FaceSensor vs Fidgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FaceSensor
This app uses your iPhone camera and haptic feedback to alert you to the presence of people nearby. It provides tactile sensations that vary in intensity and pattern based on distance and direction, offering a discreet awareness of your surroundings.
- Detects people using iPhone camera
- Varying haptic feedback for distance
- Directional haptic patterns
- Discrete awareness of surroundings
- Apple Watch integration for reinforced feedback
- Stationary use only
Read full descriptionHide full description
FaceSensor is an entertaining way to use haptics to provide information to a blind user of the presence of another person as viewed by the iPhone camera. It does this gently and quietly by way of tactile sensations. These sensations will vary depending on the distance to the observed individual. Farther distances result in fainter signals and closer distances result in stronger signals. Left, center, and right sectors are also differentiated by varying haptic patterns. It is the discreet way to be aware of someone nearby. The Apple Watch can also be used with FaceSensor for reinforced sector information. FaceSensor is for stationary use only.
Fidgets
Transform your smartwatch into an interactive fidget cube with six unique tactile experiences. Engage with a bouncing ball, haptic buttons, a spinning crown, a light switch, a joystick, and a calming breathing exercise. Unlock premium features for custom color themes.
- Interactive fidget cube on your watch
- Six tactile screens
- Tilt to bounce ball
- Haptic button press
- Spin Digital Crown
- Toggle light switch
- Drag joystick
- Square breathing exercise
Read full descriptionHide full description
Turn your watch into a fidget cube with six interactive, tactile screens: - Tilt your watch to bounce a ball around your screen - Press and hold a haptic button - Spin the Digital Crown - Toggle the Light Switch - Drag the Joystick - Relax with Square Breathing Unlock Fidget Premium to choose a different color or special gradient theme, including Pride themes and elemental tones.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FaceSensor at none against Fidgets's 1. FaceSensor also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Fidgets's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 98 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Fidgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FaceSensor asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for FaceSensor against 4.7 for Fidgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively.
FaceSensor ships an update every 98 months, Fidgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FaceSensor | Fidgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 4.7 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 98 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DeutschTechnology Corp. | Mark Schmidt |
Customer experience
FaceSensor
Fidgets
In-app purchases
FaceSensor
No in-app purchases
Fidgets
- Fidgets Premium$0.99
Questions
Is FaceSensor free?
Is Fidgets free?
Which has better reviews, FaceSensor or Fidgets?
Do FaceSensor or Fidgets have ads?
Which is updated more often, FaceSensor or Fidgets?
Other comparisons
