Hands vs uBrowserPro
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.
uBrowserPro
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Meet uBrowserPro, the must-have web browser tailored specifically for your Apple Watch. Experience smooth and effective browsing on your Apple Watch, precisely when you need it, all without the hassle of extra devices. uBrowserPro is your ultimate solution, providing a variety of features to elevate your browsing journey. Key Features: - Effortlessly open any URL or webpage - Utilize your preferred search engine—whether it's Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing, or Yahoo - Easily manage your browser history and save pages to bookmarks - Access a fully integrated iOS companion app for convenient bookmark, history, and settings management, seamlessly synced over iCloud for cross-device accessibility - Swiftly add new pages directly from Safari with no manual data entry required - Enjoy the Complications feature for quick access to the browser right from your watch face While uBrowserPro delivers a compact and efficient browsing experience, it's important to be aware of some current limitations: - Limited browsing due to device size - Webpage logins may not be supported - No back button, but swipe functionality for easy navigation - Video playback is currently unavailable on WatchOS Stay connected on the move with uBrowserPro—your dependable companion for hassle-free browsing on your Apple Watch. Download now for a seamless browsing experience wherever you go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hands at Free against uBrowserPro's $0.99. Hands also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). uBrowserPro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Hands is free to download; uBrowserPro costs $0.99 up front. Hands sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. uBrowserPro asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Hands | uBrowserPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | James Hudson | CXI Gaming Inc. |
In-app purchases
Hands
- Hands-free Favorites$1.99
uBrowserPro
No in-app purchases









