Comparison

gestify vs The Queue

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

Head to head
About

gestify

Control your music playback with intuitive hand gestures, eliminating the need to touch your device. Ideal for activities like cycling or driving, this app enhances safety by keeping your attention focused.

Highlights
  • Gesture control for Spotify
  • Skip songs with hand waves
  • Adjust volume with pinch gestures
  • Play/pause with finger hold
  • In-app tutorial
  • Hands-free music management
Features
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With gestify you have full control over Spotify without touching your iPhone even once. No matter if you're riding your bike, driving your car or having fun on the motorcycle - you should never be distracted by looking at your phone. That's why gestify was created. Without touching your phone? Yeah, you can control Spotify with simple and intuitive gestures. • Wave your hand left or right to skip to the next or previous song • Pinch up or down to adjust the volume • Hold your index finger up to play or pause the current song Don't worry, you don't have to remember those gestures by heart, there is an easy tutorial available when you open the app (or when you press a button ;)) With gestify, you make your life - and everyone's life around you - safer

About

The Queue

This app allows guests to collaboratively build a real-time music queue for playback on your device. It's ideal for parties and gatherings, using a voting system to prioritize popular songs. Enjoy shared music experiences without the hassle of managing requests.

Highlights
  • Collaborative music queue editing
  • Real-time playback
  • Like/skip voting system
  • Anonymous song queuing
  • Host music queues for free
Features
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Tired of trying to find the right music for your guests? Are jukeboxes maybe just a little too expensive? No matter the occasion, The Queue is the perfect way to ensure your guests enjoy the music they love, without the guesswork. The Queue is a mobile jukebox that allows your guests to collaboratively edit a single queue of music for playback on your own device, in real time. Ideal for parties, car rides, restaurants, and much more! The Queue uses a like/skip voting system to sort queued songs by popularity and allows users to easily and anonymously queue the music they love, so you can stop worrying about what everybody wants to listen to. Host a queue for free, today!

Screenshots

gestify4 screens
The Queue3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Queue at 4.7 against gestify's 3.5. The Queue also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and ratings volume (30 vs 2). gestify's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. The Queue sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. gestify asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Queue holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Queue has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of gestify's written reviews are positive against 20% of The Queue's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
gestify versus The Queue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergestifyThe Queue
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews20.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings230 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB28 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichael HitzkerUniversal Queue LLC

Customer experience

gestify

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

The Queue

All ratings30 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

gestify

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Queue

Subscriptions1
  • Full Host Access$2.991 Month

Questions

Is gestify free?
gestify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Queue free?
The Queue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, gestify or The Queue?
The Queue is rated higher. gestify averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while The Queue averages 4.7 from 30 ratings.
Do gestify or The Queue have ads?
Neither gestify nor The Queue shows ads.

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