Comparison

Alps Alpine Haptics EVK vs Haptic Pen

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

Head to head
About

Alps Alpine Haptics EVK

This application enables the creation, transmission, and playback of custom haptic feedback patterns via Bluetooth Low Energy. It is intended for use with specific hardware to evaluate and integrate haptic technology into various applications.

Highlights
  • Create custom haptic waveforms
  • Send haptic patterns wirelessly
  • Play haptic waveforms
  • Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity
  • Haptic Reactor integration
Features
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This app is designed to work in conjunction with the Alps Alpine Haptic Evaluation Kit (EVK) hardware. It allows you to wirelessly create, send, and play custom haptic waveforms over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Ideal for evaluation, testing, and integrating an Alps Alpine Haptic Reactor into your application or workflow. **Note: This app requires the Alps Alpine Haptic EVK hardware to function.

About

Haptic Pen

Create and test custom tactile feedback patterns for app interfaces. Generate haptics from audio, draw patterns, and build a library of reusable presets to refine user interactions before release.

Highlights
  • Design haptic patterns by drawing
  • Generate haptics from audio
  • Record and transform sound to haptics
  • Explore 80+ haptic presets
  • Adjust playback strength and sensitivity
  • Save patterns for future projects
Features
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Haptic Pen is a focused haptic feedback editor for developers, designers and makers who want to prototype tactile interactions faster. Create custom haptic patterns from scratch, generate haptics from audio, record sounds, preview feedback instantly and build a reusable library of tactile presets. Whether you're designing button taps, alerts, success states, warnings, impacts or micro-interactions, Haptic Pen helps you test how feedback actually feels before you ship. What you can do: Design haptic patterns by drawing on a touch pad Generate haptics from audio, clicks, beats and voice Record and transform sound into haptic samples Explore 80+ ready-made haptic presets Adjust playback strength, sensitivity and preview behavior Save your favorite patterns for future projects Quickly test feedback ideas directly on your device Made for: iOS developers UI/UX designers Product designers Indie makers Anyone building tactile app experiences Haptic feedback is a small detail that can make an interface feel more polished, responsive and alive. Haptic Pen gives you a simple place to create, test and refine that feeling. Design. Preview. Fine-tune. Make every interaction feel right.

Screenshots

Alps Alpine Haptics EVK3 screens
Haptic Pen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Alps Alpine Haptics EVK at 3 against Haptic Pen's 1. Alps Alpine Haptics EVK also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Alps Alpine Haptics EVK against 5.0 for Haptic Pen. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Alps Alpine Haptics EVK versus Haptic Pen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlps Alpine Haptics EVKHaptic Pen
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALPS Alpine North America Inc.Vladimir Krasilnikov

In-app purchases

None

Alps Alpine Haptics EVK

No in-app purchases

None

Haptic Pen

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alps Alpine Haptics EVK free?
Alps Alpine Haptics EVK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Haptic Pen free?
Haptic Pen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alps Alpine Haptics EVK or Haptic Pen?
Alps Alpine Haptics EVK and Haptic Pen are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Alps Alpine Haptics EVK or Haptic Pen have ads?
Neither Alps Alpine Haptics EVK nor Haptic Pen shows ads.

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