Comparison

NiceShots vs Mapper

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

Head to head
About

NiceShots

Easily add device frames and backgrounds to your screenshots and images. Create professional-looking mockups for websites, apps, and social media with customizable layouts and export options.

Highlights
  • Add device frames to images and videos
  • Customizable video size ratios
  • Variety of background configurations
  • Pre-made layouts
  • Beautiful device mockup backgrounds
  • Export in various proportions
  • Support for iPhone, iPad, iMac, iWatch, MacBook mockups
  • 3D phone mockups
Features
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When you want to add a background to the most satisfying photo, when you want to beautify your screenshots, when you want to show how your website or app looks on the device mockups... Then you can try NiceaShots. It offers pixel-level design perfection, ensuring that your photos or screenshots fit perfectly into the device. NiceShots has received a major update! This time, NiceShots supports adding phone models to videos, customizing video size ratios, and offers a variety of exquisite video background configurations. Easily create a perfect video. Embrace the ease of designing with Shots. Create beautiful mockups in seconds, giving you more time to focus. Any Mockup that you need. Choose a mockup that suits your needs add your screenshot, design or any image to get started. Pre-made Layouts. Transform how your mockup looks from our many custom tailored layouts. Beautiful Device Mockup Backgrounds. Variety of hand-picked background packs including gradients, images & more. Export for anywhere: Various proportions. Export pixel perfect images with pre-made frames based on the social media of your choice. You are very welcome to use NiceShots to make beautiful screenshots,NiceShots can easily and happily achieve shell screenshots, shell screenshots, screenshot beautification. It is a powerful model editor. We are also continuously enriching various phone mockups (iPhone 15, iPhone14, other phone) and other device mockups (iPad, iMac, iWatch, MacBook). Simplicity and efficiency have always been what NiceShots stands for, and I hope you can get your work done with a minimum of manipulation, just a few easy clicks, and create beautiful images that will make you look great when you share them! I added a very nice 3D phone mockups and now NiceShots can make amazing 3D phone mockups! There are many size models, many proportions, many backgrounds and many style combinations to make your pictures stand out and make your work shine on forums or social platforms! Support common picture proportions, almost cover any kind of scene. Rich background color types, you can complete their own personalized Settings. You can use the background blur effect or adjust the level of background blur. In addition, when you want to customize the background color, you can choose any color on the color palette. You can use any image in your album as a background! Of course, you can also set a transparent background, but remember to use png format export. Yes, we support image export in two formats: jpg and png. NiceShots also offers a variety of built-in background color images, including mixed colors, solid colors, and image types. We provide clear export Settings that allow you to export high quality pictures without affecting the original pictures, and the exported pictures take up very little memory on your device, which is crucial! This enables you to easily share with friends or upload online without having to worry about speed and data usage. 【 About Members 】 Subscription monthly membership Annual membership Permanent member Please note: Prices may vary by region. Prices are subject to change due to promotions. The payment will be deducted directly from your iTunes account. After purchase or trial, the subscription will automatically renew, your iTunes account will be charged within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period, and the subscription period will be extended by one subscription period upon successful debit. A current subscription that has been started cannot be cancelled. Subscriptions can be managed by the user, and automatic renewal can be turned off in the user account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://fishy-puppet-bb8.notion.site/29de2b5496274180b77c99aa3a2aba2a The terms of service: https://fishy-puppet-bb8.notion.site/5ec0ae2867ed4731bf54a317d0afd4d5 If you experience any problems while using the app, the "feedback" function within the app contacts us and we will respond quickly.

About

Mapper

Design custom wallpapers using maps of your favorite locations. Explore curated landmarks and apply artistic filters to create unique map art for your phone.

Highlights
  • Create map art wallpapers
  • 3D landmarks widget
  • Curated landmark collection
  • Artistic filters
  • Seamless iPhone export
Features
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Mapper: Create Stunning Wallpapers from Your Favorite Places Explore handpicked landmarks & filters and create beautiful map wallpapers that tell your story. - 3D landmarks widget, renew daily - Curated collection of iconic landmarks, cities, and satellite imagery, powered by Apple Maps - Artistic filters that enhance place character - Seamless export for iPhone wallpapers From your dream city to your favorite street, turn memorable places into your own artwork - wallpaper, poster, and more. Download Mapper and make every glance at your screen a journey! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NiceShots4 screens
Mapper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NiceShots at 100% against Mapper's 85%. NiceShots also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NiceShots sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Mapper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NiceShots holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of NiceShots's written reviews are positive against 85% of Mapper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NiceShots ships an update every 2 weeks, Mapper fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NiceShots versus Mapper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNiceShotsMapper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (26 ratings) — better4.6 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better84.6% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChengdu Xiaomeng Huanian Technology Co., Ltd.鉴 袁

Customer experience

NiceShots

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mapper

All ratings17 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NiceShots

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$0.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime membership$3.99
3 purchases

Mapper

Subscriptions2
  • Mapper+ Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Mapper+ Yearly$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mapper+ Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is NiceShots free?
NiceShots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mapper free?
Mapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NiceShots or Mapper?
NiceShots is rated higher. NiceShots averages 4.8 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Mapper averages 4.6 from 17 ratings.
Do NiceShots or Mapper have ads?
Neither NiceShots nor Mapper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NiceShots or Mapper?
NiceShots ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mapper fortnightly. Most recently, NiceShots was updated on September 17, 2026 and Mapper on September 23, 2026.

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