What is a haptic timer app?

A haptic timer app uses tactile vibration feedback to alert you when your timer ends or at intervals, so you can feel the time passing without needing to look at your screen. Haptica Timer delivers rich haptic pulses on both iPhone and Apple Watch.

Does Haptica Timer work on Apple Watch?

Yes! Haptica Timer is designed for both iPhone and Apple Watch. Your timers sync seamlessly via iCloud, and you get tactile haptic feedback directly on your wrist.

How does the vibration timer work on iPhone?

Haptica Timer uses the iPhone's Taptic Engine to deliver customizable vibration patterns at timer intervals and completion. You can choose from multiple haptic styles to match your preference.

What makes Haptica Timer different from other timer apps for iPhone?

Haptica Timer focuses on zero-friction setup (3 taps or fewer), rich haptic and vibration feedback, beautiful minimal design, and seamless Apple Watch integration with iCloud sync, making it the most elegant timer app for iPhone.

Is Haptica Timer free?

Haptica Timer will be available as a free download on the App Store with optional premium features. Join the waitlist to be notified at launch.

Parents & Caregivers

Parenting Routines

New-parent life runs on three-hour feed cycles, 45-minute nap windows, and 8-hour medication schedules, and almost all of them happen near a sleeping baby. A silent, wrist-only timer is the only kind that fits.

The cardinal rule of new-parent timing is 'don't wake the baby.' That makes the default iOS timer alarm a non-starter for naps and overnight feeds. Even a vibrating phone on a wood floor can carry. What you actually want is a single wrist tap that only you feel.

Haptica Timer is built around exactly that. Use a 45-minute haptic timer for a nap with a 5-minute warning so you can preempt the wakeup, a 3-hour interval for breast-feeding cycles, or a recurring 6/8/12-hour reminder for medication doses. Apple Watch keeps the alert at your wrist, no sound, no screen, no risk of waking the baby.

Quick-set templates are the unlock for sleep-deprived parents. Save your three most common timers (nap, next feed, next dose) so you can start them in literally one tap as you set the baby down. iCloud sync means both partners' iPhones and Watches share the same templates and current timer state.

"Silent alerts mean I never wake the baby during nap time." by Laura, New Mom

How it works

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Build a quick-set template for your most common routines (45-min nap, 3-hour feed, medication interval).
2
Tap once to start the relevant timer as you set the baby down.
3
Feel a gentle wrist tap at the warning, and again at the end.
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Both partners can see and start the same templates thanks to iCloud sync.

Tips for parenting routines

Use the gentlest haptic intensity so you wake up to it but no one else does.
Set a 5-minute pre-wake warning on nap timers to start prepping the next feed quietly.
Pair the medication timer with a sticky note routine so the haptic confirms what you already wrote down.
Keep your Watch on overnight charge during the day, not at night, so it's on your wrist for feeds.