Haptrix vs Haptic Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Haptrix
Explore and experience haptic feedback creations from other users. Design haptic experiences on macOS and feel them instantly on your iOS device through seamless network pairing. Load haptics from URLs or local files for custom demos.
- Browse user-created haptic experiences
- Create custom haptic auditions with unique codes
- Load haptics from URLs or local files
- Pair with macOS app for real-time haptic feedback
- Design haptics on macOS, experience on iOS
- Network pairing via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi
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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). Haptic Hero's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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 November 12, 2026 and November 9, 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, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 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
