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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 →
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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 →
3
Swish▲410
The missing gesture layer for macOS.
2019 · highlyopinionated.co · its alternatives →
4
onWatch▲94
First Apple Watch app to make you aware of face touching
2020 · its alternatives →
5
Hands Off▲195
Stop nail biting and other bfrbs with AI
2025 · handsoffapp.com · its alternatives →
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Do Not Touch Your Face▲160
Teach yourself not to touch your face
2020 · donottouchyourface.com · its alternatives →
7
IS|CC▲125
Thinnest, most ergonomic & seamless webcam privacy cover
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
8
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 · lazerwalker.com · its alternatives →
10
Hand Mirror +▲237
A one-click camera check, right from your Menu Bar
2022 · handmirror.app · its alternatives →
11
AI Face touching detector▲6
Be aware of facial contacts and fight the covid 19 spread.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
12
Respiray▲78
Wearable air purifier that kills viruses with UV technology
2021 · respiray.com · its alternatives →
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Airpoint▲136
Touchless computing with hand tracking and AI agents
Mar 2026 · airpoint.app · its alternatives →
14
Healthcast▲78
Privacy friendly post-lockdown COVID-19 contact tracing
2020 · its alternatives →
15
FLIPMITS▲70
Convertible gloves for everyday adventures.
2020 · flipmits.com · its alternatives →
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QRestaurant contactless menu▲75
QR Code to pull menus based on time of day+language settings
2020 · uniqode.com · its alternatives →
17
Wash Hands reminder tracker▲73
Avoid Coronavirus COVID-19 according to health organizations
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
18
Nakefit▲95
Hypoallergenic adhesive pad for walking freely
2017 · its alternatives →
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StopCorona▲7
Train to cease touching your face and prevent the virus
2020 · its alternatives →
20
Lifekey▲83
1-touch access to personal health data & emergency contacts
2019 · lifekey.co · its alternatives →
21
Squegg▲81
Improve your grip strength with a smart squeeze ball
2019 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
22
RealTouch (NSFW)▲71
Interactive Sex Device for Men
2014 · realtouch.com · its alternatives →
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HandKey▲8
The Safest way to access commonly used public surfaces.
2020 · its alternatives →
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Touchless Identification & Authorization▲9
Integrate API as an extra form of multifactor authentication
2021 · rapidapi.com · its alternatives →

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