Tactile Clock vs Time Cop
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Tactile Clock
This Android app vibrates the current time when the display is locked and you double-click the power button of your device. How it works Double-click the power button. This might take some practice to work reliably. Press slowly and deliberately. If you double-click too fast the system only recognizes a single click and turns the screen on instead. The time vibration is structured as follows: A short vibration stands for the digit 1 and a long one for the digit 5. The 2 is represented by two consecutive short vibrations, the 6 by a long and a short one and so on. The 0 constitutes an exception with two long vibrations. Examples: 00:00 = -- -- 01:18 = . . -... 02:51 = .. - . 10:11 = . -- . . 19:06 = . -.... -. Explanation: The time is processed digit by digit: . = short vibration - = long vibration Leading zeros in the hour and minute fields are omitted. Gaps: To simplify the recognition of the vibration pattern, there exist three kind of gaps with different durations: []: A short gap between vibrations in the same digit [ ]: A medium gap for the separation of two digits within the hour and minute field [ ]: A long gap to split hours and minutes Additional features Keep informed about the current time. The app can vibrate the current time automatically every X minutes or every hour. Play the Greenwich Time Signal at the start of each hour, similar to a radio station. Trigger time vibration with Tasker (see below for details) Decide what to do if you double-click when the display is on. You can choose between a warning vibration and having the time vibrated as well. The app starts automatically after the system reboots. Double-click conflict TactileClock is triggered by clicking the power button twice in quick succession. This may conflict with the 'built-in' double-click action of your Android device. For example, a Google Pixel device will typically launch the camera when the power button is double-clicked; a Samsung device may take a screenshot when the power button is double-clicked. If your device has a 'built-in' action when the power button is double-clicked, there are three options to get TactileClock working. Option 1: Disable the 'built-in' double-click action of your device. Google Pixel: (Settings > System > Gestures > Quickly open camera) Samsung Galaxy: (Settings > Advanced Features > Side Button > Double Press) Other devices may require different settings to disable the double-click action. Once the 'built-in' double-click action has been disabled, double-clicking the power button will trigger the TactileClock action. Option 2: Configure TactileClock to trigger after a long double-click. This will allow the 'built-in' double-click action to co-exist with the TactileClock double-click action. 1. Open TactileClock 2. Swipe left to show the 'Shortcut' screen. 3. Modify the 'Click Interval:'. 3a. Set 'From:' to be 500ms. 3b. Set 'To:' to be 1500ms. The From: and To: values specified above should work, but may need to be adjusted for optimal results on your device. Once configured, a fast double-click will trigger your devices 'built-in' action, while a slow double-click will trigger the TactileClock action. Option 3: Use Tasker to trigger time vibration with custom events Use
Time Cop
- Offline-only, mobile-first - For Android, iOS, and Linux - Fully private—there is no tracking / spying / advertising / etc - Keep track of tasks with multiple parallel timers that can be started with the tap of a button - Associate timers with projects to group your work (or don't) - Start, stop, edit, and delete timers whenever with no fuss - Export data as a .csv file, filtered by time-spans and projects - Export the app's database for full access to all of its data - Automatic light mode / dark mode based on your device settings - Localized in several languages (thanks to Google Translate): English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional), as well as Italian, Czech, Norwegian, and Indonesian (via contributors) - Open source (licensed under Apache-2.0)—fork away (https://github.com/hamaluik/timecop)
| Feature | Tactile Clock | Time Cop |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Install sources | GitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | Calendar | Calendar |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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