Comparison

Haptic Focus Timer vs Deep Task

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

Head to head
About

Haptic Focus Timer

This app helps you time focus and meditation sessions using discreet haptic feedback on your watch. It allows for multiple, unique vibrations to mark time or segment your session without sound or screen interaction. Optionally track your heart rate and mindfulness minutes.

Highlights
  • Haptic notifications for silent alerts
  • Multiple notifications per timer
  • Customizable haptic experiences
  • Configure multiple timers
  • Dark/Light Mode support
  • Optional HealthKit heart rate monitoring
Features
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Time your focus and meditation sessions with gentle and subtle haptic notifications. Receive multiple notifications throughout your session, each with its own unique haptic experience, to mark time or segment your session... all without fiddling with your watch or disturbing anyone around you! Key Features: - Haptic notifications alert only you when your watch is in Silent Mode - Get multiple notifications throughout the duration of a timer - Select from multiple haptic experiences for each notification - Configure multiple timers - Dark/Light Mode compatible - Optionally, monitor your heart rate throughout your session with HealthKit - Record your mindfulness minutes in the Health App Try free for up to two weeks. An annual or monthly subscription enables your watch app to time your meditation sessions. Subscriptions are charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and after the expiration of the free trial. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime within your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Send any questions, feedback, or complaints to info@bodhibuilder.com TERMS OF SERVICE: https://bodhibuilder.com/timer-terms-of-service

About

Deep Task

This app helps you focus on deliberate work by breaking down large goals into small, manageable steps. It uses timed work sessions and a visual progress tracker to build focus as a skill. Plan your day and week with a clear timeline, and track your progress with a momentum calendar.

Highlights
  • Break down big goals into subtasks
  • Work in focused sprints with timers
  • Visual progress ring for sessions
  • Schedule daily and weekly work blocks
  • Momentum calendar for streaks
  • Track completed tasks and stats
Features
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Deep Task helps you do focused, deliberate work instead of drowning in an endless to-do list. Most productivity apps just give you more places to pile up tasks. Deep Task does the opposite: it pushes you to pick one clear goal, break it into small steps, set a timer, and actually get into the zone. Focus isn't something you're born with. It's a skill you build, one session at a time. BREAK BIG GOALS DOWN Big projects feel overwhelming because they're vague. Deep Task fixes that. Name the one outcome you're working toward ("finish the quarterly report," "study chapter 4," "ship the landing page"), then split it into concrete, bite-sized subtasks. A clear goal gives every session direction, and a short checklist turns an intimidating project into a series of small wins you can actually finish. WORK IN FOCUSED SPRINTS Every task gets a time box and a built-in countdown timer with a clean visual progress ring. You see both elapsed and remaining time at a glance, so you always know where you stand in the session. Need to step away? Pause and resume without losing a second. Your progress is saved automatically, even if you close the app. Gentle prompts discourage mid-session breaks and keep you in the deep-work zone until the timer is done, then celebrate when you cross the finish line. CHECK IT OFF Deep Task is about finishing real work, not just logging hours. Complete your subtasks within the time box and check them off one by one. When the last box is ticked, the task is done, celebrated, and archived. No busywork, no lingering clutter. If you finish early, the app encourages you to use the remaining time to polish and improve rather than rushing off. PLAN YOUR DAY Lay out your day on a clean, vertical timeline in the Schedule tab. Create deep-work blocks and choose exactly how they repeat: - Everyday blocks for your daily routine - Weekly recurring blocks for specific weekdays - One-off blocks for special days and events Set start and end times in simple 15-minute increments, and automatic overlap protection keeps your schedule conflict-free. Attach tasks directly to any block, then open it to see its time range and everything you've planned to get done. SEE YOUR WHOLE WEEK Tap into Week at a Glance to view all seven days at once, complete with block and task counts for each day. Jump straight to any day to plan ahead so you're always one step in front of your week instead of scrambling to catch up. BUILD UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM Consistency is the real productivity superpower, and Deep Task makes it visible. The Momentum calendar highlights every day you completed deep work, turning your effort into a streak you won't want to break. The Completed tab keeps a tidy history of finished tasks, organized by day with clear "Today" and "Yesterday" labels, plus stat cards showing what you've completed today, this week, and all-time. Watch the numbers climb and let your own track record keep you going. A HOME BASE THAT KEEPS YOU MOVING Your home dashboard greets you by time of day and surfaces what matters most: your active tasks, your current focus streak, and how much you've completed this month. Add tasks and subtasks on the fly, swipe to clear what's done, and move through everything with smooth, distraction-free navigation. WHO IT'S FOR Deep Task is built for knowledge workers, students, writers, developers, consultants, and anyone who wants to trade scattered, reactive busywork for calm, focused progress. If vague to-do lists and constant context-switching leave you busy but not productive, this is your reset. Stop juggling everything at once. Do one meaningful thing at a time and build the momentum to keep going.

Screenshots

Haptic Focus Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Deep Task at 5.0 against Haptic Focus Timer's 2.6. Deep Task also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Haptic Focus Timer's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Haptic Focus Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Deep Task asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deep Task holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Haptic Focus Timer has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Haptic Focus Timer ships an update every 11 months, Deep Task every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Haptic Focus Timer versus Deep Task: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaptic Focus TimerDeep Task
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKnightCode LLCstephen Rains

Customer experience

Haptic Focus Timer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Deep Task

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Haptic Focus Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Unlimited3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Unlimited14 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

Deep Task

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Haptic Focus Timer free?
Haptic Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deep Task free?
Deep Task is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Haptic Focus Timer or Deep Task?
Deep Task is rated higher. Haptic Focus Timer averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Deep Task averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Haptic Focus Timer or Deep Task have ads?
Neither Haptic Focus Timer nor Deep Task shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Haptic Focus Timer or Deep Task?
Haptic Focus Timer ships an update every 11 months, and Deep Task every 9 months. Most recently, Haptic Focus Timer was updated on September 29, 2026 and Deep Task on October 4, 2026.

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