Comparison

Mote 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

Mote

This app uses live hand tracking to apply dynamic visual effects to your videos. Create unique content with frame filters that react to your hand movements and music beats. New effects are added weekly, with options for both free and premium users.

Highlights
  • Live hand tracking camera
  • Dynamic frame filters
  • Music beat synchronization
  • Automatic 4-cut Frame Strip generation
  • Weekly new effect drops
  • On-device processing for privacy
Features
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Mote is a live hand tracking camera. Make an L with each hand and only the space between your fingers changes: Invert, Rainbow, Glitch, Comic, Pop or Pixel, switching on the beat while you record. HAND FRAME • Hold up two L's with a gap between them and the frame opens • Six looks inside the frame, switching at 90, 120 or 150 BPM • Tap the screen to hold the look you like • Tilt your hands and the frame tilts with them EVERY TAKE, TWO RESULTS • A clip ready for your feed and Stories • An automatic 4-cut Frame Strip • Save to Photos in one tap A NEW DROP EVERY FRIDAY • A new trending hand effect lands every Friday • Record it that week and it stays in your collection • Past drops include Bubble, Lightning and Stars FREE AND PRO • Free: this week's drop and every drop you caught, 15-second takes with a small watermark • Mote Pro: every drop including missed ones, 60-second takes, no watermark PRIVATE BY DESIGN Hand tracking runs on your device. Camera frames are not uploaded, and you never need an account. ABOUT MOTE PRO Mote Pro is optional. It is available as a weekly subscription (with a 3-day free trial when you are eligible), an annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; the renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Restore previous purchases anytime in the app. Privacy Policy: https://www.secondearth.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.secondearth.io/terms

About

Finger Frame

Create unique videos by framing your shots with your hands. Apply live filters and effects within the finger frame for creative and shareable clips. Offers a variety of free looks with advanced options available for purchase.

Highlights
  • Gesture-controlled framing (O or L shape)
  • Live camera effects within hand window
  • Record finger-frame videos
  • Variety of free and unlockable looks
  • On-device processing
  • No account required to start
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, Thermal, X-Ray, Kaleidoscope, Mirror World, VHS, Neon), 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. Locked looks show a lock in the frame until you unlock them. 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

Mote4 screens
Finger Frame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Finger Frame at 4.6 against Mote's 3.0. Finger Frame also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. Mote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Finger Frame sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Finger Frame holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finger Frame has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mote ships an update weekly, Finger Frame every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mote versus Finger Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoteFinger Frame
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecondEarth AI, Inc.Phillip Paul

Customer experience

Mote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Finger Frame

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mote

Subscriptions2
  • Mote Pro3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Mote Pro (Annual)$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mote Pro Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

Finger Frame

One-time1
  • Finger Frame Unlimited$1.99

Questions

Is Mote free?
Mote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Finger Frame free?
Finger Frame is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mote or Finger Frame?
Finger Frame is rated higher. Mote averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Finger Frame averages 4.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Mote or Finger Frame have ads?
Neither Mote nor Finger Frame shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mote or Finger Frame?
Mote ships an update weekly, and Finger Frame every 4 days. Most recently, Mote was updated on November 6, 2026 and Finger Frame on November 8, 2026.

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