Comparison

Hands vs FieldBrowser for Ingress

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

FieldBrowser for Ingress

Quickly access and view the Ingress Intel Map around your current location. Bookmark specific spots and easily launch the Ingress game directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Quick Intel Map access
  • Automatic map display
  • Adjustable map detail levels
  • Bookmark locations
  • Direct Ingress launch
Features
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FieldBrowser for Ingress check to Intel Map very quickly and easily. When you start the app, it will display the Intel Map of the area around the current position without operation. You can choose a measure of Intel map of startup from 5 levels in the setting button.In addition, it displays the periphery of the current position again in the middle button. Also , it was now able to bookmark the specified location ! After you check the nearby portal, you can quickly start the Ingress from the bottom right button. Enjoy more Ingress using FieldBrowser!

Screenshots

Hands4 screens
FieldBrowser for Ingress3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hands at 3.6 against FieldBrowser for Ingress's 2.8. Hands also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 26%). FieldBrowser for Ingress's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hands sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FieldBrowser for Ingress sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hands holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Hands's written reviews are positive against 26% of FieldBrowser for Ingress's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hands ships an update monthly, FieldBrowser for Ingress every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hands versus FieldBrowser for Ingress: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandsFieldBrowser for Ingress
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (14 ratings) — better2.8 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews — better25.9% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better13
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJames HudsonYosuke Uno

Customer experience

Hands

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.1%

FieldBrowser for Ingress

All ratings13 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative53.8%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive25.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative63.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hands

One-time1
  • Hands-free Favorites$1.99
1 purchases

FieldBrowser for Ingress

One-time1
  • Remove ads$3.99

Questions

Is Hands free?
Hands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FieldBrowser for Ingress free?
FieldBrowser for Ingress is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hands or FieldBrowser for Ingress?
Hands is rated higher. Hands averages 3.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while FieldBrowser for Ingress averages 2.8 from 13 ratings.
Do Hands or FieldBrowser for Ingress have ads?
Hands shows ads; FieldBrowser for Ingress does not.
Which is updated more often, Hands or FieldBrowser for Ingress?
Hands ships an update monthly, and FieldBrowser for Ingress every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hands was updated on October 13, 2026 and FieldBrowser for Ingress on October 21, 2026.

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