The apparatus embodies a tilting interface controlling a signal using information regarding a tilt of a handheld device. The apparatus includes a tilt measurement module measuring the tilt of the handheld device; a history storage module storing, in order of time, a history of information regarding the measured tilt of the handheld device and a history of stop position information of the menu list items, the stop position information being created from the signal output according to the information regarding the measured tilt of the handheld device; and a moving speed control module controlling the speed of moving between the menu list items by setting a candidate range, to which a target item desired by a user belongs, using the histories.