Comparison

Lazy Lighting vs EasyMapper Projection Mapping

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

Head to head
About

Lazy Lighting

Transform any surface into a dynamic visual display with this powerful projection mapping app. Easily map walls, objects, or stages directly from your iPhone or iPad without needing a computer or complex software. Create stunning visual experiences for art, music, events, or home decoration.

Highlights
  • Projection mapping tools
  • Real-time drawing mode
  • Video import and mapping
  • Custom shape import
  • Dual visual channels
  • Built-in visual effects
  • Wireless and wired output
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a touch-first projection mapping and video mapping studio. Lazy Lighting lets you warp videos, photos, live camera feeds, animated drawings, and generative VJ visuals onto walls, stages, sculptures, windows, objects, and multi-surface installations—without a laptop. MAP ANY SURFACE Create squares, circles, custom text, cubes, boxes, image silhouettes, and hand-drawn outlines. Drag corners directly on screen to align each projection, bend edges around curved forms, then use masks and cutouts to control exactly where every visual appears. Map several surfaces at once. Assign different content to individual shapes, layer visuals with independent opacity and ordering, and save projects to continue later. CREATE LIVE VISUALS • Explore built-in visualizers, VJ loops, generative shaders, gradients, tunnels, neon effects, and shape-aware animations • Import videos and photos from your device • Use a live camera feed as projection content • Draw and animate original visuals by hand • Crop, fit, mask, layer, and apply real-time effects including kaleidoscope, tile, slide, rotate, zoom, blur, monochrome, invert, and color cycle • Make visuals react to audio or control parameters with MIDI • Animate controls with BPM-synced LFO and envelope modulation • Use hand and face tracking for expressive control BUILD A COMPLETE SHOW Create scenes and switch between them live, or arrange them on a timeline. Add an audio track, trim and duplicate clips, automate visual parameters, and move between looks with fade or dissolve transitions. Export the finished projection-mapped show in 720p, 1080p, or 4K with audio. Save it to Photos or send it to a compatible receiver running Lazy Lighting Link. EXPORT ONCE. PLAY WITHOUT YOUR PHONE. Once the transfer is complete, Lazy Lighting Link saves and loops the show on the receiver. Close the app and free your iPhone or iPad—the projection keeps playing without your device remaining connected. CONNECT YOUR WAY Connect by HDMI with a compatible USB-C or Lightning adapter, use AirPlay, or connect through Lazy Lighting Link. External display output keeps the controls on your device while the visual output fills the projector. Lazy Lighting is made for projection artists, VJs, DJs, musicians, performers, stage and event designers, galleries, installations, window displays, parties, home ambience, and Halloween, Christmas, or holiday projections. Create the map. Build the visuals. Perform live—or export once and let Lazy Lighting Link keep it playing. A compatible projector or display and a wired or wireless connection are required for external output. Lazy Lighting Link export requires a compatible receiver on the same network. Some features require a subscription. Terms of Use: https://lazylighting.com/ios-terms Privacy Policy: https://lazylighting.com/ios-privacy

About

EasyMapper Projection Mapping

Create stunning visual effects by projecting images and videos onto any surface directly from your iPhone. This app simplifies complex projection mapping, allowing for multi-layer editing and real-time previews without needing a laptop or expensive software.

