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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.

1. 1
   Tap▲23

   Turn Anything Into A Keyboard

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Tap - Keyboard of The Future▲15

   Wearable That Turns Any Surface Into a Keyboard

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   XTouch▲83

   Make every Surface Tap-Sensitive

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   FIn▲74

   Make Your Palm As A Touch Interface

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gest▲216

   Type with your hand gestures (Say goodbye to keyboards)

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   spike▲55

   Making the iPhone as Easy to Type On as it is to Touch

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   /tap▲89

   Powerful, totally customizable note-taking system

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tap for developers▲118

   Developing new functions and use cases for the Tap

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Tapdo▲111

   Turn your hand into a remote control

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Upsense▲69

    Touch screen typing for the visually impaired

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Workflow Today Widget▲185

    Tap to automate things you do every day

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tapstack▲101

    One-tap moment-sharing

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Noted▲63

    Gesture Driven Notetaking

    2013 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Phorm▲116

    Keyboard that rises from a touchscreen

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    WordBoard▲88

    Save time typing on your phone

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ractiv▲102

    Make any surface multitouch and more.

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Chill▲108

    Tell your friends where you are with a tap (and emojis)

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Knocki▲141

    Make any surface smart

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Turn Touch▲108

    Smart buttons for your smart home

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ding Dong▲85

    "What's up" in one tap

    2013 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Taptalk▲133

    Personal video and photo messaging

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Waved▲108

    Voxer meets TapTalk: the fastest way to say a lot

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    TapNow Keyboard Assistant▲80

    Learn to Tap while using your favorite apps

    2020 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Reboard▲152

    Revolutionary multitasking iOS keyboard

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →