Simple Pattern vs HapticTuner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Pattern
Transform your phone into a customizable haptic device. Create and share unique vibration patterns, control vibrations remotely, and even convert text into tactile feedback. Offers a private vault for media storage.
- Customizable vibration patterns
- Remote vibration control
- Text to vibration conversion
- Live control modes (touch, wave, tap)
- Pattern creation studio
- Private media vault
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Simple Pattern turns your iPhone into a calm, customizable haptic experience — and sends the same rhythm to the devices you already own. Pick a scene, press play, and feel it. Every pattern is timed, adjustable and yours to shape. WHAT'S INSIDE • 26 crafted patterns — Heartbeat, Ocean Tide, Thunder, Breath, Purr and more • Quick Session — one tap for a timed session with a gentle automatic stop • Live controls — draw a wave, drum a rhythm or drag on the touch pad to shape the vibration in real time • AI Generate — describe a feeling ("slow heartbeat", "gentle rain") and get a pattern, created on your device • Pattern Studio and Tap to Train — design your own on a timeline, or tap a rhythm and keep it PLAY TO EVERYTHING AT ONCE • iPhone, game controllers (Xbox, PlayStation, Switch) and supported Bluetooth devices can all receive the same pattern, in step TOGETHER, NEARBY OR FAR • Remote: let one phone guide the other over Wi-Fi, or over the internet with a six-character room code • Internet sessions are end-to-end encrypted — our relay only passes sealed messages it cannot read ATMOSPHERE • Six scenes, each with its own artwork, colors and optional music with soft rain • Living visuals — silk, embers, aurora, water light and more — that move with the pattern and with how you hold your phone • Turn motion off and everything rests MORE WAYS TO FEEL IT • Motion mode: tilt your phone to shape the vibration • Audio mode: vibration that follows the sound around you • Siri and Shortcuts: "Play a pattern in Simple Pattern" • Discreet Signals, and a PIN-protected private vault YOURS, AND PRIVATE • No account, no tracking, no ads • Safety limits you control: maximum intensity, session length and cool-down • Translated into 50 languages Free to use: Home and Play, with the full pattern library and live controls. Premium unlocks Create, Motion, Audio, the vault, unlimited remote sessions and unlimited saved patterns. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://williamjiamin.github.io/Simple-Pattern/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://williamjiamin.github.io/Simple-Pattern/privacy.html
HapticTuner
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HapticTuner is a haptic design tool for iPhone. Create, test, tune, save, and export haptic feedback patterns directly on a real device. Feel your designs instantly: - Play a library of ready-made presets for UI feedback, game feel, and fun patterns. - Build custom patterns from simple blocks: taps, buzzes, pulses, ramps, and pauses. - Tune intensity, sharpness, duration, and timing, and feel the result immediately. - Save your favorite patterns for later. Unlock HapticTuner Pro (one-time purchase) to: - Save unlimited patterns - Export patterns as copy-ready Swift, JSON, or a readable summary - Access premium preset packs - Build longer sequences and duplicate patterns faster HapticTuner previews haptic patterns inside the app for design and development. It does not change your iPhone's system-wide vibration settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: HapticTuner at 17.0 against Simple Pattern's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Simple Pattern sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and HapticTuner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Simple Pattern ships an update weekly, HapticTuner every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Pattern | HapticTuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 立派 汪 | Yefga Torra Prima |
In-app purchases
Simple Pattern
- Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
- Lifetime Premium$19.99
HapticTuner
- HapticTuner Pro$4.99
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