My Monkey! vs Hand Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Monkey!
Interact with a virtual monkey on your device. Throw, stretch, and feed your monkey, play catch, and customize its appearance with photos and colors. Enjoy a playful companion with gravity-based interactions.
- Throw and drag monkey
- Multitouch stretching
- Feed monkey with fruit
- Play catch with a ball
- Tilt for gravity effects
- Customizable name and color
- Custom photo backgrounds
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a virtual, interactive monkey for your iPhone™ or iPod touch® • throw your monkey around by touching and dragging • use multitouch to stretch your monkey • drag and throw fruit to feed your monkey • play catch with a ball • tilt your iphone to affect the gravity • give it any name and colour you want • use any photo for a custom background image for your monkey to play on based on the popular virtual pet monkey widget from bunnyherolabs.com this version is ad-supported. Background photo credit: Matthew Bowden - digitallyrefreshing.com
Hand Control
Create dynamic visual effects and animated greeting cards using real-time hand tracking. This app transforms your hand movements into interactive 3D particle experiences with smooth gesture recognition.
- Real-time gesture tracking
- Interactive 3D particles
- Particle morphing
- Hand sign recognition
- Creative card mode
- Smooth iOS interaction
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Create stunning visual effects using only your hands. Gesture Studio transforms real-time hand tracking into interactive 3D particle experiences. Move, shape, and trigger dynamic visual effects directly from your camera with smooth gesture recognition designed for iOS. Using advanced finger tracking technology, your movements instantly become glowing particles, morphing shapes, and immersive visual reactions. Every gesture feels responsive, fluid, and natural. FEATURES • Real-Time Gesture Tracking Track your fingers and hands with smooth, responsive detection. • Interactive 3D Particles Move and shape particles in real time with intuitive gestures. • Particle Morphing Transform visual effects into dynamic shapes with simple hand movements. • Hand Sign Recognition Perform gesture signs to trigger unique visual reactions. • Creative Card Mode Design animated greeting cards with interactive particle effects. WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT • Designed for smooth iOS interaction • Clean, immersive visual experience • Simple to use – just open the camera and start creating • Perfect for creative expression and fun experiments Explore a new way to interact with digital visuals through motion and gesture. Privacy Policy: https://codecorner.live/policy If you want to know more about Apple Policy, please check the link below: Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Monkey! at none against Hand Control's 7. My Monkey! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (71% vs 44%). Hand Control's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (718 vs 24). On price, rating 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. Hand Control sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. My Monkey! asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for My Monkey! against 4.5 for Hand Control. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hand Control has 718 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of My Monkey!'s written reviews are positive against 44% of Hand Control's.
My Monkey! ships an update every 8 months, Hand Control fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Monkey! | Hand Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (24 ratings) — better | 4.5 (718 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 44.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 718 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 367 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | bunnyhero labs | Yen Ninh |
Customer experience
My Monkey!
Hand Control
Bugs and requests
My Monkey!
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes after recent update
- Monkey disappearing or not loading properly
Requested features
3 requests- More interactive features (monkey movement, mini-games)
- Ability to have multiple monkeys
- Additional customization options (accessories, environments)
Hand Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
My Monkey!
No in-app purchases
Hand Control
- Remove Ads$2.997 Days
- Weekly7 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Monthly Flash Sale1 Month trial$7.991 Month
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- Monthly$12.991 Month
- Yearly Flash Sale$19.991 Year
- Yearly$29.991 Year
- 3 Day Vip$2.99
Questions
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