TDInput is a utility that streams real-time sensor data from Apple Watch and iPhone directly into TouchDesigner as live CHOP channels. It enables creators to use body movement, heart rate, and device orientation as interactive inputs for generative art and visual systems.
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The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
For Creative technologists, digital artists, and TouchDesigner users looking for low-friction motion-tracking hardware.
Key features
Streams wrist orientation, acceleration, rotation rate, heart rate, and Digital Crown input at 50Hz.
Provides 6-axis device motion, magnetometer data, barometric altitude, and battery level as live data channels.
Directly maps mobile sensor data into TouchDesigner CHOP channels for immediate use in creative projects.
How much does it cost?
Velocity
Who built it?
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What do users think recently?
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
Not enough recent reviews to extract reliable themes yet.
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Competitive landscape for TDInput
How's the Developer Tools market?
The rivals identified
By Adrianus Sebastiaan Boer
Both apps occupy the same $0.99 price point and provide real-time sensor data streaming from mobile devices to external software endpoints.
- Sensor Sender supports multiple protocols including OSC, MQTT, and UDP for game engines and synths.
- Sensor Sender includes environmental sensors like barometer and ambient light, expanding beyond basic motion data.
- Sensor Sender provides live charts for sensor verification, allowing users to preview data before transmission.
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Key takeaways for TDInput
Where is it heading?
Bottom line
TDInput eliminates the need for custom hardware by turning standard Apple mobile devices into high-frequency motion and biometric controllers for TouchDesigner.
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