Haptica vs Brain Boost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Haptica
This app provides silent, vibration-based timing for your Apple Watch. It helps you stay on schedule with subtle haptic cues, ideal for meetings, presentations, workouts, and focus sessions without disruptive alarms.
- Silent, vibration-based time cues
- Discreet timing without sound
- Reduced screen checking
- Fast timer setup
- Ideal for professional and personal use
- Supports focus sessions and workouts
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Haptica is a silent Apple Watch timer that helps you feel time without sound, alarms, or constant screen checks. Stay on schedule with subtle haptic cues on your wrist, so you can manage time discreetly while staying focused, present, and professional. Use Haptica when a loud alarm would be distracting, awkward, or disruptive. It is built for meetings, presentations, patient visits, clinical workflows, focus sessions, workouts, intervals, and Pomodoro-style timing. Feel time without interrupting the moment Most timers demand attention. Haptica is designed to keep you aware of time without pulling you away from what you are doing. Use it to: • Stay on time without checking your phone • Feel quiet time cues through Apple Watch • Avoid disruptive alarms in professional settings • Keep meetings, visits, and presentations moving • Stay focused during deep work or study sessions • Time workouts, intervals, circuits, and rest periods • Manage Pomodoro sessions without breaking flow Built for professional and personal use Haptica is especially helpful when timing matters, but sound is not the right answer. Perfect for: • Clinicians managing patient visits • Presenters and public speakers • Professionals in meetings • Teachers, coaches, and trainers • Students and deep work sessions • Fitness, intervals, and Tabata-style workouts • Anyone who wants a quiet, discreet timer Why people use Haptica • Silent Apple Watch timer • Haptic and vibration-based time cues • Discreet timing without sound • Less screen checking • Simple, fast timer setup • Useful for work, health, fitness, and focus • Designed for moments where normal alarms do not fit A better way to stay on time Haptica helps you stay aware without looking distracted, interrupting a room, or breaking your concentration. Whether you are seeing a patient, leading a meeting, giving a presentation, studying, working out, or managing focused work blocks, Haptica gives you a quiet way to stay on track. Feel time. Stay present. Keep moving. Apple watch should remain in Silent Mode when using Haptica Timer
Brain Boost
This app offers a simple, one-tap solution to regain focus and calm when feeling overwhelmed. It uses guided breathing and strong haptic feedback to help reset your nervous system and build momentum for tasks. Designed with ADHD in mind, it removes pressure and complexity.
- One-tap nervous system reset
- Guided breathing exercises
- Strong rhythmic haptic feedback
- Supports ADHD-friendly routines
- Builds momentum for tasks
- No timers or complex routines
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Brain Boost — A Reset Button for ADHD Minds Brain Boost helps you slow down, breathe, and reset your nervous system when focus feels impossible. Designed by a developer with ADHD, this app removes clutter and pressure. One tap delivers strong, rhythmic haptic feedback paired with guided breathing to help you regain calm and momentum. No timers to manage. No complex routines. Just a simple reset when your brain feels stuck. What Brain Boost Helps With Regaining focus during overwhelm Reducing stress and mental noise Calming your nervous system Supporting ADHD-friendly routines Creating momentum before tasks How It Works Choose how long your reset lasts Follow a brief breathing moment Feel strong, rhythmic haptic feedback Return to your task feeling grounded Free & Premium Start free with a limited number of resets Watch a short video to unlock more resets Upgrade once for unlimited strong resets No subscriptions. No pressure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Brain Boost at 5.0 against Haptica's 3.7. Haptica's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Haptica sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Brain Boost sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Brain Boost holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Haptica | Brain Boost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Forgio Technologies, LLC | Maxwell Kelly |
Customer experience
Haptica
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In-app purchases
Haptica
- Haptica Pro (Annual)3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- 2-Day Free TrialFree
- Haptica Timer - Lifetime$9.99
Brain Boost
- One Time Purchase$2.99









