Hand Music vs Sonari Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hand Music
Control musical blocks by moving your hand in the air. Experience vibrant animations and subtle haptics as you play. Record and share your creations with this intuitive and entertaining music app.
- Gesture control with palm movement
- Haptic feedback for interaction
- Record and share creations
- VoiceOver support
- 3D Touch integration
- Bright, vibrant colors
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Hand Music is an easy to use music app which can be controlled by moving your palm to any block. Simply position your hand above a block to hear it play. WHY YOU’LL LOVE HAND MUSIC: The animations along with the small haptics for every vibrant block, make the app fun and entertaining. The app is also simple to pick up and addicting! NOTABLE FEATURES: • Small haptics when interacting, improving the overall experience • Option to record and share • Bright system colours • VoiceOver support • 3D Touch GET IN TOUCH: If you have any questions or feedback, I'm all ears. Hand Music was created by an individual in his free time, and I’d love to know what you think. I’m available through Twitter @elohohel.
Sonari Remote
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Touch a note. Tilt your iPhone. Shape a sound with your breath. Sonari Remote adds low latency touch, motion and gesture control to Sonari on your Mac. Requires Sonari: MIDI Controller on an Apple silicon Mac on the same local network. This free companion controls the Mac instrument; it does not make sound on its own or connect directly to other music apps. SIX WAYS TO PLAY - Touch: play notes, chords, drum pads and ribbons on the screen. The notes follow the Mac's key and scale. - Hold: tilt, turn and lift your iPhone to shape a note. Add another control with your thumb. - Air: use breath and voice to change the sound, or hum a melody to control pitch. - Face: play with a smile, raised brows, jaw movement or a turn of your head. Requires a TrueDepth camera. - Camera: track your hands from a second angle, alongside or instead of the Mac's camera. - Space: turn the room into zones you can reach into and play. Requires an iPhone with LiDAR. Choose one way at a time. The app explains which features your iPhone supports. LOW LATENCY CONTROL, THROUGH YOUR MAC Play Sonari's built-in instruments or control software instruments through the Mac's MIDI and MPE output. Sensor processing stays on your devices, with musical control sent over your local network. Response depends on your iPhone, network and Mac audio setup. Add motion and breath expression while your other hand plays in front of the Mac camera. PICK THE SOUND. START THE MUSIC. Browse the Mac's sounds, choose a playing surface, change the key and scale, and start or stop the performance from your iPhone. Touch layouts include keyboards, drums, chords and continuous expression controls. TURN A SOUND INTO AN INSTRUMENT Record a sample of up to 30 seconds and send it to your paired Mac. Play it back as a new instrument in Sonari. CONNECT ONCE, PLAY AGAIN Open both apps on the same local network and pair them. They reconnect automatically. No cable or account is needed. Musical control travels over an encrypted connection between your devices. FREE COMPANION Sonari Remote has no in-app purchases or subscriptions. Sonari on the Mac offers a free 14-day trial, followed by a one-time purchase for continued playing. Requires iOS 26 or later and Sonari on macOS 26 or later. Allow Local Network to connect. Motion, microphone and camera access support the ways you choose.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hand Music at 14.0 against Sonari Remote's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Hand Music | Sonari Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rihab Mehboob | Shubhra Saha |
In-app purchases
Hand Music
No in-app purchases
Sonari Remote
No in-app purchases









