Comparison

Handphone vs Vibepad

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

Head to head
About

Handphone

Control your device and trigger actions using only hand gestures. This app offers precise hand detection and live feedback, allowing you to map custom gestures to open apps, links, or navigate menus. It operates offline for speed and privacy.

Highlights
  • Gesture-activated actions
  • Custom gesture mapping
  • Precise hand detection
  • Live camera feedback
  • Offline operation
  • Trigger app launches and URLs
Features
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Interact with your world—hands first. Gest uses cutting-edge hand gesture recognition to let you control your device, trigger actions, and explore a whole new way of interfacing with technology—using nothing but your hand. Features: Gesture-Activated Actions Recognize custom gestures like thumbs-up, UT sign, three, four signs and trigger real-time responses like opening a link, navigating a menu, or launching an url. Precise Hand Detection Built on Apple’s Vision framework and CoreML, our system tracks hand poses with high accuracy—even on the move. Live Camera Feedback View gesture feedback live on screen with visual overlays and progress indicators to confirm detection. Custom Gesture Mapping Assign your own actions to gestures—open a website, open your favorite app with a simple hand movement. Offline-Friendly No need for a server. Everything runs on-device for speed and privacy. Whether you're an enthusiast, a developer, or someone looking for an accessible way to interact with technology, Gest makes it easy, fast, and fun to control your digital experience—hands-free.

About

Vibepad

Features
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Your phone can be a pad for the computer shortcuts you use every day. Start with a ready-made pad, or arrange your own buttons for shortcuts, text, and sequences. Keep editing actions together and assign swipe gestures to shortcuts, scrolling, or switching pads. SET UP YOUR PHONE AND COMPUTER 1. Install Vibepad on your phone and choose a pad. 2. Install and open the Vibepad Link companion app on your computer. 3. Follow the Bluetooth and permission guidance, open the app you want to control, and try a matching shortcut. The companion app must remain running while you use Vibepad. After setup, keyboard and pointer input travel directly over Bluetooth without an internet connection. No cloud account is required for those controls. CUSTOMIZE YOUR CONTROLS - Keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys - Reusable text snippets - Multi-step sequences combining shortcuts, text, and delays - One-, two-, and three-finger swipe mappings for shortcuts, scrolling, volume, or switching pads - App-aware layouts that switch when an assigned computer app becomes active - Drag-and-drop editing with flexible sizes, shapes, colors, and 1,000+ icons - Portrait and landscape configurations A PAD FOR YOUR ROUTINE Create multiple layouts for coding, editing, meetings, or everyday shortcuts. Duplicate, import, and export configurations as JSON, or use the web Pad Builder when you want more room to design. Vibepad sends the shortcuts and text you configure. It does not require a direct integration with the app you want to control. Set up app assignments and swipe mappings to suit your routine. OPTIONAL VOICE-TO-TEXT Add a microphone button to turn speech into text and send it to your computer. This optional feature requires your own OpenAI API key and an internet connection. Your key is stored only on your device. Audio is sent to OpenAI for transcription, and API usage may incur charges. Privacy policy: https://vibepadapp.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Handphone4 screens
Vibepad3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vibepad at weekly against Handphone's every 7 months. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handphone ships an update every 7 months, Vibepad weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Handphone versus Vibepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandphoneVibepad
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLanguix ABSaturn Studio

In-app purchases

None

Handphone

No in-app purchases

None

Vibepad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handphone free?
Handphone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vibepad free?
Vibepad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Handphone or Vibepad have ads?
Neither Handphone nor Vibepad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Handphone or Vibepad?
Handphone ships an update every 7 months, and Vibepad weekly. Most recently, Handphone was updated on October 2, 2026 and Vibepad on September 24, 2026.

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