Comparison

DCMP vs Haptics

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

Head to head
About

DCMP

Access a large library of educational videos with captions and descriptions for students with disabilities. The content is free for qualifying students, teachers, and professionals. Registration is simple and provides access to thousands of licensed educational videos.

Highlights
  • Vast library of educational videos
  • Captions and descriptions available
  • Free for qualifying users
  • Accessible content
  • Easy registration process
  • Licensed content from quality producers
Features
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Instantly watch streamed educational videos from the Described and Captioned Media Program's vast library of accessible content! The DCMP has over 16,000 streaming educational videos featuring captions and/or descriptions for students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deaf-blind. Our library is available **free of charge** to qualifying students and their teachers, parents, and other professionals serving them. If you already have a DCMP account, simply log in to the app using the same credentials you use on our website. If you do not have an account, registration is free and simple! Just visit https://dcmp.org/signup and fill out an application. Once approved, you'll have access to thousands of full-length educational videos licensed from hundreds of quality producers. The DCMP is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

About

Haptics

Features
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Hapics: Pocket Edition is an app for learning haptic communication and guidance through the use of signals. Explore a dictionary of 220+ haptic signs with clear descriptions, video and audio, available in English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Arabic. Search signs, save favourites, create your own custom lists and share them with others. Text works offline and high contrast mode is available as an accessibility option. Text size follows your device settings. Social haptic communication, commonly referred to as haptics, is a standardized method for providing visual and environmental information and social feedback to an individual with vision loss or a combined vision and hearing loss, via touch signals on the body. The purpose of this app is to organize and present a standardized methodology for haptic communication so that everyone may use this method in a uniform and predictable manner. This standardization will permit receivers and providers to use these unique signals anywhere in the world.

Screenshots

DCMP3 screens
Haptics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Haptics at every 5 weeks against DCMP's every 4 months. Haptics also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DCMP ships an update every 4 months, Haptics every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DCMP versus Haptics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDCMPHaptics
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDescribed and Captioned Media ProgramEikholt

In-app purchases

None

DCMP

No in-app purchases

None

Haptics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DCMP free?
DCMP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Haptics free?
Haptics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DCMP or Haptics have ads?
Neither DCMP nor Haptics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DCMP or Haptics?
DCMP ships an update every 4 months, and Haptics every 5 weeks. Most recently, DCMP was updated on October 24, 2026 and Haptics on October 25, 2026.

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