Bond Touch vs Hugs App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bond Touch
This app connects you with loved ones when you're apart, allowing you to send and receive touches, share private messages and photos, and even feel a partner's heartbeat. It manages smart bracelets and necklaces designed to bridge physical distance and foster deeper connections.
- Send and receive touches
- Private encrypted space for messages and photos
- Personalize touch colors
- View connection and battery status
- Revisit touch history
- Optional location sharing
- Record and exchange heartbeats
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The app that help people deepen their connection even when they're apart. Use the Bond Touch app to manage and connect all of your Bond Touch products and get ready and start bridging the distance between you and your loved ones: • Bond Touch/Bond Touch More: The best long distance touch bracelets of the market! Send and receive touches no matter the miles between you. • Bond Heart: The smart necklace that allows you to feel their heartbeat forever • Bond Touch Lite: A lighter version of the Bond Touch experience on your Apple Watch App Features: • Private Space: Share texts, photos, and secrets in a secure, encrypted space. • Customization: Personalize touch colors on your bracelet. • Connection and Battery Status: Stay informed about your and your partner’s connection and battery levels. • Touch History: Revisit and replay touches from your partner. • Location Sharing: Optionally share your location and view your partner’s city, weather, and more. • Countdown to Reunion: Anticipate your next meeting with the Next Encounter feature. • Multi-Partner Bonding: Connect with up to 3 partners using Bond Touch More. • Heartbeat Recording: Record heartbeats for your Bond Heart within the app • Heartbeat Exchange: Send, request, and wear heartbeats through our innovative app. For more information on Bond Touch bracelets and Bond Heart necklace, visit www.bond-touch.com .Need Assistance? Contact us at info@bond-touch.com or visit our help center: help.bond-touch.com Stay Connected: • Instagram: @bondtouch • Facebook: Bondtouch • TikTok: @bondtouch Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ DOWNLOAD NOW! BOND TOUCH - BE TOGETHER, EVEN WHEN YOU’RE APART.
Hugs App
This app simulates the heartbeat of another person to convey affection and support remotely. It allows users to feel a connection during video calls or send a virtual hug to loved ones, bridging physical distance.
- Simulates heartbeat for connection
- Remote hug sending
- Visual connection during calls
- No data collection
- Simple interface
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How can we convey the warmth of human touch when hugs are not allowed? Hugs show appreciation, affection and help us through difficult times when words are not enough. Now more than ever, we need them. Star House is Central Ohio's only drop-in center for youth experiencing homelessness. They offer young people a safe space, immediate access to basic needs and vital connections to stabilizing resources. Because of the current situation, staff members cannot give hugs to the kids they care for. In this era of job loss, blinding stress and health concerns, a little empathy and tenderness can be crucial. In an effort to make things better, our team developed a simple variation on hugs and an app that helps bridge the distance between staff and youth. Combined with a self-hug, the Hugs app simulates the heartbeat of the person you are sharing the moment with. Give a hug when you are practicing social distancing, during a video call, or send a hug remotely. How does it work? Launch the app, hold your phone to your chest and feel the heartbeat while visually connecting with the other person. To send a remote hug, enter your name and the name of a loved one and click send. No data will ever be collected about you or the hug receiver by our app. This simple solution can be used by everyone for any reason and we hope you will share a hug with anyone who needs one.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hugs App at 100% against Bond Touch's 42%. Hugs App also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Bond Touch's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (18K vs 13). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Bond Touch sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Hugs App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hugs App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bond Touch has 18K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Bond Touch's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hugs App's.
Bond Touch ships an update every 2 weeks, Hugs App every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bond Touch | Hugs App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (18K ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 309 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bond Touch Inc. | Novvia LLC |
Customer experience
Bond Touch
Hugs App
Bugs and requests
Bond Touch
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Pairing issues with multiple devices
- Bracelet disconnects randomly
- Inaccurate battery percentage display
- Trouble with firmware updates
Requested features
5 requests- Allow use without app open
- Improve battery life
- Add more customization options
- Enhance notification system
- Expand connectivity range
Hugs App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bond Touch
- Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99
- Lifetime$69.99
Hugs App
No in-app purchases
