Comparison

Haptica vs TempoQ

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

TempoQ

Features
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Feel the Flow of Time. Do you struggle with time blindness? Do you constantly check the clock during deep work, or lose track of your pacing during important exams? TempoQ is here to fix your internal clock. Designed as a personalized time-perception assistant, TempoQ helps you "feel" time passing through intuitive, rhythmic haptics on your Apple Watch and iPhone. By replacing stressful alarms with gentle, sensory cues, TempoQ provides a natural sense of pacing. You'll always know how much time you have left, without ever having to break your focus to look at a screen. Your Personalized Pacing Toolkit: - Calibrated to Your Brain: Take our built-in perception tests so TempoQ can learn your unique internal speed and adjust its pulses to match you. - Invisible Guidance: Receive subtle haptic taps on your wrist that keep you moving forward without audible distractions. - Focus & ADHD Support: Choose from dynamic haptic styles like "Smooth Flow" for steady work, or "ADHD Rescue" for high-frequency nudges when you need help staying on task. - Exam Prep Presets: Studying for the SAT, GRE, LSAT, or MCAT? Use our built-in test modes to internalize the perfect pace for each section. - Live Activities & Dynamic Island: Keep your current session visible at a glance on your iPhone, perfectly synced with your Apple Watch. - Privacy First: Your habits are your business. All session and calibration data is stored strictly on-device. Whether you're trying to reclaim your daily productivity, manage ADHD, or ace a high-stakes test, TempoQ bridges the gap between your mind and the clock.

Screenshots

Haptica3 screens
TempoQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Haptica at Free against TempoQ's $2.99. Haptica also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). TempoQ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Haptica is free to download; TempoQ costs $2.99 up front. Haptica sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. TempoQ asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Haptica ships an update every 3 weeks, TempoQ every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Haptica versus TempoQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHapticaTempoQ
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB13 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperForgio Technologies, LLCCerebra Solutions LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Haptica

Subscriptions1
  • Haptica Pro (Annual)3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Haptica Timer - Lifetime$9.99
None

TempoQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Haptica free?
Haptica is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TempoQ free?
TempoQ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Haptica or TempoQ have ads?
Neither Haptica nor TempoQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Haptica or TempoQ?
Haptica ships an update every 3 weeks, and TempoQ every 2 months. Most recently, Haptica was updated on November 9, 2026 and TempoQ on November 9, 2026.

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