App Pier comparisons
App Pier is compared head-to-head with Pock, BetterTouchTool and Haptic Touch Bar and more: 7 head-to-heads in Touch Bar Apps, each with the specs and prices we checked.
App Pier head-to-head
- App Pier vs Pock
- App Pier vs BetterTouchTool
- App Pier vs Haptic Touch Bar
- App Pier vs Touch Bar Visualizer
- App Pier vs TouchRuler
- App Pier vs Touch Bar Demo App
- App Pier vs mtm
App Pier vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | App launching | Media controls | System controls | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | App Pier | No | $2.99 one-time | Yes | No | No | 7.8 |
| 1 | Pock | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.4 |
| 3 | BetterTouchTool | No | $15 one-time | 7.5 | |||
| 4 | Haptic Touch Bar | No | $4.99 one-time | 7.2 | |||
| 5 | Touch Bar Visualizer | Yes | Free | No | No | No | 6.7 |
| 6 | TouchRuler | No | $0.99 one-time | No | No | No | 6.4 |
| 7 | Touch Bar Demo App | Yes | Free | 6.0 | |||
| 8 | mtm | Yes | Free | 5.5 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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