# Face Touch Aware — Promotes Face-Touch Awareness > Smartwatch app to promote conscious awareness of face-touching habits. (iPhone/iPad app by Vaughn&Davenport Development LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/face-touch-aware/id1502864331 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Vaughn&Davenport Development LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/427062649) - Category: Lifestyle, Utilities - Price: $5.99 - Rating: 4.04/5 from 28 App Store ratings · 23 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 13.0 · 3 MB - Languages: English - Released: 2020-08-31 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/face-touch-aware/id1502864331/reviews.md ## What is Face Touch Aware? On average, adults unintentionally touch their faces several times every hour. This App is intended to promote conscious awareness of face-touching, and detects if your Watch-wearing hand moves near your face. This functionality is available in hour-long training-periods in which the App buzzes and counts whenever a face-touch is detected. This product is not a medical device nor does it claim to diagnose, measure, or treat any condition. It is simply designed to provide awareness and information about your habits for your own use. This app does not function all day long; the window is 1 hour unless reset. Details - The app automatically vibrates and makes a sound when it detects that you have touched your face. In Settings, you can adjust the vibration strength and the volume separately (for example, if you want alerts to vibrate but not play sound). - The training session lasts 1 hour in the background. Navigate back to the App and touch the screen to extend the session. - If the App is not detecting enough of your face-touches, you can increase the sensitivity. - For clarity, the app does not notify you before your hand touches your face, but typically after. It is meant to increase awareness of face-touching. - Press the Play/Pause button to pause the App. The screen will turn yellow and the App will stop alerting you when you touch your face. Press play/pause again to resume detection; the screen will turn green. ## Key features - Detects hand movements near the face - Alerts with vibration and sound - Adjustable vibration strength and volume - 1-hour training sessions - Adjustable sensitivity - Pause and resume detection ## Recent user reviews (10 of 23) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/face-touch-aware/id1502864331/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Nonfunctional. *2023-12-26, version 1.1* I purchased the app to help with my severe trichotillomania. Unfortunately, the app does not function in its current state. It does track how often you raise your hand, but it does NOT vibrate, even when silent is turned off and haptics are set to Prominent. The haptics DO work, however, when changing the sensitivity in-app. I know other reviewers complained about the sensitivity being too finicky, but even at max sensitivity it only logs my face/head touches about half the time (including just planting my palm directly on my face). What’s the point then? Seeing a little number at the end of a serious mindless pull session won’t help me stop. ### 4/5 — Good, but vibrates all the time *2022-08-15, version 1.1* This app is very helpful in reminding you gently with a vibration that you’re touching your face, however, the slightest motion sets it off so my watch is buzzing all day long. I’ve become used to the vibrating so I don’t notice it as much, especially when I need it the most to remind me to put my hand down. It gets the job done, maybe a little too well… May need some slight improvements to be a little more accurate, but I get it’s impossible to create an app that is right 100% of the time. In all, a good app that works. Try it out! ### 1/5 — Buggy *2022-01-05, version 1.1* This app has so much potential but is super buggy and just not easy to use for me personally. ### 1/5 — Mostly OK *2021-09-28, version 1.1* Updated review 9/28/21. The app has disappeared from my watch. Support is nonexistent. DO NOT PURCHASE. I will update this review if support decides to fix this issue. It’s a great idea. I was looking at a separate device that could do this and then I thought, hmm I bet my Apple Watch should be able to do the same thing. After a little research I found this app. The good news is that it mostly does as promised. I feel like 8 times out of 10 it will recognize that I’ve lifted my hand to touch my face. It doesn’t look like much. It kind of reminds me of the first app a college kid might have put together after finishing a programming course. You can turn it on or off and you can adjust the sensitivity, I think that’s it. You can’t schedule it to turn on and off at different times of day. There’s no app on the phone to adjust anything or to see if you’re getting better over time, you can’t do much to adjust the types of notifications it gives, etc. I don’t think there has been anything in the way of updates. With some polish and improvements it could be a 5 star app. Developers, keep working on this 👍 ### 1/5 — bought the app & didn’t show up on my apple watch *2021-09-13, version 1.1* all the reviews are fake! i got scammed out of $4 and i need my money back. ### 5/5 — I have been waiting for this!!! *2021-05-26, version 1.1* This app is incredible. I had the $200 habit aware bracelet and this does the same thing for $4. Extremely helpful. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work that well *2021-03-31, version 1.1* Doesn’t really work all that well considering it’s a $4 app. Probably works 40% of the time. ### 3/5 — Very confusing *2020-10-30, version 1.1* This was very confusing to get started because It's an Apple Watch only app and I kept looking for it on my iPhone. Oh well, anyway I'll change my review once I get a chance to see how it's working. ### 5/5 — Extremely Helpful *2020-09-10, version 1.1* I downloaded the Face Touch Aware app and it was very easy to install and set up on my Apple Watch. Since activating the app, it has done a fantastic job of alerting me via hepatic notification when my hands get too close to my face. Honestly, I had no idea that I was touching my face so often, and I have been able to train myself to do it less frequently. Honestly, given the current public health environment, this app is brilliant in its simplicity and that it helps me protect my health. ### 5/5 — Super useful! *2020-09-07, version 1.1* This is a great way to build some new habits, crucial in the pandemic. Such a great way to stop touching your face. Excellent app, I definitely recommend it! ## Frequently asked questions about Face Touch Aware ### What does the Face Touch Aware app do? This app is designed to increase your awareness of how often you touch your face. It utilizes your smartwatch to detect when your hand moves near your face and provides alerts through vibration and sound. ### How does the app detect face-touching? The app detects if your Watch-wearing hand moves near your face. It then alerts you with a buzz and/or sound when a face-touch is detected. You can adjust the sensitivity if the detection isn't accurate enough for you. ### Is this app a medical device? No, this product is not a medical device and does not claim to diagnose, measure, or treat any condition. It is solely intended to provide awareness and information about your habits for personal use. ### How long do the training sessions last? The training sessions are designed to last for one hour in the background. To extend the session, you need to navigate back to the app and interact with the screen. You can pause and resume detection at any time. ### Can I customize the alerts? Yes, you can customize the alerts in the Settings. You can adjust the vibration strength and the volume separately, allowing you to choose whether you want alerts to vibrate, play sound, or both. ## Version history (last 1 release) ### 1.1 — 2020-09-01 No release notes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*