Highlights
  • Multi-layer editing
  • Corner-drag perspective transform
  • Warp videos and shaders
  • Real-time preview
  • Built-in shader library
  • Camera Roll integration
Features
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'TIS THE SEASON Light up your porch with glowing jack-o'-lanterns, crawling spiders, swarming ghosts, and cackling witches — then schedule the whole haunted display to trigger on a timeline so trick-or-treaters get a show, not a static sticker on your window. EasyMapper Studio — projection mapping you can actually carry, straight from your iPhone. Turn any photo, video, or shader into a projection-mapped scene on walls, porches, sculptures, or storefronts. Warp it to fit the surface with your finger, then run it live through a projector. No laptop, no DMX rig, no QLab license — just your phone and a cheap HDMI projector. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION EasyMapper Studio's full feature set requires a Premium subscription. Without Premium you can install the app and explore the interface; Premium unlocks everything below. KEY FEATURES (Premium) Mapping & Warping - Corner-drag perspective transform — tap any corner of a layer and drag it to match your projection surface; the keystone/perspective math is handled for you. - Multi-layer editing — stack unlimited images, videos, and shaders on one projection. Move, resize, warp, and reorder each layer independently. - Customizable mesh grid overlay to line up empty layers before adding media. - Move tool with one-finger drag and pinch-to-zoom for precise placement. - Real-time preview that mirrors exactly what the projector is outputting. Media & Shaders - Import photos and videos straight from your Camera Roll; video loops automatically. - Built-in animated shader library (flame, auroras, and more) that warps cleanly onto any mapped surface. - Halloween effects library — pumpkins, witches, bats, crawling spiders, ghost swarm, skeleton, spooky emoji, fireflies, meteors, and fireworks, alongside year-round effects like rain, snow, bubbles, falling balls, rockets, and notes. - Audio-reactive particles and swarms that pulse and move with the music playing in the room — no external sync hardware needed. Show Control - Timeline — schedule when each layer or effect appears on a per-layer track. Drag blocks to set cues, scrub to preview, hit play, and the show runs itself. - Cue-based playback built for walk-up audiences: trick-or-treaters, party guests, or gallery visitors trigger a scene without you touching the phone. Output - USB-C/Lightning-to-HDMI output to any projector — wired for a rock-solid signal, not Wi-Fi that drops when the porch fills with trick-or-treaters. PERFECT FOR - Halloween — jack-o'-lanterns, haunted windows, porch projections, yard displays - Social media — turn a bedroom wall into a content backdrop in minutes - Live events — VJ-style backdrops, stage decoration, branded installations - Galleries and pop-ups — projection art without a desktop rig - Prototyping installations before committing to expensive software WHAT YOU NEED - An iPhone (this app) - A projector (any cheap one works) - A USB-C or Lightning to HDMI adapter - A surface to project onto — wall, window, pumpkin, tombstone, you name it EasyMapper Studio handles the rest. Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in Settings → your Apple ID → Subscriptions. PRIVACY Your photos and videos stay on your device and are never uploaded. Privacy Policy: https://easy-mapper-seven.vercel.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lazy Lighting4 screens
EasyMapper Projection Mapping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: EasyMapper Projection Mapping at 100% against Lazy Lighting's 47%. EasyMapper Projection Mapping also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Lazy Lighting's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (452 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Lazy Lighting sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and EasyMapper Projection Mapping sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lazy Lighting holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lazy Lighting has 452 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Lazy Lighting's written reviews are positive against 100% of EasyMapper Projection Mapping's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lazy Lighting ships an update every 8 days, EasyMapper Projection Mapping every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Lazy Lighting versus EasyMapper Projection Mapping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLazy LightingEasyMapper Projection Mapping
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (452 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews47.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings452 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#60 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAUDITY APPS LLCAbhinav Bhardwaj

Customer experience

Lazy Lighting

All ratings386 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive47.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative47.2%

EasyMapper Projection Mapping

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Lazy Lighting

Subscriptions5
  • Lazy Lighting Pro$9.991 Month
  • Lazy Lighting Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Lazy Lighting Pro1 Month trial$9.991 Month
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  • Lazy Lighting Pro$59.991 Year
  • Lazy Lighting Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lazy Lighting Pro$129.99
3 purchases

EasyMapper Projection Mapping

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Premium$7.991 Month
  • Discounted Annual Premium$34.991 Year
  • Annual Premium3 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Lazy Lighting free?
Lazy Lighting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EasyMapper Projection Mapping free?
EasyMapper Projection Mapping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lazy Lighting or EasyMapper Projection Mapping?
Lazy Lighting is rated higher. Lazy Lighting averages 4.6 out of 5 from 452 ratings, while EasyMapper Projection Mapping averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lazy Lighting or EasyMapper Projection Mapping have ads?
Neither Lazy Lighting nor EasyMapper Projection Mapping shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lazy Lighting or EasyMapper Projection Mapping?
Lazy Lighting ships an update every 8 days, and EasyMapper Projection Mapping every 5 days. Most recently, Lazy Lighting was updated on October 28, 2026 and EasyMapper Projection Mapping on October 29, 2026.

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