Comparison

SketchTales vs Light mapping

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

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About

SketchTales

Transform children's drawings into animated stories and characters using AI. This app brings sketches to life with generated narratives, voices, and magical adventures, fostering creativity and family bonding.

Highlights
  • Animate drawings instantly with AI
  • Turn doodles into animated characters
  • Generate AI storytelling from artwork
  • Create cartoon animation from photos
  • Story builder with magical narratives
  • Save and share animated stories
Features
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Turn your child’s doodles into living stories. With SketchTales, parents can animate drawings in seconds and transform simple sketches into magical animated characters, complete with AI generated stories, voices, and bedtime adventures your kids will love. Whether it’s a doodle, sketch, or full page of drawings, SketchTales brings them to life with AI animation tools designed for families. What starts as a drawing becomes a moving, expressive character — walking, dancing, talking, and starring in their own story. Perfect for parents who want to spark creativity, support child development, and turn everyday art into unforgettable family moments. FROM DOODLE TO ANIMATION IN SECONDS SketchTales is an easy animation app designed to animate your kid’s drawings without complexity. Simply take a photo or upload artwork, and our AI turns it into animated characters with natural motion, hand drawn animation effects, and playful movement. • Animate drawings instantly with AI • Turn doodles into animated characters • Bring sketches, doodles, and drawings to life • Create 2D animation without skills or tools • Build expressive animated character stories AI STORYTELLING FROM CHILDREN’S ART Every drawing has a story waiting to be told. SketchTales uses AI storytelling to generate imaginative narratives from your child’s art — turning doodles into magical adventures, bedtime stories, and creative worlds. • AI bedtime stories generated from drawings • AI kids stories and storytelling engine • Storybook creator powered by imagination • Draw and tell stories automatically • Interactive story app for families From dinosaurs in space to dancing superheroes, SketchTales turns imagination into animated story worlds. A CREATIVE KIDS ANIMATION APP Designed for families, SketchTales blends creativity, learning, and fun. It’s a digital storytelling app that encourages kids to draw, imagine, and explore through animation. • Kids drawing app and doodle creator • Animation maker for children • Cartoon creator app for kids • Digital doodles and hand drawn animation styles • AI art for kids and creative expression Parents can save, share, and revisit every animated creation, building a growing library of memories. MADE FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES SketchTales is built for parents who want meaningful, creative screen time. Instead of passive viewing, children become creators of animated stories. • Family bonding app for creative play • Educational storytelling through animation • Parent child activities with drawings • Fun educational app for home learning • Family fun app for shared storytelling Perfect for bedtime, weekends, classroom projects, or quiet creative time. KEY FEATURES • Animate your kid’s drawings with AI • Turn sketches into animated characters • Generate AI storytelling from artwork • Create cartoon animation from photos or doodles • Story builder app with magical narratives • Save and share animated stories • Digital storytelling for kids and families • Bring drawings, doodles, and art to life WHY SKETCHTALES? SketchTales is more than an animation tool — it’s a creative imagination engine. It combines AI animation, storytelling, and kids creativity into one simple app that helps families turn drawings into unforgettable experiences. From doodle art to animated bedtime stories, SketchTales helps every child’s imagination move, speak, and shine. Draw it. Animate it. Tell the story. Terms of use: https://sketchtales.app/terms.html Privacy policy: https://sketchtales.app/privacy.html

About

Light mapping

Features
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Light Mapping turns your iPhone into a real-time projection mapping studio. Point, drop the corners, project. No laptop, no After Effects, no three-hour setup. Whether you're prepping a party in your living room, building a light installation for an event, dressing a club, mapping a façade for a concert, or just casting visuals that dance on your wall everything happens from your phone in a few taps. ▸REAL-TIME MAPPING Add as many shapes as you want (rectangles, triangles, circles, or contours auto-traced from an image). Adjust every corner pixel-perfect so it hugs the surface you're projecting on. What you see in the editor is what lands on the wall, live. ▸ VISUALS WITH NO LIMITS Fill your shapes with photos from your library, videos, built-in animated effects, or solid colours. Each shape can carry its own media — or share a single visual stretched across several shapes ("Across Layers") for continuous mapping across a triptych, façade, or wall run. ▸ CONNECTS TO ANYTHING Works with: • AirPlay (Apple TV, compatible TVs) • HDMI via USB-C or Lightning adapter • Any standard HDMI video projector ▸ FLEXIBLE ORIENTATION Projector mounted sideways? Mapping onto a door, column, or arch? Rotate the projection frame 90° and compose directly in portrait. ▸ USE CASES • Content creators — reuse the same setup for TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts • DJs & VJs — real-time visuals across club walls and ceilings without pro gear • Visual artists — mock up an installation before setting it up for real • Weddings & events — decorative projections on walls, ceilings, floral arches • Interior design — turn your bedroom into a cinema, aquarium, or starlit sky ▸ SIMPLE WORKFLOW 1. Open a project, add a shape 2. Drag the corners onto your surface 3. Pick a visual (your photo library, a video, an effect) 4. Connect to your projector (AirPlay or HDMI) 5. Project and save the project for next time ▸ NO HEAVY SETUP No computer, no pro software, no endless cables. Your iPhone plus a projector is enough. LIGHT MAPPING PRO SUBSCRIPTION Unlock every feature with a monthly, annual, or one-time lifetime purchase. The 3-day free trial lets you try before you pay. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://lightmapping.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Light-Mapping-3a5bf613eb41803c9801c083c346f94c Terms of Use: https://lightmapping.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-Light-Mapping-3a5bf613eb4180639bf4d24b3bf9ffcc

Screenshots

SketchTales4 screens
Light mapping3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SketchTales at 5.0 against Light mapping's 2.3. Light mapping's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. SketchTales sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Light mapping sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SketchTales holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SketchTales versus Light mapping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSketchTalesLight mapping
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKidslox incMarius Le Nedic

In-app purchases

6 purchases

SketchTales

Subscriptions3
  • SketchTales$9.991 Month
  • SketchTales$24.993 Months
  • SketchTales$59.991 Year
One-time3
  • 500 Credits$19.99
  • 1000 Drawing Credits$39.99
  • 1500 Drawing Credits$59.99
3 purchases

Light mapping

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is SketchTales free?
SketchTales is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Light mapping free?
Light mapping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SketchTales or Light mapping?
SketchTales is rated higher. SketchTales averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Light mapping averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do SketchTales or Light mapping have ads?
Neither SketchTales nor Light mapping shows ads.

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