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24 alternatives to Hand Music

Make music with your hand gestures

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hand Music launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Gesture Synth School▲70

   A practice app for learning to play music with your hands.

   Aug 2026 · learn.gesturesynth.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Medly▲93

   Tap & draw to create your song. No musical skills needed.

   2015 · medlylabs.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Presto Music▲83

   Control your music with gesture

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   JAM - Shake your sound▲88

   Music motion app. Make music by shaking your phone. 🎶

   2018 · jam.cool · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Mozart for iOS▲258

   Make a song and a music video while you're on the go

   Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   gesture.live▲95

   Play live electronic music with your hands using your webcam

   Aug 2026 · gesture.live · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Listen▲84

   The Gesture Music Player

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wave▲73

   A fast, minimalistic gesture-based music player app

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   AirBending – Hand gesture based macOS app MIDI controller▲92

   Your hands are the instrument. AirBending turns natural gestures into MIDI control on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

   2025 · nanassound.com · its alternatives →

10. 10PM
    Play music by typing▲119

    2014 · benzguo.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sound Waves▲76

    Play the piano by moving your phone around

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    oMoo▲141

    Listen to music through your hand via haptic feedback

    2025 · omoo.pages.dev · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Control Air▲113

    Touch-free gestures to control iTunes, Spotify, + more

    2015 · eyesight-tech.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Melody▲73

    Your personal music assistant.

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Bindtape▲70

    App for sharing the entire experience of music and art

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Touch Pianist▲224

    Play piano like a pro without playing piano.

    2015 · touchpianist.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TextMusic▲73

    The music keyboard - create and send music via sms

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Nada▲255

    Compose music with just your voice

    Jun 2026 · tunelab.id · its alternatives →

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    TapticMusic▲72

    An app that provides haptic feedback on the bass of music.

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Jammer▲97

    Turns songs into musical instruments anyone can play

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Enso▲208

    Music discovery by swiping left or right on song previews

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Windy▲88

    Play your 📱like a real musical instrument.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Clapping Music▲89

    A challenging rhythm game by Steve Reich

    2015 · clappingmusicapp.com · its alternatives →

24. 24IM
    I made a body-interactive music app▲43

    I made this iPhone app called "Affine Tuning" which is a collection of body-interactive musical pieces: https://affinetuning.com/ It uses body tracking (Motion Capture from RealityKit) to shape dynamic compositions. The app is completely free and will be updated in the future with more songs and other interactive features.

    2022 · its alternatives →

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