Comparison

HappyMapper vs Finger Frame

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

Head to head
About

HappyMapper

Transform your iPhone and a projector into a dynamic art studio. Map images and videos onto any object in your space, from furniture to walls, bringing them to life with light and motion. No prior design experience or expensive software is required to create stunning visual installations.

Highlights
  • Map images and video onto any surface
  • Draw and warp shapes to fit objects
  • Layer multiple surfaces for complex designs
  • Search millions of free videos and GIFs
  • Import your own photos and videos
  • Intuitive touch controls for easy manipulation
  • Save and reload custom setups
Features
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HappyMapper turns your iPhone and a projector into an art studio without walls. Map images and video onto anything in your space. A couch, a vase, a doorframe, your ceiling. Watch ordinary objects come alive with light, color, and motion. No design experience needed. No expensive software. Just your phone, a projector, and your imagination. CREATE YOUR OWN LIGHT INSTALLATIONS - Draw shapes directly on your screen and warp them to fit any surface - Curve edges to follow arches, round objects, and organic shapes - Layer multiple surfaces for complex, room-filling installations - Blend shapes together for seamless mapped surfaces - Cutout mode allows you to use a shape to block out light in a certain area BRING YOUR SPACE TO LIFE - Search millions of free videos: fire, water, abstract textures, neon, nature - Browse billions of GIFs for looping animations and memes - Import your own photos and videos - Pan and zoom media within each shape for perfect placement MADE FOR CREATORS, NOT ENGINEERS - Intuitive touch controls: drag, warp, and place with your fingers - Built-in quick start guide gets you mapping in minutes - Save your setups and reload them instantly - Last session is always saved so you can resume where you left off INSPIRE YOUR SPACE Whether you're setting the mood for a dinner party, creating a bedroom art installation, filming content for social media, or taking the stage, HappyMapper makes projection art accessible to everyone. One shape is free, with full access to every feature. Upgrade to Premium to add unlimited shapes.

About

Finger Frame

Features
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Make a frame with your fingers. A live look appears inside the hand window. Finger Frame is the gesture camera filter for people done with face-only effects. Form an O with thumb and index, or an L with both hands — the area inside your fingers becomes a live window of comic, noir, soft focus, and more. Instant. On your device. No account to start. HOW IT WORKS • Hold an O or L — hand tracking follows your fingers • Pick a look — comic, noir, and other live camera effects run inside the frame • Hit record — save a finger-frame video to Photos FREE LOOKS Soft Focus, Negative, Noir, Sepia, Chrome, Comic — enough to film friends and ship a clip the same night. UNLOCK FOREVER One-time Unlock adds advanced looks (Pixels, Glitch, Painterly, Bloom, Ink, Halftone), Fill a frame with a photo, Match a reference look, and chrome-free recordings (video + FX only — no outline or badges). Base looks stay free. WHY IT’S DIFFERENT • Effects live in the hand window — not glued to your face • Built for short, shareable clips • These looks are processed on your device Open Finger Frame. Frame the shot with your hands. Record the moment.

Screenshots

HappyMapper4 screens
Finger Frame4 screens

Verdict

The call

HappyMapper and Finger Frame are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. HappyMapper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Finger Frame sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HappyMapper versus Finger Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappyMapperFinger Frame
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenny LuPhillip Paul

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HappyMapper

Subscriptions2
  • HappyMapper Pro3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • HappyMapper Pro3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • HappyMapper PRO Lifetime$14.99
1 purchases

Finger Frame

One-time1
  • Finger Frame Unlimited$0.99

Questions

Is HappyMapper free?
HappyMapper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Finger Frame free?
Finger Frame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HappyMapper or Finger Frame have ads?
Neither HappyMapper nor Finger Frame shows ads.

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