Mapaper vs HTML Sandbox³
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mapaper
This app automatically visualizes your current location on your home screen using live map wallpapers. Set custom trigger rules, such as arriving at home or work, to update the map display.
- Live map wallpapers
- Automatic location visualization
- Custom trigger rules
- Uses system shortcuts for wallpaper setting
- Map data from Mapbox and OpenStreetMap
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- Introduction Mapaper is a map live wallpaper app that utilizes the 'set wallpaper' function existing in the system shortcuts app on iOS 14.3. Set your own trigger rule like when arriving at your home or workplace and let Mapaper automatically visualize your location on the home screen. - Copyright Notice Mapaper uses map data from Mapbox and OpenStreetMap and their data sources. To learn more, visit https://www.mapbox.com/about/maps/ and http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
HTML Sandbox³
Design custom lock and home screens with dynamic shortcuts for weather, battery, calendar, and RSS feeds. Join a large community for themes and support.
- Custom lock screen design
- Custom home screen design
- Dynamic shortcut integration
- Weather shortcuts
- Battery status shortcuts
- Calendar event shortcuts
- RSS feed shortcuts
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The HTML Sandbox app allows you to create custom lockscreens and homescreens using shortcuts app incl. weather, battery status, calendar events, RSS feeds and more. Download of complimentary shortcut can be found in app. With over 18,000 members, join the supportive HTML Sandbox community to find new themes and get 24/7 assistance. Please note this app is designed for iPhone only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HTML Sandbox³ at none against Mapaper's 1. HTML Sandbox³ also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). Mapaper's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). On price, rating and ads 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
Both are free to download. Mapaper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HTML Sandbox³ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Mapaper against 4.0 for HTML Sandbox³. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively.
Mapaper ships an update every 4 days, HTML Sandbox³ daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mapaper | HTML Sandbox³ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (15 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 昊天 郑 | Eric Roembach |
Customer experience
Mapaper
HTML Sandbox³
In-app purchases
Mapaper
- Full Access$0.99
HTML Sandbox³
No in-app purchases
