Tapback

The Apple Watch timer that taps you back to the breath.

A simple meditation timer for Apple Watch. Gentle taps remind you to return to your breath. No guided audio, accounts or streaks.

Setting a session length in minutes — Set the length and start.

An interval session in progress, shown as dots — A dot for each minute. Orange means now.

Session summary with start and end times — See when you started and stopped.

Settings for focus alert rhythm, feel and rollover — Choose when and how the watch taps.

Help screen with meditation basics — Simple guidance if meditation is new to you.

Free on the App Store

Optional tip jar if you like it.

“I always wanted an app that basically did nothing, aside from give me a gentle tap every minute or so, to remind me to bring my focus back to my breath.”
I wrote about why I built Tapback: An app that does almost nothing

What it does

Gentle reminders: Quiet taps remind you to return to your breath.
Your rhythm: Choose how often the watch taps and how each tap feels.
Keep going: Rollover lets a session continue after the timer ends.
Apple Health: Save completed sessions as mindful minutes.

Free on Apple Watch. Available in English, German, Spanish, French and Italian. No accounts or tracking. Optional tips support development.