Comparison

Chromatose vs Pro Mapper Projection Mapping

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

Head to head
About

Chromatose

Create and perform real-time, audio-reactive visuals with a powerful yet intuitive video synthesizer. Connect to external displays and customize your creations with a modular interface, extensive modulation options, and MIDI support. Ideal for live performers, VJs, and content creators.

Highlights
  • Audio-reactive visuals
  • Modular interface
  • MIDI support
  • 4 simultaneous generators
  • Unlimited effect chaining
  • HD/4K+ output
  • Patch saving and export
Features
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Chromatose is a real-time, audio-reactive visual synth for iPhone and iPad — a modular video synthesizer and visualizer that turns your input and sound into a hypnotic, trippy light show. Create original, generative visuals by hand. No coding, no AI prompts, no bulky hardware. Connect a TV or projector via HDMI or AirPlay to turn any space into an immersive atmosphere — for live performance, meditation, party, or chilling. Learn it in under an hour. Create fresh ideas for years. 〉Perfect for: Live performers, VJs, DJs, music producers, installation artists, concert and stage designers, content creators, music video directors, generative artists, and creative explorers. Works for raves, clubs, afterhours, festivals, ambient galleries, meditation spaces, and live loop sessions. 〉What you can make: A music visualizer for live sets. Audio-reactive video content for social media. Live camera filters. TV screensavers and projector backdrops for installations. Wallpapers, generative art pieces, meditation visuals — or anything else you can imagine. 〉Aesthetic range: From psychedelic, trippy, and surreal to cyberpunk, vaporwave, synthwave, retrowave, futuristic, vintage, nostalgic, dreamcore, weirdcore, liminal, and glitch. Dial in the whole rainbow spectrum of hues, refractions, liquid ripples, electric strobing, cosmic aurora, spiral warps, organic cymatics, kaleidoscope mandalas, and pure abstract procedural geometry. 〉FREE Plan Includes: • Access all generators & effects • No signup required • 100% ad-free • Max output resolution: Full 1080p HD • Saved patches: 2 • Record videos up to: 30 secs 〉Pro Plan Includes: • Access to all features • Saved patches: unlimited • Saved Performance Sets: unlimited • Max output resolution: 4K+ • Record videos up to: 15 mins • Studio-quality ProRes recording • Export Patches 〉Main Features: • Modular, intuitive interface • 4 simultaneous visual generators • Chain unlimited visual effects, filters, and modulation layers • Design Mode to build unique visuals from scratch • Performance Mode: eight hot-swappable patches per Set, Master FX chain, fully modular transitions • Custom color palettes with harmony-based generation • Metal-powered, iOS native graphics engine • 8-bit or 16-bit color (SDR and HDR) with deep gradient fidelity • Built specifically for iPhone and iPad 〉Modulation & Synthesis: • Dedicated LFOs per parameter • Multiple waveshapes, free-running or clock-synced • Nested modulation and feedback loops • Envelope generators and signal followers • Animated visual indicators • Analog-style signal flow — reactive to every nuance 〉Connectivity: • Connect to any screen with HDMI (via USB-C or Lightning adapter) or AirPlay • MIDI Plug & Play with other Hardware and Software via: USB, Bluetooth, Network, Virtual MIDI (other apps on same device) • MIDI 1.0 and 2.0, with CC, note, and NRPN mapping • MIDI mappable Macro Controls and Performance pads • MIDI Clock Sync • Wireless display and dual-screen output 〉Audio Reactivity: • Visuals pulse and react to live audio in real time • Internal mic or any audio interface, with input selection and auto-gain • 3 shapeable audio signal sources • Audio-to-visual translation on any parameter, driven by the full mix or just the lows or highs • Signal followers and envelopes • Turn any sound into a visual trip 〉Sharing and Export: • Import and export patches as files for sharing and remixing • Record HD video (HEVC or ProRes) or screenshots optimized for social media • Save directly to iOS Photos library 〉Patch Library: • Intuitive browsing and organization • Tag, search, sort and filter by mood, genre, or aesthetic • Built-in presets included Chromatose is made entirely by one independent developer in Berlin, with no investors or corporate agenda: a modular video synthesizer and visual instrument in your pocket, aiming to democratize real-time generative visual creation. Terms of Use: https://www.chromatose.app/en/terms/

About

Pro Mapper Projection Mapping

Design, map, and project visuals onto any surface using only your mobile device and a projector. This app offers professional projection mapping tools with a touch-based interface for real-time adjustments and previews.

