People like to admire themselves. Tell a friend that he reminds you of a famous actor and the conversation can last for hours. Sometimes people clearly see such coincidences, and sometimes they do not. But now they can prove their case with the help of special applications. They compare photos of any person with portraits of celebrities and determine who they look like.
Let's look at several services and mobile applications that use facial recognition technology. We found both online services and iPhone applications. Unfortunately, there are no decent applications for this purpose in the Google Play Store. For a more accurate result, it is recommended to upload a clear image in accordance with the requirements for file size and format.
StarByFace
StarByFace allows you to find out which celebrities look like you by simply uploading your photo. The site has a special window for uploading. You can also add an image by URL. Make sure the photo is clear and the face is easy to see. There should only be one person in the photo. This is important to get the most accurate results.
After you upload your photo, the site will analyze it, looking at the main shapes of the face. Then it will process the results and compare them with the stars that are in its database. After that, you get the result. You can see the percentage of how similar the actor is to you. The result can be shared on social networks.
Celebs Like Me
Celebs Like Me also requires you to upload a photo. There is a special field for uploading a file. If this is not possible, you can take a photo online using the camera on your device, including the one built into your smartphone. Uploading via URL is also supported. The result will be shown almost instantly. Advanced search is also available, in which you can crop the face in the photo to get a more accurate result.
Who Do I Look Like
Application Who Do I Look Like uses Amazon's machine learning algorithm for more accurate recognition. Now you can compare your selfies with portraits of more than 1,000 celebrities. The portraits are sorted into numerous categories, allowing you to better determine who exactly you look like.
The app is completely free to use. The developers are constantly working on faster search, more accurate match detection, and expanding the portrait database.
If you've always wondered if you really look like Michael Jackson, now is the time to find out. To find out, the algorithm analyzes the user's main facial features, eye and hair color, ear shape, and a number of other parameters. With such a program, you can have a lot of fun with friends. Sometimes you can get completely unexpected results.
Pictriev
Pictriev — another portal that allows you to find your twin among the stars. The program analyzes the user's face and looking for a similar person in its database. To work, you also need to upload your photo. After you upload a photo, the site will analyze the face and indicate the gender and approximate age of the person in the picture. And below will be shown all similar celebrities.
It is best to insert photos where the face is clearly visible, because the accuracy of the search depends on the quality of the photo. You can also upload your photo by specifying the URL. The image size should be no more than 200 KB in JPG format.
LookAlike
In fact, many people look alike. Some people have such a specific appearance that when they put on makeup, they start to look like celebrity doubles. Recently, one video blogger posted a video on YouTube in which she dressed and made up like Ariana Grande. The girl even copied the singer's walk and walked the streets of Los Angeles like that. Many people really thought it was Ariana.
If you want to try something similar, use the app LookAlike. This will help you determine who is best to copy. There is also a function to compare a person's photo with a certain character from a movie or TV series. You can even compare yourself with anime characters. If you are going to a costume party, this can definitely be useful. All you have to do is add your photo and wait for the search results.
Looky
In the appendix Looky First, you take a photo of yourself or choose one from your iPhone gallery. Then the server searches and shows you the matching results. Everything is very simple and clear. You can share the result on any social network, such as Twitter or VK. Didn't like the result? Just try again. Maybe it will work out much better this time. Maybe you just chose the wrong photo?
It is precisely because of its simplicity that this app has become so popular. But keep in mind that there is only a 24-hour trial version. After that, you will either have to stop using the app or pay for it. Also, some users complain that the app has too many ads and may not show entirely truthful results.
Cinema
Cinema – is a service that allows you to find similar stars from Indian Bollywood. To do this, you only need to upload your photo to the portal. The image size should be 400×420. Advanced face recognition technology will instantly show suitable results. And as you can see, they are quite truthful. At least in my opinion.
To make sure that the service is not pushing the first "star" that comes along, I uploaded a photo of a forest and the service "froze". Apparently, the artificial intelligence could not find any matches. This suggests that random results are being shown.