Comparison

Pust Focus vs Haptic Calm

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

Head to head
About

Pust Focus

Features
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You already know breathing helps. The problem is every app wants you to stop, find a quiet room, and stare at your phone. That's not how busy days work. Pust Focus guides your breathing with gentle haptic pulses on your Apple Watch. While you walk, work, or wind down. No screen. No stopping. Just breathe. HOW IT WORKS 1. Download Pust Focus on iPhone or Apple Watch 2. Pick a moment you're already doing 3. Feel the pulse, follow along A practice that sticks, not because you became more disciplined, but because it stopped asking you to be. And you get the data to prove it's working. For free. 5 BREATHING TECHNIQUES - Box Breathing (4-4-4-4): focus under pressure - Resonant Breathing (5.5-5.5): optimal HRV training - Paced Breathing (3-6): calm in 60 seconds - Triangle Breathing (4-2-6): sharp focus with calm - Post-Exhale Triangle (4-4-4): deep stillness BREATHE WHILE YOU DO Walking. Commuting. Sauna. Before sleep. At your desk. During stress. Create custom presets for each scenario, with auto-stop timers when you want a hands-off finish. NEW IN 1.2 - Choose how sessions save to Apple Health: as a Workout, as Mindful Minutes, or both - Log your mood after a session as an Apple Health State of Mind entry (iPhone and Apple Watch, iOS 18) YOUR DATA, FREE - Save sessions your way: as a Workout, Mindful Minutes, or both, all in Apple Health - Check in on your mood after a session with Apple Health State of Mind (iOS 18) - Session history with heart rate, daily goals, and streaks - No account required. Your data stays on your device. iPHONE + APPLE WATCH - Start Watch sessions from your iPhone - Real-time heart rate, phase, and elapsed time - Watch works standalone without iPhone nearby - Presets sync between devices via iCloud SCIENCE-BACKED Techniques drawn from peer-reviewed research, Stanford studies, and resonance frequency science. Not guesswork. FREE TO START Box Breathing, Resonant Breathing, and the voice guide are free forever. Premium ($4.99 one-time) unlocks all 5 techniques, unlimited custom presets, full history, and daily reminders. Family Sharing included. No subscription. Ever. Start breathing. No extra time required.

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Haptic Calm

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Haptic Calm puts your breathing in your hand. Stronger vibration means breathe in, softer means breathe out β€” no screen to watch, nothing to hear. Just close your eyes. HOLD TO BEGIN Rest your thumb on the light and feel it rise and fall. Let go to stop; your thumb can move around freely. As it becomes familiar, the screen dims until your hand is enough. 1 MINUTE WHEN PANIC HITS Calm now: 3 physiological sighs, then a minute of slow breathing. Start it from the Lock Screen widget, Control Center or Siri β€” no need to unlock and look for the app. PET THE CAT Stroke the cat on screen and your phone purrs with it. Six cats, six purrs, each with its own little personality. 7 BREATHING METHODS Β· LEARN Steady, Box, Physiological sigh, 4-7-8, Resonant, Longer exhale, or your own rhythm. Seven 2–5 minute lessons: understand it first, then practice once with the vibration. 6 TEXTURES Breath, Heart, Purr, Tide, Rain and Bowl β€” the same breath, a different feel. You can even set the heartbeat's pace. TODAY'S MYSTERY A brand-new texture every day, and the light takes on its color. Keep the ones you love in My textures. PRO Β· POCKET MODE No need to hold on. On the commute, on a walk, in a queue: your phone stays in your pocket and still guides you. The screen turns itself off, and fabric won't trigger anything. PRO Β· BEDTIME ON YOUR CHEST Lie down with your phone on your chest. It listens to your breathing for 30 seconds, then slows it down over 8 minutes, getting softer and softer so it won't wake you. PRO Β· CREATE Blend up to 5 textures, adjust strength and feel. What you see drawn is what your hand will feel. Save it, name it, give it a color. FIVE SKINS Tidelight, River Stone, Moss, Stardust and Pompom, each with its own colors, type and matching app icon. ALSO β€’ Widgets, a Control Center button and a Siri shortcut β€’ Logs Mindful Minutes to Health (write only, never reads) β€’ English, δΈ­ζ–‡, FranΓ§ais β€’ Works with large text and VoiceOver FREE AND PRO Free: hold to practice, 3 methods and the first 4 lessons, 6 textures, Calm now and widgets, Pet the cat, a mystery a day, the Tidelight skin. Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: Pocket mode, Bedtime on your chest, all methods and lessons, your own rhythm, Create, unlimited mysteries (keep 10), 4 more skins and icons, strength 0–200%. Bought Pro before? Everything new in 2.0 is already yours. PRIVACY No account, no personal data collected, fully offline, no ads. Haptic Calm is not a medical device. If you feel dizzy or tight in the chest, stop and breathe normally. If you are pregnant or have heart or breathing conditions, ask your doctor first.

Screenshots

Pust Focus4 screens
Haptic Calm4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pust Focus and Haptic Calm are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pust Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Haptic Calm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pust Focus versus Haptic Calm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPust FocusHaptic Calm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichael Justesenθƒœθ‡ 杨

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pust Focus

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$4.99
1 purchases

Haptic Calm

One-time1
  • DΓ©bloquer Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Pust Focus free?
Pust Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Haptic Calm free?
Haptic Calm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pust Focus or Haptic Calm have ads?
Neither Pust Focus nor Haptic Calm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pust Focus or Haptic Calm?
Pust Focus ships an update every 2 months, and Haptic Calm every 2 months. Most recently, Pust Focus was updated on October 20, 2026 and Haptic Calm on October 26, 2026.

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