Watch Essentials vs Kanopy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watch Essentials
Learn the fundamentals of watchmaking through an engaging course. Explore topics like terminology, parts, operation, materials, complications, and history. Unlock new lessons and build your own virtual watch.
- Watchmaking course
- Terminology
- External parts
- Operation
- Materials
- Introduction to complications
- Build virtual watch
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Discover the essentials of a watch by following the Watch Essentials course! Through the fun and educational steps developed by the Foundation High Horology, let yourself be guided to develop your watchmaking knowledge. Whether you are a watchmaking professional, a lover of beautiful watches or interested in unraveling the mystery of a watch movement, FHH Academy is made for you. This app will immerse you in several subjects: - Terminology - External parts - Operation - Materials - Introduction to complications - Decorations - History - Market players - Culture of excellence Every successful step will unlock a new one. Even better, you will earn and collect watch components to create your own virtual watch!
Kanopy
Access a vast library of films and documentaries for free with your library card. Enjoy ad-free streaming of award-winning movies, The Criterion Collection, and curated content for children, with new titles added regularly.
- Free film streaming
- Ad-free viewing
- Library card required
- Festival award-winning films
- Documentaries
- The Criterion Collection
- Kanopy Kids with parental controls
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Stream thousands of films for free without ads through your library. Sign up with your library card and start watching festival award-winning films, thought-provoking documentaries, The Criterion Collection, and more with new titles added weekly. Browse Kanopy Kids for unlimited age-appropriate shows and movies with access to parental controls. Available on mobile, web, and living room devices.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Kanopy at 153K against Watch Essentials's 24. Kanopy also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and chart position (#160 vs unranked). Watch Essentials's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kanopy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kanopy has 153K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of Watch Essentials's written reviews are positive against 72% of Kanopy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Watch Essentials ships an update every 5 weeks, Kanopy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watch Essentials | Kanopy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (24 ratings) | 4.8 (153K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.4% of reviews — better | 72.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 153K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #160 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 154 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie | Kanopy |
Customer experience
Watch Essentials
Kanopy
Bugs and requests
Watch Essentials
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Kanopy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Login issues, unable to sign in or access account
- Chromecast and TV streaming problems
- Video playback issues, including blurry or out of sync
- Inconsistent behavior when resuming or rewatching movies
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to pause, rewind, and resume movies without using credits
- Improve search and browsing functionality
- Provide more content filtering and parental control options
- Add support for offline viewing and downloads
- Enhance Chromecast and TV integration
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- Improve video quality and playback stability
In-app purchases
Watch Essentials
No in-app purchases
Kanopy
No in-app purchases
