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24 alternatives to The C-tip

The Q-tip for the Covid Era

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The C-tip launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   #NoTouchChallenge▲74

   Use computer vision to help you stop touching your face

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2PT
   Put this touch sensor on a robot and learn super precise tasks▲390

   We just released a very excited touch sensor that finally simplifies touch sensing for robotics. Our most exciting result: Learned visuotactile policies for precise tasks like inserting USBs and credit card swiping, that work out-of-the-box when you replace skins! To the best of our knowledge, this has never been shown before with any existing tactile sensor. Why is this important? For the first time, you could now collect data and train models on one sensor and expect them to generalize to new copies of the sensor -- opening the door to the kind of large foundation models that have…

   2024 · any-skin.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Swish▲414

   The missing gesture layer for macOS.

   2019 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   onWatch▲94

   First Apple Watch app to make you aware of face touching

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Hands Off▲195

   Stop nail biting and other bfrbs with AI

   Oct 2025 · handsoffapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Do Not Touch Your Face▲160

   Teach yourself not to touch your face

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Monocle 3.0 for macOS▲412

   Noise-cancelling for your  screen now with cursor shake

   Dec 2025 · monocle.heyiam.dk · its alternatives →

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   IS|CC▲125

   Thinnest, most ergonomic & seamless webcam privacy cover

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Facehub▲351

   AI for real time face-to-face swap on iPhone

   2018 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    ShoulderTap.app▲76

    Virtual shoulder taps for spontaneous remote collaboration

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Don't Touch Your Face▲80

    Break the habit by letting us honk when you touch your face.

    2020 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hand Mirror +▲237

    A one-click camera check, right from your Menu Bar

    2022 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AI Face touching detector▲6

    Be aware of facial contacts and fight the covid 19 spread.

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Respiray▲78

    Wearable air purifier that kills viruses with UV technology

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Airpoint▲136

    Touchless computing with hand tracking and AI agents

    Mar 2026 · airpoint.app · its alternatives →

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    Healthcast▲78

    Privacy friendly post-lockdown COVID-19 contact tracing

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FLIPMITS▲70

    Convertible gloves for everyday adventures.

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    QRestaurant contactless menu▲75

    QR Code to pull menus based on time of day+language settings

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Wash Hands reminder tracker▲73

    Avoid Coronavirus COVID-19 according to health organizations

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    StopCorona▲7

    Train to cease touching your face and prevent the virus

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Headface▲86

    Realistic face-swapping app

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Smart Tips by Usetiful▲91

    User onboarding that does not stand in the way

    2022 · its alternatives →

23. 23MP
    Mani – Place virtual sticky notes in real-world spaces▲86

    2021 · mani.ai · its alternatives →

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    Froyo Party▲85

    The anti-lonely real-time video chat app

    2020 · its alternatives →

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