Comparison

Apate vs Mote

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

Head to head
About

Apate

Features
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Bring your hand creations to life. Apate is a hand pose recording app built for animators, linguists, and ML engineers. For Animators Record a hand pose session and export in the format that fits your workflow: - Hand skeleton video (.mov) — clean animation ready for compositing - GIF — shareable looping preview (free, with watermark) - PNG Sequence — frame-by-frame export for full control - AE Keyframe Data — 21 joint keyframe files for After Effects - FCP XML — sync raw video and hand video directly in Final Cut Pro For ML Engineers Live confidence scores for all hand joints are displayed during capture, making it easy to debug Vision framework output and evaluate detection quality. Free & Pro GIF export is free. Unlock all export formats with Apate Pro — $4.99/month or $39.99/year. Feedback Use the in-app feedback button to reach the developer directly, or shoot an email - fractia@gmail.com Apate was the goddess of deceit, trickery, and guile — one of the spirits released from Pandora's Box, daughter of Nyx (night) and Erebus (darkness). Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Mote

This app uses live hand tracking to apply dynamic visual effects to your videos. Create unique content with frame filters that react to your hand movements and music beats. New effects are added weekly, with options for both free and premium users.

Highlights
  • Live hand tracking camera
  • Dynamic frame filters
  • Music beat synchronization
  • Automatic 4-cut Frame Strip generation
  • Weekly new effect drops
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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Mote is a live hand tracking camera. Make an L with each hand and only the space between your fingers changes: Invert, Rainbow, Glitch, Comic, Pop or Pixel, switching on the beat while you record. HAND FRAME • Hold up two L's with a gap between them and the frame opens • Six looks inside the frame, switching at 90, 120 or 150 BPM • Tap the screen to hold the look you like • Tilt your hands and the frame tilts with them EVERY TAKE, TWO RESULTS • A clip ready for your feed and Stories • An automatic 4-cut Frame Strip • Save to Photos in one tap A NEW DROP EVERY FRIDAY • A new trending hand effect lands every Friday • Record it that week and it stays in your collection • Past drops include Bubble, Lightning and Stars FREE AND PRO • Free: this week's drop and every drop you caught, 15-second takes with a small watermark • Mote Pro: every drop including missed ones, 60-second takes, no watermark PRIVATE BY DESIGN Hand tracking runs on your device. Camera frames are not uploaded, and you never need an account. ABOUT MOTE PRO Mote Pro is optional. It is available as a weekly subscription (with a 3-day free trial when you are eligible), an annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; the renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Restore previous purchases anytime in the app. Privacy Policy: https://www.secondearth.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.secondearth.io/terms

Screenshots

Apate4 screens
Mote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mote at weekly against Apate's every 45 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Apate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Mote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Apate ships an update every 45 months, Mote weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Apate versus Mote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApateMote
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 45 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter MaciasSecondEarth AI, Inc.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Apate

Subscriptions2
  • Apate Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Apate Pro Yearly$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Mote

Subscriptions2
  • Mote Pro3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Mote Pro (Annual)$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mote Pro Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Apate free?
Apate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mote free?
Mote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Apate or Mote have ads?
Neither Apate nor Mote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Apate or Mote?
Apate ships an update every 45 months, and Mote weekly. Most recently, Apate was updated on October 29, 2026 and Mote on October 31, 2026.

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