MeloTouch is a sensory fidget app for iPhone and Android — a quiet screen for restless hands. Touch anywhere and a ripple spreads out from your finger, carrying a soft tone and a matching pulse of haptic feedback. Hold, and it settles into a slow, steady circle. Drag, and it trails along behind you. Five fingers at once, if you like. There is nothing to learn, nothing to score and nothing to get wrong.
Part digital fidget toy, part soundscape player, part breathing guide — somewhere to put your hands while you focus, wind down after work, or fall asleep to brown noise and ocean waves. It's for the minutes when you're wound up, or can't settle, or just need something to do with your hands while your head catches up. Free to start, works entirely offline, and it collects nothing.
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Touch anywhere and a ripple spreads out, carrying a tone and a haptic pulse. -
Six themes, each with its own colours and its own set of sounds. -
Set a fade and the sound gets quieter, then stops. It carries on with the screen off. -
Touch sounds and ambience have separate volume sliders, and three sound modes to choose between. -
A breathing circle with the inhale, hold and exhale set by you.
What's in it
Interactive ripples
Ripples and particles that respond to every touch, up to five fingers at once. Visual intensity is adjustable, and there's a high contrast mode, a reduced motion mode and a colour-blind-friendly palette.
Three sound modes
- Relax — soft flowing tones for winding down
- Focus — clearer sounds for concentration and deep work
- Sleep — deep gentle tones for bedtime
The tones sit somewhere between a music box and ASMR: low, slow and unhurried. They layer over an ambient soundscape — ocean waves, forest, night-sky quiet or brown noise — and touch sounds and ambience have independent volume controls, so you can have one without the other.
Fade out
Set a length and the sound holds at the level you chose, then gets quieter, then stops. It keeps playing with the screen off, and lets the audio go when it ends. You can also decide whether the screen still responds to touch while a fade runs — for when the phone is beside you rather than in your hands.
Guided breathing
A breathing circle with the inhale, hold and exhale set by you — for a slow minute before sleep, a reset between meetings, or a steadier rhythm any time. No timers, no streaks, no pressure.
Haptics
Vibration synchronised to every touch, adding a physical layer for stimming and fidgeting. Adjustable intensity — or switched off entirely for silent, screen-only use.
Accessibility
High contrast mode, reduced motion, a colour-blind-friendly palette, and VoiceOver and TalkBack support. No timers, no scores, no streaks.
Themes and pricing
Ocean Waves is free, and it's the whole app: nothing is locked away behind the paid themes except their own colours and sounds. Every feature works in the free theme — the sound modes, the guided breathing, the haptics, all of it.
Forest, Sunset, Night Sky, Spring Garden and Brown Noise are $0.99 each (USD), or $3.99 for all five. One-time purchases — there are no subscriptions and no ads.
Get MeloTouch
Free on both stores. Try it with Ocean Waves; buy a theme only if you want the others.
Privacy
MeloTouch collects nothing. There are no analytics, no advertising, no crash reporting and no account. Your settings live on your device and never leave it, the app works fully offline, and the only network request it ever makes is to Apple or Google to verify an in-app purchase.
Questions
Is MeloTouch free?
Yes. The Ocean Waves theme is free and complete — every feature works, including the sound modes, guided breathing and haptics. The other five themes are optional one-time purchases.
Does it work offline?
Completely. There is no sign-up and no server. The only time MeloTouch touches the network is to verify an in-app purchase with Apple or Google.
Are there subscriptions or ads?
Neither. Themes are one-time purchases, and there is no advertising of any kind.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone and iPad on iOS, and Android phones and tablets.
Can I use it without sound?
Yes — touch sounds and ambient audio have separate volume sliders, and haptics can be turned up, down or off. It works as a silent visual fidget, or as a soundscape you barely touch.
Is there a free brown noise option?
Brown Noise is one of the five paid themes, at $0.99. The free Ocean Waves theme has its own ambient loop, and every other feature is included with it.
Not a medical device
MeloTouch is for relaxation and general wellness. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical condition, and it is not a substitute for professional care. If you have health concerns, please talk to a qualified healthcare provider.
Help
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