Hands vs Lion Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hands
Surf the web without touching your screen using hand gestures. Ideal for cooking, repairs, or workouts, it allows vertical scrolling and page navigation. Offers an optional add-on for hands-free favorite page management.
- Hands-free vertical scrolling
- Gesture-based page navigation
- Optional 'Hands-free Favorites' add-on
- Customizable 'drop hand' gesture (iPhone only)
- Integrated help and feedback
- Bookmark favorite sites
- Time spent waiting meter
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Getting your hands dirty? With this app you can surf the web without touching the screen. It's fantastic for reading recipes while you cook, following repair instructions with greasy hands, working out, putting on makeup, or catching up on news while you are doing household chores whilst wearing gloves. This app has also proven useful to people with arthritis, or when fine movement is difficult or painful. You use similar gestures to those you would use on a touch screen, so it feels natural right away. IMPORTANT: watch the video here to see how the gestures work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWI7b9NzQPc Please take 10 seconds to check how to actually use the app before giving it 1 star review! Simply browse the web normally to the page you want, then put down or dock your device. You can now use upwards or downwards hand gestures in front of your phone to scroll the page vertically, or "swipe" sideways to move between your favorite pages. Features • Hands-free Browser has been in the top utility 10 apps in many countries worldwide. • Slick, fully functional web browser with vertical scrolling gesture support • Optional "Hands-free Favorites" add-on lets you navigate through all your favorite pages by swiping, 100% hands-free! • Bonus "Hands-free Favorites" feature: a "drop hand" gesture which you can assign to any browsing action you like! (iPhone only) • Get similar gesture features on your iPhone/iPad to those found on some other latest brands of phones, right now! • Integrated help and feedback tips to show you how the gestures work right away. • Bookmark your favorite sites quickly and easily. • Turn off the on-screen help, for advanced users. • "Time spent waiting for load" meter. See how much of your life you are wasting while waiting for webpages to load! • Prompt support from the developer, accessible from within the app. If you want a feature added or have some problems, the developer is happy to help. This app uses the front-facing camera and computer vision algorithms to detect hand motion over the device camera. It works reliably under normal lighting conditions, from distances of 20cm up to 1 metre.
Lion Browser
This web browser offers built-in parental controls to help teens explore the internet safely. Adults can also use it for personal accountability, setting limits and receiving reports on flagged content. It provides a familiar browsing experience while ensuring responsible online activity.
- Blocks explicit websites
- Detects inappropriate images
- Customizable detection sensitivity
- Whitelist mode
- PIN-protected settings
- Weekly accountability reports
- Personal browsing limits
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The best browser for teens. A powerful accountability tool for adults. Lion is a web browser with parental controls built in. Give your teen the freedom to explore the internet responsibly — while staying informed about what they're seeing. For parents & teens: • Blocks explicit websites and detects inappropriate images automatically • Customize detection sensitivity, block specific sites, and manage media access • Whitelist mode for complete control over which websites can be visited • PIN-protected settings prevent unauthorized changes • Weekly accountability reports summarize any flagged content For adults who want accountability: • Set personal browsing limits and stay accountable to a trusted partner • Private and secure — your logs stay on your device, never stored on servers • Customize what to track, block, or filter based on your needs How it works: 1. Set Lion as the default browser 2. Disable Safari using Screen Time 3. Add an accountability partner — a parent, mentor, or trusted friend 4. Browse the web — Lion logs activity based on your settings 5. Receive weekly reports on flagged content A browser you'll actually want to use Lion is fast, smooth, and familiar. Bookmarks sync across devices. Tabs work like you'd expect. It's a real browser — not a locked-down kids app. Subscription required for full access. Choose an Individual or Family plan. Privacy Policy: https://www.lionfamily.org/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.lionfamily.org/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lion Browser at 4.7 against Hands's 3.6. Lion Browser also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (87% vs 58%). Hands's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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. Hands sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lion Browser sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lion Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lion Browser has 110 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Hands's written reviews are positive against 87% of Lion Browser's.
Hands ships an update monthly, Lion Browser every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hands | Lion Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (110 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | 87.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 110 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | James Hudson | Lion Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Hands
Lion Browser
In-app purchases
Hands
- Hands-free Favorites$1.99
Lion Browser
- Individual Plan$4.991 Month
- Family Plan$8.991 Month
- Premium Family Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Individual Plan (Annual)$49.991 Year
- Family Plan (Annual)$79.991 Year
- Premium Family Plan (Annual)14 Days trial$99.991 Year
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