# Hands-free Browser

> Utilities

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id609652505](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id609652505)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id609652505`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** James Hudson
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 3.60 / 5 (14 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-18
- **First published:** 2013-03-29
- **Size:** 6.18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hands-free-browser/id609652505)
- **Website:** [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hands-free-Browser/116280648566791](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hands-free-Browser/116280648566791)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.disconnectionist.com/app\_privacy\_policy\_ios.html](https://www.disconnectionist.com/app_privacy_policy_ios.html)

## Description

Getting your hands dirty? With this app you can surf the web without touching the screen.
It's fantastic for reading recipes while you cook, following repair instructions with greasy hands, working out, putting on makeup, or catching up on news while you are doing household chores whilst wearing gloves.

This app has also proven useful to people with arthritis, or when fine movement is difficult or painful.

You use similar gestures to those you would use on a touch screen, so it feels natural right away.

IMPORTANT: watch the video here to see how the gestures work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWI7b9NzQPc
Please take 10 seconds to check how to actually use the app before giving it 1 star review!

Simply browse the web normally to the page you want, then put down or dock your device. You can now use upwards or downwards hand gestures in front of your phone to scroll the page vertically, or "swipe" sideways to move between your favorite pages.

Features

• Hands-free Browser has been in the top utility 10 apps in many countries worldwide.

• Slick, fully functional web browser with vertical scrolling gesture support

• Optional "Hands-free Favorites" add-on lets you navigate through all your favorite pages by swiping, 100% hands-free!

• Bonus "Hands-free Favorites" feature: a "drop hand" gesture which you can assign to any browsing action you like! (iPhone only)

• Get similar gesture features on your iPhone/iPad to those found on some other latest brands of phones, right now!

• Integrated help and feedback tips to show you how the gestures work right away.

• Bookmark your favorite sites quickly and easily.

• Turn off the on-screen help, for advanced users.

• "Time spent waiting for load" meter. See how much of your life you are wasting while waiting for webpages to load!

• Prompt support from the developer, accessible from within the app. If you want a feature added or have some problems, the developer is happy to help.

This app uses the front-facing camera and computer vision algorithms to detect hand motion over the device camera. It works reliably under normal lighting conditions, from distances of 20cm up to 1 metre.

## Rankings

- #318,492 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers repeatedly praise the gesture-based concept and note it can work well after practice. However, many highlight instability, slow performance, and limited features that don’t fully realize the “hands-free” promise. The app is seen as an early-stage idea with potential, but in need of substantial polish and expanded functionality.

### Pros

- Gesture-based hands-free navigation is a core appeal noted by users who want hands-free browsing.
- The app generally works well and performs as expected after some practice, with several reviewers saying it works great or like magic.
- The concept has potential for future improvements, and reviewers acknowledge the idea as promising.
- Enthusiastic sentiment is common, with some users calling the app amazing or cool.

### Cons

- Unreliable performance with frequent bugs, slow response, and occasional non-functionality.
- Functionality is limited to basic up/down gestures, not delivering a fully hands-free browsing experience or broader navigation features.
- Early-stage product not polished or ready for prime time, with several reviewers saying it needs significant improvement.

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