ActionPulse

ActionPulse turns your iPhone's Action Button into a hands-free, eyes-free tool — press it, and something useful happens, without unlocking your phone or looking at the screen. ONE BUTTON, FOUR TOOLS There's a single Action Button shortcut. What it does depends on which mode is selected in the app: • TIMER — press to start a countdown. A distinct pulse (and optional beep) lets you know when time's up. • GYM — press to log a set and start your rest timer automatically. Press twice quickly to switch to a new exercise instead of restarting the clock. Every set and rest time is saved to a History log you can export straight to Notes, Messages, or anywhere else. • RUNNING — first press starts a stopwatch, every press after that logs a lap with its split and cumulative time. Double-press to end run. Live lap count shows right on screen. • TALLY — a blind counter for reps or items. Press to add one, and feel a distinct double-pulse every 10th count — count without ever looking down. WORKOUT MODE — FULL HAPTICS, EVEN ON THE BENCH The Action Button works from the Lock Screen too — press it with your phone locked in your pocket, and you'll still feel a buzz confirming it registered. That's iOS's own notification vibration doing its best approximation, since Apple only allows an app's custom haptic patterns to play while the app is actually running. Workout Mode is how you get the real thing: a dark, battery-friendly screen that keeps the app active so its full custom haptic patterns — sharper, longer, and shaped exactly the way you configured them in Settings — fire in real time, at full intensity, right alongside a live countdown or lap counter you can glance at between sets. No bright screen, no unlocking, just the app quietly running and ready. MADE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY No accounts, no logins, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Everything — your history, your settings, your haptic preferences — stays on your device. ActionPulse doesn't talk to a server, because it doesn't need to. Requires an iPhone with an Action Button (iPhone 15 Pro or later, iPhone 16 series) to use the physical button. Every mode also has an on-screen manual button, so the app is fully usable without it.