Comparison

Fidget Lab vs Samon 砂紋

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

Head to head
About

Fidget Lab

Features
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Three fidget toys, free forever. No account, no adverts, no timer. Most fidget apps are pictures that wobble. This one you feel and hear: every detent fires the Taptic Engine, and every click is metal synthesized live — a titanium ping, a copper thock, a ratchet drum rolling as a wheel spins down. Nothing is a recorded loop. FREE, PERMANENTLY The Click Slider, Haptic Coin and Free Spinner are yours to keep, fully customisable, with no trial and nothing to cancel. If you never pay a penny, they still work. UNLOCK THE OTHER TEN — ONE PAYMENT £9.99 once, and that is the end of it. No subscription, nothing renews, and it stays with your Apple Account on every device. THIRTEEN MECHANISMS · Click Slider — three firm clicks either way, resistance builds then snaps (free) · Haptic Coin — ten magnetic detents, twists like a dive-watch bezel (free) · Free Spinner — one flick, a long wobble-free spin and a quiet whir (free) · Long Click Slider — twice the travel, thirteen detents · Tuning Fork — struck steel, ringing out as it decays · Roulette Wheel — set 0 to 12 magnets, from silky glide to ratchet drum · Bead Spinner — nine ticks a turn, beads knocking as it settles · Palm Roller — a dense bead track, micro-ticks under the thumb · Twin Rollers — two rollers orbiting, each metal with its own wind note · Ratchet Ring — 24 teeth, one-way pawl, sharp mechanical clicks · Spin Top — a spiral illusion, wobble growing as it slows · Gear Ring — 36 fine teeth you feel more than hear · Orbiter Coin — push it to the rim and feel it land · Shake Stick — flick it, feel the segments rattle home BUILD EVERY ONE YOURSELF Ten chassis shapes, sixteen colours across three slots, three finishes, six body metals, five ball materials and four springs. The material is not a skin: pitch follows the square root of stiffness over density, so stainless rings bright and long where copper gives a low soft thock and Ultem barely rings at all. CLICKS THAT COUNT Every detent is counted across every fidget. Ten stages from 1,000 to 1,000,000 clicks, each one setting off fireworks. Reach a million and you can prestige, up to four times, restyling the whole app in copper, silver, gold and diamond. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No adverts. No sign-up. No account. Nothing collected — the App Privacy label reads Data Not Collected. Works completely offline. For anyone with restless hands: on hold, in a queue, in a meeting, or just wanting something to do that isn't opening the feed. Sound and haptics can each be switched off. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. The unlock is a single payment, not a subscription — nothing renews and there is nothing to cancel. Terms of use: https://hapticfidget.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://hapticfidget.com/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://hapticfidget.com/terms/ Terms of Use (EULA - Apple standard licence agreement): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Samon 砂紋

Features
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Samon (砂紋) are the patterns raked into the gravel of Japanese stone gardens. Samon turns your screen into a surface you can feel. Every texture is generated in black and white on the spot: checkers, corduroy, wire grid, domes, vinyl grooves, rubber, waves, sand, bricks, a maze, zigzags, a rasp, a fingerprint, dry mud, bubble wrap, a music-box comb and a gradient. Drag your finger across it and the Taptic Engine plays back what is under it. Edges click as you cross them, and the rhythm follows your speed. Domes swell under your fingertip instead of clicking. Metal rings, stone knocks, felt is soft. Rubber grips and judders, and squeals when you go fast. Mud cracks and bubbles pop the first time you touch them, and stay broken. Each tine of the comb rings at its own pitch. Direction matters too: the rasp is smooth one way and catches the other. Tap NEW TEXTURE for another surface. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Nothing leaves your phone. Best on an iPhone with a Taptic Engine.

Screenshots

Fidget Lab4 screens
Samon 砂紋4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Samon 砂紋 at none against Fidget Lab's 2. Fidget Lab's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Fidget Lab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Samon 砂紋 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 5 level
Fidget Lab versus Samon 砂紋: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFidget LabSamon 砂紋
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLee TobinThe Cyan Zenith SL

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fidget Lab

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Unlock Forever$9.99
None

Samon 砂紋

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fidget Lab free?
Fidget Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Samon 砂紋 free?
Samon 砂紋 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fidget Lab or Samon 砂紋 have ads?
Neither Fidget Lab nor Samon 砂紋 shows ads.

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