how this Memoji by NTD Developer works. Some of them, like
Bitmoji
, allow you to create an avatar from scratch using your own likeness and give you the chance to “decorate” it with various fashion items, then you can use your avatar in online forums and such or even just as emojis. Most usually turn your image into cartoons, however—but not with this Memoji Maker. It really
crops out your face from your photo
and uses it as the base of your emoji. Then with the
selected emoji face template
, you can start editing to your heart’s content. There are
various accessories
available for you to decorate your emoji with: emoji eyes, emoji mouth, emoji beard, and emoji glasses—all in
different colors
. Then just
save your emoji
and you can share it with your social media accounts. It’s easy to create another, too.
Not the App You Hoped
While this app can be fun to play with for some, there are lots of issues that turn away many of its new users. First of all, it
shares the same name
with Apple Memoji, which is a huge deal when you’re searching the latter app. Tons of users who check out this Memoji were disappointed to see that while it’s an Android app, it is very far from the Apple one. Second, this is
mostly just a sticker app
of sorts, letting you plaster your digital face with different items. There’s
not much else to do
once you’ve exhausted your options and compared to Bitmoji’s features, Memoji is extremely lacking. Third, the
overall look of the emojis seems cheap
. Unlike the other apps’ caricatures, Memoji’s usage of your very real face with its cartoon accessories is a stark and clashing contrast that only comes out as
tacky and uncute
. This is why similar apps lean more on the cartoon face side.
Fun For a While
Overall, while Memoji’s premise sounds fun, once you try it out, you’ll be wanting for better features. It’s not so bad while you’re making them but those who are used to the more cartoonish variety of emojis may not want to use whatever emoji they made with this app. This is only recommended if you want to make customized emojis for a friend with a silly sense of humor.