Comparison

Epson Creative Projection vs Light mapping

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Epson Creative Projection

Transform any space with custom content using your photos, videos, and built-in templates. Easily edit and project designs onto surfaces, creating dynamic visual experiences for rooms or displays.

Highlights
  • Custom content creation
  • Photo and video integration
  • Built-in templates and stamps
  • Real-time projection preview
  • 4-point geometry correction
  • Save content to projector
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Epson Creative Projection Use an Epson projector*1 and your custom content to bring spaces alive! Epson Creative Projection is an app that allows you to enjoy creating custom content on an iPhone or iPad easily. Decorate any room or space by combining your photos and movies with the app’s built-in templates and stamps. With Epson Creative Projection, you can create original, dazzling content to enliven rooms, product displays, and spaces around you, anytime and anywhere. Steps • Set up your projector. Insert a USB memory or SD card into the projector and connect the projector to a network. • Preview content on the projector. Connecting your iPhone or iPad and projector enables you to edit content on your iPhone or iPad while projecting a preview. You can easily connect your device by reading a QR code displayed on the projected image. • Select a template and edit your content. Select a built-in template that fits your vision of the content you want to create. You can customize your content by adding text, stamps, and effects. • Save your content to your projector. After you finish editing your content, save the file to the USB memory or SD card that you inserted in the projector. You can play the content that you save from the projector even if you do not have your device with you. Main Features • Stamp layout Freely arrange and combine the materials provided in the app any way you like. Use seasonal materials to create new content for each season. • Photo and movie capture Load photos and movies from your iPhone or iPad for use in creating content. • Visual effects You can make snow or flower blossoms flutter down. You can even add a line anywhere you like and make them accumulate on the line. • 4-point free geometry correction This feature allows you to adjust the 4 corners of stamps. It also allows you to correct distortions in images projected on two or more surfaces (planes). Projectors that support the app: Please go to https://support.epson.net/projector_appinfo/creative_projection/en/ to find the list of all supported projectors. [App Permissions] To use the app, the following permissions are required. [Required] Local Network For searching and connecting to the projector. [Optional] Camera Capture a connection QR code. [Optional] Photo Project selected photos from the device to the projector. * Optional permissions can be declined, but some features may not work.

About

Light mapping

Features
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Light Mapping turns your iPhone into a real-time projection mapping studio. Point, drop the corners, project. No laptop, no After Effects, no three-hour setup. Whether you're prepping a party in your living room, building a light installation for an event, dressing a club, mapping a façade for a concert, or just casting visuals that dance on your wall everything happens from your phone in a few taps. ▸REAL-TIME MAPPING Add as many shapes as you want (rectangles, triangles, circles, or contours auto-traced from an image). Adjust every corner pixel-perfect so it hugs the surface you're projecting on. What you see in the editor is what lands on the wall, live. ▸ VISUALS WITH NO LIMITS Fill your shapes with photos from your library, videos, built-in animated effects, or solid colours. Each shape can carry its own media — or share a single visual stretched across several shapes ("Across Layers") for continuous mapping across a triptych, façade, or wall run. ▸ CONNECTS TO ANYTHING Works with: • AirPlay (Apple TV, compatible TVs) • HDMI via USB-C or Lightning adapter • Any standard HDMI video projector ▸ FLEXIBLE ORIENTATION Projector mounted sideways? Mapping onto a door, column, or arch? Rotate the projection frame 90° and compose directly in portrait. ▸ USE CASES • Content creators — reuse the same setup for TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts • DJs & VJs — real-time visuals across club walls and ceilings without pro gear • Visual artists — mock up an installation before setting it up for real • Weddings & events — decorative projections on walls, ceilings, floral arches • Interior design — turn your bedroom into a cinema, aquarium, or starlit sky ▸ SIMPLE WORKFLOW 1. Open a project, add a shape 2. Drag the corners onto your surface 3. Pick a visual (your photo library, a video, an effect) 4. Connect to your projector (AirPlay or HDMI) 5. Project and save the project for next time ▸ NO HEAVY SETUP No computer, no pro software, no endless cables. Your iPhone plus a projector is enough. LIGHT MAPPING PRO SUBSCRIPTION Unlock every feature with a monthly, annual, or one-time lifetime purchase. The 3-day free trial lets you try before you pay. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://lightmapping.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Light-Mapping-3a5bf613eb41803c9801c083c346f94c Terms of Use: https://lightmapping.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-Light-Mapping-3a5bf613eb4180639bf4d24b3bf9ffcc

Screenshots

Epson Creative Projection4 screens
Light mapping3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Epson Creative Projection at none against Light mapping's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Light mapping sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Epson Creative Projection asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Epson Creative Projection versus Light mapping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEpson Creative ProjectionLight mapping
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeiko Epson CorporationMarius Le Nedic

In-app purchases

None

Epson Creative Projection

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Light mapping

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Epson Creative Projection free?
Epson Creative Projection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Light mapping free?
Light mapping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Epson Creative Projection or Light mapping have ads?
Neither Epson Creative Projection nor Light mapping shows ads.

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