Before you start: collect the selfies
- Ask first. Send the clip and ask who wants in. The app asks you to confirm each friend's permission anyway.
- Face forward, good light, no sunglasses. A selfie taken at a window works better than a dark party photo.
- One person per photo. Crop out anyone else.
Making it
- Pick the group dance in Photos and trim it.
- Your selfie fills the first spot. Tap Add someone for each friend's photo.
- Set how many dancers to swap and who goes where, counting from the left.
- Check the Star cost on the start sheet and tap Start.
- Drop the result in the group chat. It saves without a watermark.
Good clips for a friend group
Choreography where everyone stays in a line or a small formation, a wedding first dance with the bridal party, a music video chorus, a sports team celebration. If someone in the original drops out of frame for long, pick another clip.
Price, plainly
A subscription is needed to start: Weekly is $4.99 with 5 Stars each week, Yearly is $89.99 with 8 Stars each month. 1 Star is 1 second of video, and Star packs of 5, 12 or 25 Stars top you up. Prices vary by country. If a video fails, your Stars come back.
For how group swaps are counted, see face swap a video with more than one person.
Questions
Do my friends need to download the app?
No. You only need one photo of each, with their permission.
Can I add friends later?
Yes. Your selfie is saved as your cast photo, and you can add friends to any new video.
How many friends can be in one dance?
Up to 3 friends, so 4 people with you.
Whose face can I use?
Your own, and friends who said yes. BeMainStar is for people aged 13 and over, content filters apply to every photo, and any video can be reported from the app.
