GIO: AI Headshot Generator 12+

Amazing, terrible, fair, terrific

This app is best used to change clothes and background, not hair, face, etc. So if you start off with that understanding, you won’t be disappointed. My daughters and I tried these for fun, and while I wouldn’t say this app is good enough to take seriously for pictures, some of them did pretty well. Old money filter: unrecognizable from who I am. Business suits, hit or miss. The AI’s decision of chest and shoulders were disproportionately large for my frame, the hair looked great and other times hilarious. I think this app still needs a little work but I definitely think you won’t waste your money… especially if you go do some shots targeted specifically for the app to use.

Not for Black men

I decided to give this app a shot to see if it could give me a a decent LinkedIn headshot before I take a professional one. It does a pretty good job of editing you into a shot. There is a fair amount of templates to try too. It's about as good as I could've done on my own with Photoshop but it only takes about 20 seconds per photo and there's absolutely no effort on your end. Just pick a photo to wedge yourself into and the AI does all the work.

The reason I give it three stars is because, no surprises here, it doesn't work with Black people's hair. There's no option to ignore certain areas of your headshot. No matter what you do, it's going to "dress up" your hair and that means you're getting a perm! It does figure out what colors will look most "natural," and goes on from there. For example, I sometimes forget I have natural highlights in my hair. The app clearly picked up on this. I was given a White men's hairstyle that did actually "look right" on my head... impressive, but no! Social norms dictate this still may be a useful tool for Black women, but Black men should definitely save their money. I paid seven dollars so you won't have to. DO NOT buy this app if you are a Black man. It's a complete waste of your time and energy. (unless you already have a perm 😂😂)

Phản Hồi Từ Nhà Phát Triển ,

Hi, sorry for the inconvenience caused. We know about the hair issues and we're working hard to fix them as soon as possible. It affects all kind of short hair and bald people, no matter of race, gender and age.
A solution will be implemented soon. Also, we would be grateful, if you could share some before&after examples with us. Users’ examples help us a lot to improve the product. You may contact us from the app's Settings menu -> Help -> Send feedback or at support@gioapp.ai.

Multiple Attempts and Fees for Pics that looked like Cartoons

I needed a business photo quickly for my new business cards and LinkedIn Profile update. I made sure to submit a very well lit, clear photo that I liked and really only needed my outfit and background changed. It completely changed my hair, for the worst. Different length, color and texture no matter how many I bought. I paid again and submitted a better photo. Different day, nature light, styled my hair different. The hair was better but it replaced my teeth with snaggle teeth and made my eyes big, buggy and sickly in all of the photos. NOT WORTH IT unless you’re okay throwing away money to play around. All it did was waste my time and steal my money.
Adding to the developers response… I know that and I paid for several packs. After complete disbelief of how poor my second pack came out to the bad first run (after paying for the app included the first pack then purchasing another pack) I emailed the photos to customer service and the responded that there’s a disclosure that says they’re generated by computers so the results aren’t guaranteed and that they won’t issue me a refund. They didn’t even offer to add more coins or anything. They simply did not care. So I told them I would review my experience so others knew what to expect and now they’re replying about different packs. Please… I’ll use someone else.

Phản Hồi Từ Nhà Phát Triển ,

Hi! In our last response to you, we have provided you with instructions how to request a refund from Apple. We are sorry that you did not apply for a refund after that :(
There are two "section" in the app. On the lower menu, you can see: Styles and AI Studio. Styles are included into subscription plans. These are regular styles that you apply on images one by one, on one image at the time. AI Studio allows you to make packs of images: you upload one or a couple images of yourself and you get 10-100 generated images back at once. This feature is not included into subscription plans, it can be purchased as one-time purchase. Subscription is not required for this feature. If you've got any questions about Gio, please get in touch with from the app's Settings menu > Help > Send feedback, or at support@gioapp.ai.