Haptic Heart

A Cardiovascular Auscultation Training Tool

Haptic Heart: A novel haptic cardiac simulator designed to help medical students and junior resident doctors practice their cardiovascular examination techniques! Haptic Heart generates patterns of vibrations designed to mimic the human heartbeat. It can generate additional heart sounds, murmurs or even a combination of both. You can even practice at different heart rates and see how this changes the pattern, adjust the intensity of different elements within the pattern and use the in-built quiz function to help you test your knowledge.

Samuel House

Medical Doctor & Software Developer

I am a medical doctor based in the United Kingdom with a keen interest in software development for leisure, medical, and educational purposes.

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: July 24, 2025

Information We Collect

We do not collect any personal information or data from users of Haptic Heart.

The Haptic Heart iOS application operates entirely on your device and does not:

  • Require user accounts or registration
  • Collect personal information such as names, email addresses, or phone numbers
  • Access your device's camera, microphone, contacts, or location
  • Track your usage or behavior
  • Store any user data on external servers
  • Integrate with third-party analytics or advertising services

Information We Do Not Share

Since we do not collect any personal information, we do not share, sell, or disclose any personal data to third parties.

Third-Party Services

Haptic Heart does not integrate with any third-party services, analytics platforms, or advertising networks that would collect user data.

Data Security

As we do not collect or store any personal information, there is no personal data at risk. The app functions entirely locally on your device.

Children's Privacy

Haptic Heart does not collect any information from users of any age, including children under 13. Parents can feel confident that no personal information about their children is being collected or shared.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Since our app does not collect data, changes would typically only involve clarifications or updates to contact information.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us at

Supported Devices

iPhone

iPhone 8 (2017) & Later.

iPad

Not supported

Explanation

The CoreHaptics framework was first released by Apple in 2019 alongside iOS 13. Unfortunately devices released earlier than the iPhone 8 (2017) do not possess the correct hardware which allows Haptic Heart to function. Likewise all iPads also lack the required hardware and thus are unable to generate the patterns of vibrations.