RegEx Lab vs Haptics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RegEx Lab
This app allows users to test and experiment with regular expressions. It offers syntax highlighting, customizable match colors, and a detailed results list. Features include a replace function, dark and light themes, and a helpful cheatsheet for quick reference.
- Regex syntax highlighting
- Match and capture group highlighting
- Customizable highlight colors
- Results list view
- Replace feature
- Dark and light themes
- Regular expression cheatsheet
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RegEx Lab - test regular expressions • Highlighting of regex syntax and of matches and capture groups. • Choose the color of the match highlights • Results List View which lists all the matches and capture groups. • Replace feature • Dark theme (by default) based on the Solarized color palette • Themes to choose from (light/dark) • A handy cheatsheet which tells you about the different operators, option flags and metacharacters. • An extra row of keyboard keys for common special characters • Undo / Redo quick access buttons • Support for Dynamic Type (iOS Settings Text Size) • Export / Import feature Questions, suggestions, issues? regexlab@sovio.co Made by Nikolay Suvandzhiev
Haptics
Easily test and preview haptic feedback variations on Apple devices. Configure vibration types, view real-time code snippets, and share them for your projects. Developed for Apple platform developers.
- Configure haptic feedback types
- Test vibrations on iPhone/Apple Watch
- View real-time code previews
- Copy and share Swift code
- Universal purchase across Apple platforms
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Haptics makes it easy to test variations of the built-in haptic feedback types on iPhone and Apple Watch. * As featured on 9to5Mac * Developed for Apple platform developers, you can configure the haptic feedback types for testing or viewing of the code without having to create a demo app. Haptics contains these great features: CONFIGURE It’s quick and easy to get started. Simply choose a haptic feedback type and use the built-in controls to select the variation of that haptic feedback you’d like to view. TEST Using your iPhone or Apple Watch, you can test how your configured haptic feedback vibrations will feel to your user. VIEW CODE Haptics provides you the ability to preview what the code will look like for your configuration in real-time. As you update the configuration, the code updates. COPY & SHARE CODE To use the Swift code in your project, you can use the copy and share options. UNIVERSAL PURCHASE Get this app across multiple Apple platforms with a single purchase. If you like this app, I’d really appreciate it if you could take the time to leave a positive review! Having issues? Please get in touch: Email: support@adamfoot.dev Website: https://adamfoot.dev
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RegEx Lab at 4.8 against Haptics's 3.3. RegEx Lab also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 57%) and monetization model (free vs paid). On price, ads, in-app purchases and chart position there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
RegEx Lab costs $0.99 and Haptics $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RegEx Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RegEx Lab has 172 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of RegEx Lab's written reviews are positive against 57% of Haptics's.
RegEx Lab ships an update monthly, Haptics every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | RegEx Lab | Haptics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (172 ratings) — better | 3.3 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.0% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 172 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #73 — better | #91 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sovio | Adam Foot |
Customer experience
RegEx Lab
Haptics
Bugs and requests
RegEx Lab
Reported bugs
14 issues- iPad's Files app cannot find the app or Regex files
- Export option creates messy files
- Mac version lacks developer effort
- Slow load screen when creating new expressions
- Select this match option is unreliable
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- Replace function is difficult to understand
- Cheat sheet accessibility issues
- Poor highlighting options
- Keyboard behavior issues
- Import functionality is broken
- Highlighted errors persist
- Difficulty with sequential regex application
- Lack of named group support
- Interface is entirely in English
Requested features
11 requests- Make app and Regex files visible in Files app
- Improve export option for Regex files
- Add a button to clear the text window
- Allow simultaneous viewing of text and replacement text
- Add a button to copy and replace text on the previous screen
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- Add more examples to the cheat sheet
- Add a user manual
- Automatically jump to matched text
- Add a Chinese language option
- Add 'snippets' or templates
- Add a special keyboard for common expressions
Haptics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RegEx Lab
No in-app purchases
Haptics
No in-app purchases
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