100% on-device
Everything happens on your iPhone. No photo is ever uploaded, ever.
100% on-device · no account
Mask faces before you share your photos.
Triple-tap the back of your iPhone, and every face is covered with a smiley. You reveal whoever you want with a single tap, then you share. The original is never touched.
Tap a face
Three seconds flat
How it works
From photo to sharing, no detours, no fuss.
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Triple-tap the back
A triple tap on the back of your iPhone opens Smile & Tap on your latest photo. No app to hunt for.
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Faces get masked
Your iPhone spots every face and covers it with a smiley. To stay safe, everything is masked by default.
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Reveal, then share
Tap the faces to reveal, keep the rest masked, and share the copy. The original stays untouched.
The Smile & Tap gesture
One gesture, zero hassle
No app to search for, no cropping, no blurring by hand. You set up the shortcut once, guided step by step.
After that, a simple triple tap on the back of your iPhone opens your latest photo, already protected. Nothing to open, nothing to set up.
Something to smile about
12 playful masks
Twelve smileys and animals, plus your own emoji and stickers. Long-press a face to change it.
- 😊
- 😎
- 😍
- 🐱
- 🐶
- 🐼
- 🦊
- 🐸
- ⭐
- ☁️
- 🌸
- 🌈
Built around your privacy
What really matters
No account
No sign-up, no server, no ad tracking.
Original preserved
Smile & Tap always creates a new image. Your original photo never changes.
Smart detection
Faces are spotted automatically by your iPhone's own chip.
You stay in control
Reveal any face with a tap, add a mask by hand if needed.
Instant sharing
High-resolution export, GPS location removed by default.
Soft and familiar
An app built to reassure
Clear, warm, jargon-free. You get it right away.
Your privacy
Your photos stay yours
Smile & Tap was designed to ask you nothing and keep nothing. Face detection and rendering happen entirely on your device.
- No photo ever sent to the Internet
- No account, no server
- No ads, no trackers
- GPS location removed from the shared copy
Frequently asked
Good to know
When do I trigger the triple tap?
Whenever you like, and without even opening the app. After taking a photo, triple-tap the back of your iPhone: Smile & Tap launches by itself on that photo with faces already masked. Reveal whoever you want, then share.
Do I have to use the triple tap?
No. The triple tap is just a shortcut to go faster. You can also open the app and pick a photo by hand, whenever you like.
Do my photos ever leave my iPhone?
Never. Face detection and rendering happen entirely on your device. No photo is sent to the Internet, no account and no server, and it even works offline.
Is the original photo modified?
No. Smile & Tap always creates a new protected image. Your original photo stays intact in your library.
Is a subscription required?
No. The app is a free download with 10 free photos and 3 masks to try. After that, the full version (unlimited photos, every mask and custom masks) is a one-time purchase, no subscription.
Ready to share without showing every face?
Smile & Tap is available on the App Store.
Download on the App StoreFree to download · iOS 18 or later
About
Who's behind Smile & Tap?
An independent app, imagined and built in France. No investors, no ad network. Just the wish to share photos without showing the faces you'd rather keep private.
More about the developer