Comparison

VibeCraft Timer vs LockIN

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

Head to head
About

VibeCraft Timer

This app provides a silent, discreet haptic timer for your Apple Watch. It replaces audible alarms with customizable vibrations, perfect for meditation, focus, or any situation requiring a quiet alert. Enjoy a private experience with no data collection.

Highlights
  • Custom haptic intensity
  • Standalone watchOS app
  • 3-second vibration test mode
  • Slide-to-cancel timer
  • Adjust intensity on the fly
  • No data collection
Features
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Haptic Countdown Timer for Apple Watch Silent. Discreet. Customizable. VibeCraft Timer is a standalone Apple Watch app that replaces loud alarms with gentle haptic vibrations. Set a countdown timer, choose your vibration intensity, and feel a quiet nudge on your wrist when time is up — no sound, no screen glare, no interruptions. KEY FEATURES • Custom Haptic Intensity: Choose how strong and how often your Apple Watch vibrates at the end of the countdown. Higher intensity means more repeated vibrations for a more noticeable alert. • Standalone watchOS App: Runs entirely on Apple Watch — no iPhone required during use. • 3-Second Test Mode: Preview your selected vibration pattern instantly before setting your timer. • Slide-to-Control UI: Use intuitive swipe gestures to cancel a running timer. • Adjust on the Fly: Change vibration intensity even while the countdown is active. • No Data Collected: 100% private — zero data tracked or stored. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open VibeCraft Timer on your Apple Watch. 2. Tap “Set Vibration” on the home screen. 3. Choose your desired vibration intensity. 4. Start the countdown timer. 5. When time's up, your watch vibrates silently — repeated pulses based on your chosen intensity level. PERFECT FOR Meditation, breathwork, yoga, classroom exams, quiet meetings, focus sprints (Pomodoro), HIIT intervals, or any situation where a silent wrist alert is better than a beeping alarm. PRICING VibeCraft Timer is free to download and includes all core features. A one-time Premium upgrade unlocks Smooth Mode — vibration that slowly builds up to your set level instead of starting abruptly. Perfect for meditation, naps, or soft reminders where a gentle onset makes all the difference. Developed by YU CHEN YEH - Franky | Independent Developer

About

LockIN

Features
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Premium unlocks two studio coach voices and the monthly health report. Everything needed to train — heart-rate coaching, plans, the field test, progress — is free. Heart rate requires an Apple Watch. On the Simulator or an iPhone without a paired watch, the run screen will wait for a heart-rate source. There is no account system, no sign-in, and no server. Nothing in the app is gated behind an identity, so no demo credentials are needed. HEALTHKIT HealthKit data is never uploaded to a server — LockIN has no backend and no network path for it. Heart rate, workouts, and routes are read from and written to HealthKit on the device; training data is stored locally in SwiftData. No HealthKit data is shared with third parties, sold, or used for advertising. The app's one third-party SDK is Sentry, for crash reporting, and it never receives HealthKit data: sendDefaultPii, attachScreenshot and attachViewHierarchy are disabled and tracing is zero, because a crash screenshot of the run screen would itself be heart-rate data. PERMISSIONS The Health and Apple Music screens explain why access is wanted and then always present the system permission sheet. Declining is available on Apple's own sheet; onboarding completes either way.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: VibeCraft Timer at 15.0 against LockIN's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. VibeCraft Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LockIN sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
VibeCraft Timer versus LockIN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVibeCraft TimerLockIN
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYU CHEN YEHRyan Bergeron

In-app purchases

1 purchases

VibeCraft Timer

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$4.99
3 purchases

LockIN

Subscriptions2
  • LockIN Premium$5.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$99.99

Questions

Is VibeCraft Timer free?
VibeCraft Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LockIN free?
LockIN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VibeCraft Timer or LockIN have ads?
Neither VibeCraft Timer nor LockIN shows ads.

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