Highlights
  • Professional projection mapping tools
  • Map visuals onto any surface
  • Import and map videos/photos
  • Real-time preview and adjustments
  • External display and projector output
  • Surface-based workflow
Features
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ProMapper brings professional projection mapping to your iPhone and iPad. Design, map, and project visuals onto any surface — no computer required. Create powerful video projection mapping setups using only your mobile device and a projector. ProMapper is built for artists, designers, performers, and creative professionals who need precision, speed, and flexibility. Projection Mapping Made Simple ProMapper lets you map videos, photos, and visuals directly onto walls, stages, objects, and custom surfaces. With a touch-based interface, you can align content perfectly in minutes and preview everything in real time. From small portable projectors to professional systems, ProMapper adapts to your setup and workflow. Key Features • Professional projection mapping tools • Map visuals onto any surface or object • Import and map videos and photos • Built-in grid patterns, solid colors, gradients, and visualizer content • Surface-based workflow for multi-surface projects • Real-time preview and adjustments • External display and projector output • Optimized real-time performance on iOS ProMapper is ideal for: • Projection mapping artists • Stage and event designers • Exhibitions and installations • Performers and visual designers • Creative experiments and visual testing Design immersive visuals anywhere, without complex desktop software or hardware. Professional Results. Mobile Freedom. ProMapper focuses on clean design, precise control, and real-time performance. Every change updates instantly, allowing you to stay focused on your visuals instead of technical setup. Create, map, and project anywhere using only your iPhone or iPad. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://omurolgunay.com/pp.html

Screenshots

Chromatose4 screens
Pro Mapper Projection Mapping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pro Mapper Projection Mapping at every 9 days against Chromatose's every 3 months. Pro Mapper Projection Mapping also leads on ratings volume (72 vs 17). Chromatose's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 50%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Chromatose sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Pro Mapper Projection Mapping sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Chromatose against 4.7 for Pro Mapper Projection Mapping. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 72 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Chromatose's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pro Mapper Projection Mapping's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chromatose ships an update every 3 months, Pro Mapper Projection Mapping every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Chromatose versus Pro Mapper Projection Mapping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChromatosePro Mapper Projection Mapping
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17 ratings)4.7 (72 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1772 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdward Roothomur olgunay

Customer experience

Chromatose

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%

Pro Mapper Projection Mapping

All ratings68 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chromatose

Subscriptions3
  • Pro$5.991 Month
  • Pro$49.991 Year
  • Standard [DISCONTINUED]7 Days trial$59.991 Year
10 purchases

Pro Mapper Projection Mapping

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • 6 Month7 Days trial$24.996 Months
  • 6 Month3 Days trial$24.996 Months
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Yearly3 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Chromatose free?
Chromatose is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pro Mapper Projection Mapping free?
Pro Mapper Projection Mapping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chromatose or Pro Mapper Projection Mapping?
Pro Mapper Projection Mapping is rated higher. Chromatose averages 4.6 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Pro Mapper Projection Mapping averages 4.7 from 72 ratings.
Do Chromatose or Pro Mapper Projection Mapping have ads?
Neither Chromatose nor Pro Mapper Projection Mapping shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chromatose or Pro Mapper Projection Mapping?
Chromatose ships an update every 3 months, and Pro Mapper Projection Mapping every 9 days. Most recently, Chromatose was updated on October 22, 2026 and Pro Mapper Projection Mapping on October 22, 2026.

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