Comparison

Time vs Haptic Pulse Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Time

This app provides repeating interval-based notifications for various activities, including workouts, experiments, and timed tests. It offers customizable sound or vibration alerts and allows users to queue multiple timers sequentially for complex tasks.

Highlights
  • Repeating interval notifications
  • Customizable sound or vibration alerts
  • Background operation on Apple Watch
  • Sequential timer queuing
  • HealthKit integration for workout pacing
  • Syncs daily stats with Health app
Features
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Note: The app uses HealthKit to enable pacing a workout session by running in the background and it connects with the Health app to sync your daily stats. When used on the apple watch, it can be used for repeating, haptic, inaudible alerts at user-specified intervals. *NEW FEATURE*: Companion Apple Watch app is now here and can work in the background! TimeMinder is a repeating interval-based app that sends users notifications (either via Sound or Vibration-only notifications) at every interval specified by the user. It is excellent for use in activities where the user needs some reminder every so often: interval focused or timed exercise, science lab experiments requiring measurements to be taken at specified intervals, standardized testing where time on questions is limited, etc. The app also has an advanced feature, allowing the user to "queue" up several timers before pressing "Start" to fire up several repeating interval-based timers back-to-back (successively). This can be useful in tasks that require differing repeating interval-based timers, such as timed presentation where you want to send different amounts of time on different slides.

About

Haptic Pulse Timer

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Feel the time. Not the noise. Haptic Pulse Timer is a countdown timer that replaces loud alarms with silent vibration alerts. Set your duration, pick a haptic pattern, and let your phone do the rest — quietly. Why haptic? In meetings, libraries, shared offices, or late at night — there are moments when sound is not an option. Haptic Pulse Timer was designed for those moments. No beeps. No rings. Just a pulse. 4 vibration patterns - Steady — a consistent, rhythmic pulse - Heartbeat — a natural double-tap beat - Rapid — fast bursts that demand attention - Gentle — soft waves for a calm alert Tap any pattern to preview how it feels before starting your timer. Always visible Your countdown appears in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen as a Live Activity. Glance at your phone, see the time left — no need to unlock or open the app. Simple by design One screen. No accounts. No subscriptions. Set your time with + and − controls, hold to adjust faster, hit Start, and go. Haptic Pulse Timer stays out of your way until it's time to alert you. Customizable alert duration Choose how long the vibration plays when your timer ends — from 10 seconds up to continuous — so you never miss it. Home screen widgets Small and medium widgets let you see your timer status at a glance without opening the app. Perfect for meditation, cooking, power naps, focus sessions, workouts, or any moment where silence matters. Four vibration patterns. Zero distractions.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Time at 4 against Haptic Pulse Timer's —. Time also leads on iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Time versus Haptic Pulse Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeHaptic Pulse Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better—
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkhil SharmaSYLVAIN RAMOUSSE

In-app purchases

None

Time

No in-app purchases

None

Haptic Pulse Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time free?
Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Haptic Pulse Timer free?
Haptic Pulse Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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