Haptics Touch vs MarkD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Haptics Touch
Explore and test iOS and watchOS haptic feedback patterns. Developers and designers can interactively experience default patterns, create custom ones, and instantly share Swift code snippets for seamless implementation. Enhance your apps with tactile feedback using this ad-free tool.
- Experience default haptic patterns
- Create custom haptic patterns
- Record and adjust haptic parameters
- Share Swift code snippets
- Apple Watch companion app
- Emotional Signatures haptics
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You know the haptic you want. You just need to feel it before you write the code. Explore and test iOS and watchOS haptic feedback patterns with HapticsTouch. Perfect for developers and designers, this ad-free tool lets you: • Interactively experience default haptic patterns. • Favorite and organize preferred haptics. • Instantly share Swift code snippets for seamless implementation. • Use the Apple Watch companion app to feel haptics directly on your wrist. • Bring life to your app with Emotional Signatures: actions & emoji haptics and animations ready to copy. Apple Watch Companion Use the Apple Watch app to: • Feel haptics directly on your wrist on loop or not • Test patterns remotely from your iPhone Create Custom Haptics Go beyond system haptics with the new Haptic Studio: • Record custom haptic patterns • Adjust intensity, sharpness, and timing • Export custom Core Haptics code for your apps Enhance your apps with tactile feedback using HapticsTouch. Available Haptic Patterns: iOS • Light Impact • Medium Impact • Heavy Impact • Soft Impact • Rigid Impact • Success • Warning • Error • Selection Changed watchOS • Click • Notification • Direction Up • Direction Down • Navigation Maneuver (code only) • Navigation Left Turn (code only) • Navigation Right Turn (code only) • Retry • Start • Stop Available Emotional Signatures: Actions • Launch • Save • Delete • New • Favorite • Loading • Knock Emojis • Like • Love • Laugh • Surprised • Sad • Angry Don't hesitate to request more with the button "Send Feedback & Feature Request" in Settings! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
MarkD
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The Markdown reader for developers who think on the go. Open any .md file — README, design doc, API spec — and see it rendered in seconds. Code blocks highlighted in 40+ languages, Mermaid diagrams drawn automatically, HTML rendered cleanly. No setup, no clutter. iPhone in your pocket, ideas in your head. MarkD turns waiting time at the bus stop, the elevator, the coffee line into useful reading time. — Clean Markdown Rendering Headings (H1–H6), bold, italic, strikethrough, tables, blockquotes, links, images, ordered and unordered lists, checkboxes — all standard Markdown syntax fully supported. Both light and dark modes render with comfortable typography. Long documents scroll naturally in one continuous flow, with no screen transitions interrupting your reading. Code Syntax Highlighting Swift, Objective-C, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java, Kotlin, C, C++, C#, Ruby, PHP, Shell, SQL, HTML, CSS, JSON, YAML, and 40+ more languages are supported. Code blocks are highlighted with language-appropriate colors so structure is clear at a glance. Dark mode applies a low-fatigue color theme automatically. Mermaid Diagrams Mermaid code blocks inside Markdown are automatically detected and rendered as visual diagrams. Flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, state diagrams, ER diagrams, and Gantt charts are all supported. Especially useful when reading system design documents, API flow docs, or database schemas. Folders & Tags Organize saved documents into folders and attach tags for easy retrieval. Filter by file type (Markdown, HTML, Swift, Python, JSON, and more) or search by title to instantly find any file. Use favorites to keep frequently viewed documents close at hand. Wide File Format Support Beyond .md and .markdown, MarkD opens .html, .swift, .py, .js, .ts, .go, .rs, .java, .kt, .c, .cpp, .cs, .json, .yaml, .yml, .txt, .sh, .rb, and virtually every text-based file format developers work with daily. Both the file extension and content are analyzed to automatically select the best rendering method. Files App Integration Long-press any file in the iOS Files app, choose "Open in MarkD," and it's imported instantly. Works with iCloud Drive, local storage, and third-party cloud storage. Duplicate files are never saved, keeping your library clean. Share Extension Share text or a URL from Safari, Notes, Slack, or any other app using the share sheet, and it's saved directly to your MarkD library. No need to open the app first — save as you read, in one natural motion. You can also share saved documents directly to other apps. Reading Info & HTML Support Word count and estimated reading time are automatically calculated when you open a document. HTML files are rendered in a built-in web view, with dark mode meta tags injected automatically. — Built for - Developers who frequently read READMEs and open source documentation - Engineers who want to view Markdown files from GitHub or GitLab on mobile - Writers who draft technical blog posts in Markdown and want to preview them - Team members who reference wikis, API docs, and design documents on the go - Anyone who wants to read documents containing code in a clean, focused environment MarkD is focused purely on reading documents well — no unnecessary features, no clutter. Experience the simplicity of opening it for the first time, and the satisfaction of a well-organized library as it grows.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Haptics Touch at Free against MarkD's $3.99. Haptics Touch also leads on chart position (#173 vs unranked). MarkD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Haptics Touch is free to download; MarkD costs $3.99 up front. Haptics Touch sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. MarkD asks for nothing beyond the download.
Haptics Touch ships an update every 3 weeks, MarkD every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Haptics Touch | MarkD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Best chart rank | #173 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keyhan Mortezaeifar | Jiwon Han |
In-app purchases
Haptics Touch
- Pro Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
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- Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
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- Lifetime$44.99
MarkD
No in-app purchases









