PrettyUp - Video Body Editor

Review by eFreeware

If you post video clips or selfies and want to look a little more polished without learning a desktop editor, PrettyUp is built for exactly that. It is a free Android app in the Photography category that handles face retouching and body reshaping on both photos and videos, and it has been downloaded more than 10 million times with a 4.4 average from over 75,000 ratings.

The appeal is that the two halves of the job sit in one place. You can smooth skin and whiten teeth, then slim a waist or lengthen legs, without moving between apps. The developer pitches it as requiring no editing skill, and the tool set is organized around single-purpose controls rather than layers and masks, which is the right shape for someone editing on a phone between other things.

What I would weigh before installing is that this is a free app supported by ads and in-app purchases. That combination is normal for the category. If you only occasionally touch up a photo, that trade is easy to accept; if you edit daily, it is worth thinking about.

Reshaping bodies in motion, not just stills

The body tools are the part the app leans on hardest, and they cover the usual requests: slimming the waist, legs, arms and shoulders, flattening the stomach, and shaping the hips. There is also head size adjustment for changing the head-to-body ratio, and a muscle editor for defining abs. Each of these is presented as a one-tap or near-one-tap operation, which matters when you are working on a phone screen rather than a tablet.

The interesting part is that these work on video, not only on photos. A clip where someone turns or shifts weight is harder to reshape than a frozen frame, and the app's answer is a Background Protect option that keeps the background from warping along with the body. That is the detail that tells me the developer has thought about the failure mode people notice first: legs that look thinner while the wall behind them bends.

For group footage, you can select and adjust more than one person in the same shot, and the app lets you fine-tune the left and right sides of a face separately for a more balanced result. That is a small feature that makes a visible difference in practice, because faces are rarely symmetrical and a single mirrored adjustment tends to look artificial.

The segment editor extends the same idea to video clips: you can retouch different parts of a clip individually rather than applying one look to the whole thing. The developer also states that the app corrects camera distortion automatically, which is the kind of correction most people want handled for them rather than dialed in by hand.

Face retouching and makeup without a learning curve

The face side covers the standard retouching ground: smoothing skin, slimming the face, adjusting eyes and nose, reshaping other features, removing spots, acne and eyebags, and whitening teeth. Skin tone can be pushed from a natural glow toward a warmer, sun-kissed look. None of this is unusual for a beauty editor, but it is the baseline you need before the more creative tools are worth anything.

Makeup is handled with a pen-style tool that applies a full set of products rather than a single effect, alongside preset styles such as airbrush and lipstick. There is a makeup camera mode for applying virtual makeup in HD as you shoot, and funny face filters for when the goal is entertainment rather than a polished portrait. A separate flashlight tool uses screen colors, including cool-toned options, to improve lighting in whatever scene you are in.

The AI tools are where the app tries to go beyond retouching. Unwanted objects and people can be erased from the background. AI enhancer is billed as lifting photos or video to HD quality. There are also tools for hairstyle and hair color changes, body shaping, one-tap face glam, and something called AI retake that swaps a bad expression in a photo for a better one. I would treat the quality claims as claims rather than guarantees, since results from this class of tool vary with the source image.

Beyond editing, there are more than 50 beauty filters and social-style effects, sky replacements that add sunsets or clouds, tattoo overlays, and CCD or camera roll effects for a warmer, grainy look. These are the tools that turn an editor into something you open for fun rather than only for fixing a shot.

What you need before you start

The app is presented as working with a few taps and no prior editing skill, and the controls are grouped by task: body, face, AI, makeup, effects. That structure is the onboarding, in effect. You pick the job you want and work from there.

The app is free to download, carries ads, and offers in-app purchases, so you should expect both to be part of how you use it.

The most recent update added a few things worth knowing about if you are deciding now. BlendReplace, part of AI Replace, lets you turn a prop, accessory or doll into 3D and blend it into a photo, either by choosing a preset or by supplying your own reference image. Camera Track adds dynamic camera motion, which the developer describes as useful for turning group dances into smooth solo fancams. Photobooth was added to the camera in place of Burst, Pose Guidance was added to the Oneshot AI camera, and there are more 3D lighting effects across the DSLR, Classic, Pro and CCD modes.

Where PrettyUp fits into a posting routine

This is an app for people who publish. If your photos and clips end up on social feeds, in group chats, or in a vlog, the tools here map onto the things that actually get noticed: a smoother face, a straighter posture, a background that is not cluttered. The group-video support and the multi-face adjustment make it more useful than a single-subject beauty filter for anyone filming with friends or family.

It also suits people who want one app rather than a folder of them. Face retouching, body shaping, makeup, filters and AI edits all live in the same place, and the recent additions push further into playful territory with 3D props and camera motion. If you enjoy experimenting with looks rather than applying the same preset every time, there is a lot here to try.

Where I would be more cautious is with anyone who needs precise, repeatable control. The tool set is built around quick adjustments and presets, and the app is free with ads and in-app purchases. Someone editing for a client, or working to a consistent visual standard across many clips, is likely to find the tap-and-adjust approach limiting.

For casual and semi-regular use, though, the balance looks reasonable. The app has been around since September 2020 and was updated in October 2026, so the tool set has had time to accumulate rather than being a first attempt.

A free editor for people who post often

PrettyUp is worth installing if you want face and body editing for both photos and video in a single free app, and you are comfortable with ads and in-app purchases as part of that deal. The body tools are the strongest argument, particularly the video support and the Background Protect option that keeps the scene behind you from warping. The face and makeup tools cover what most people need, and the AI additions give you room to experiment.

It is best suited to people who post regularly and edit on their phone: selfies, group shots, short clips, vlog footage. It is less suited to anyone who needs fine manual control or works to a fixed standard across a lot of material. If you fall into the first group, the 10 million-plus installs and 4.4 average suggest plenty of others have found it a workable fit for the same reasons.

What's new in version 7.8.3.1

Added BlendReplace to AI Replace. Choose a preset or upload a reference image of a prop, accessory, or doll to turn it into 3D and blend it naturally into your photo. Added Camera Track. Follow every move with dynamic camera motion. Turn group dances into smooth solo fancams! Added Photobooth to Camera. Burst is now Photo Booth~ Added Pose Guidance to Oneshot AI Camera. Added more 3D Lighting effects to DSLR, Classic, Pro, and CCD modes.