Haptrix vs Haptic Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Haptrix
Create, share, and experience custom haptic feedback sequences. Browse user-generated content or build your own unique haptic auditions. Seamlessly pair with a macOS companion app for real-time design and playback.
- Browse user creations
- Create custom haptic auditions
- Generate unique audition codes
- Load haptics from URL or disk
- Pair with macOS companion app
- Real-time design and experience
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Haptrix for iOS lets you Feel Haptic Experiences Browse: You can browse other users creations or search for one to suit your needs. Audition: Using the website you can add multiple Haptics to an Audition, this produces a unique code that you can send to people. They can use this code in the Audition screen to load a specific set of Haptics. This is useful when you want to demo a specific set of Haptics External: Load a Haptic from either a URL or from your disk Network: Pair this app with the macOS companion app, feel the haptic feedback and listen to the audio produced as you edit your Core Haptics file. Simple pairing: 1. Open up the macOS app 2. On iOS, go to the Network screen and select the device you want to pair with 3. Once connected you can design on macOS and experience on iOS Trouble shooting: - You will need either Bluetooth or Wifi enabled to pair the apps
Haptic Hero
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For developers to test haptic feedback based on intensity and sharpness. Feel the strength of a tap or continuous haptics with the dragbar.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Haptrix at none against Haptic Hero's 1. Haptrix also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Haptic Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Haptrix asks for nothing beyond the download.
Haptrix ships an update every 2 months, Haptic Hero every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Haptrix | Haptic Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | nthState | Niaaz Wahab |
In-app purchases
Haptrix
No in-app purchases
Haptic Hero
- Haptics Premium$2.99
