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
Transform your hands into dynamic controllers for real-time visual effects. Create magic auras, energy blasts, and control swarms of swords with intuitive gesture recognition. Experience interactive visuals that respond instantly to your movements.
- Real-time hand tracking
- Magic hand effects (aura, energy)
- Sword and power effects
- Particle and visual effects
- Gesture-based interaction
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Turn your hands into real-time magic effects with smooth hand control and tracking. Create aura, energy, and anime-style visual effects, or control thousands of flying swords — all reacting instantly to your movement. Just open the camera and start. Your hands become the controller for dynamic, interactive visuals. [ Powerful Hand Control Features ] *** Real-Time Hand Tracking Use your camera to detect hand and finger movement instantly with smooth and responsive tracking. *** Magic Hand Effects Create aura, energy, and glowing visual effects directly from your hands. *** Sword and Power Effects Control thousands of flying swords and create powerful, dynamic visuals. *** Particle and Visual Effects Trigger smooth particle animations and real-time visual effects that respond to movement. *** Gesture-Based Interaction Different hand movements trigger different effects using real-time hand control. UNLIMITED ACCESS MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION • You can subscribe to all features within Mix Beats Music - Full Mods for unlimited access. • Subscriptions are billed weekly, monthly, or yearly at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. • You can cancel your subscription via this URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Privacy Policy: https://mobile-smart-growth.web.app/ Terms of Use: https://mobile-smart-growth.web.app/term-of-use.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Monkey! at 71% against Hand Control's 4%. My Monkey! also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Hand Control's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (77 vs 24). 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. Hand Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. My Monkey! asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Monkey! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of My Monkey!'s written reviews are positive against 4% of Hand Control's.
My Monkey! ships an update every 8 months, Hand Control fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | My Monkey! | Hand Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (24 ratings) — better | 2.5 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 4.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | bunnyhero labs | Mobile Smart Growth |
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
- Hand Control Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Hand Control Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
Questions
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