Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to The Tap
Tap turns anything you can touch into a typing surface
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Tap launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Wearable That Turns Any Surface Into a Keyboard
2018 · tapwithus.com · its alternatives →
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Gest▲216Type with your hand gestures (Say goodbye to keyboards)
2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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spike▲55Making the iPhone as Easy to Type On as it is to Touch
2014 · spikeyourphone.com · its alternatives →
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Developing new functions and use cases for the Tap
2018 · dev.tapwithus.com · its alternatives →
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Nimble▲71Use your fingers to control devices w/ gestures (pre-launch)
2014 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
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Tap to automate things you do every day
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hello Touch X ▲64Vibration and electrostimulation at your fingertips
2015 · jimmyjane.com · its alternatives →
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Chill▲108Tell your friends where you are with a tap (and emojis)
2015 · iamchill.co · its alternatives →
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