Magic Tapper vs Simple Family Tree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Magic Tapper
Control your phone with a simple double-tap gesture on your smartwatch. Adjust volume, mute, control music playback, trigger vibrations, notifications, or the flashlight. It works seamlessly even when the phone app isn't active.
- Control phone volume
- Toggle phone mute
- Play/pause music
- Skip music tracks
- Make phone vibrate
- Trigger phone notification
- Control phone flashlight
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Magic Tapper: Control Your Phone with a Tap Unlock seamless interaction between your Watch and Phone. Magic Tapper lets you customize the double-tap gesture on your Watch to control your phone like magic. Effortless Control at Your Fingertips Perform a simple double tap to trigger actions on your iPhone: • Adjust Volume: Increment or decrement your phone’s volume instantly. • Toggle Mute: Keep your surroundings quiet with a quick tap. • Play/Pause Music: Control playback for any music app. • Skip Tracks: Jump to the next or previous track with ease. • Make Your Phone Vibrate: Locate your phone discreetly with a vibration alert. • Trigger a notification on your phone • Control your phone's flashlight / torch Why Magic Tapper? • Always Ready: Works even when your phone app isn’t in the foreground. • Simple, Sleek Design: A user-friendly interface that gets out of your way. • Customizable: Tailor the double-tap gesture to suit your needs. Take control like never before. Whether you’re managing music playback, adjusting volume, or finding your phone, Magic Tapper makes it quick and intuitive—all from your wrist. Download Magic Tapper and make your double tap even more magical!
Simple Family Tree
Organize your family history by creating and referencing detailed family trees. Easily add individuals, define their relationships, and view your lineage in both list and tree formats. Quickly search for any family member to understand their connections.
- Build family trees
- Add people and relationships
- View as list or tree
- Search family members
- Reference family history
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Simple Family Tree allows you to build your family tree and reference it later. - Add people and assign relationships between them - See the family as a List or as a Tree - Easily search people to look up their relationships
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Magic Tapper at 5.0 against Simple Family Tree's 4.3. Simple Family Tree's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Magic Tapper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Family Tree has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Magic Tapper ships an update every 3 months, Simple Family Tree every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Magic Tapper | Simple Family Tree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Forsyth | Tushar Chhabra |
Customer experience
Magic Tapper
Simple Family Tree
In-app purchases
Magic Tapper
No in-app purchases
Simple Family Tree
No in-app purchases
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