Comparison

Actions vs Watchsmith

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Actions

Organize your thoughts and tasks with a digital card-based system. Easily create, schedule, and manage to-dos using natural language input and receive timely reminders. Syncs across devices for seamless productivity.

Highlights
  • Create Action Cards for reminders
  • Natural language scheduling
  • Drag and drop organization
  • Color-coded lists
  • Schedule view
  • Swipe to complete/delete
  • Cloud sync
Features
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Keep on top of everything in your head, whether it’s movies to watch or the details of your next big project. Designed for busy people who live by making lists to stay on track at work and home, the digital card based design is a clutter-free way to visualise everything that needs doing. Collect your thoughts in a calm interface with simple natural language like “Water the plants every Saturday” then let Actions take care of reminding you automatically. –––FEATURES––– • Create Action Cards to note things you do not want to forget. • Type naturally like “Post status report every second Friday” and Actions takes care of the scheduling, reminders and notifications. • Drag and drop your Action Cards into custom Lists to organise them intuitively • Colour code each list to further personalise your productivity system • Use the Schedule to see all of the Actions coming up • Swipe on Action Cards to complete them, delete them and set reminders. • Add free-form notes to Action Cards for extra details like phone numbers • Get push notifications, you can quickly choose reminders for the Morning, Afternoon, Evening or custom times • Create repeating actions with advanced rules like “Call Sam every second Tuesday in June” • Automatically and securely sync all of your Actions to the cloud instantly • To keep your lists manageable, Actions will automatically suggest Action Cards that should be rescheduled or deleted • Use the iOS Share extension to bring lists from other apps into Actions easily • Use Siri to manage your actions for hands-free productivity! Actions is a sophisticated app for getting things done, but it’s even more powerful if you have Timepage. With Timepage installed, your calendar events will automatically appear in the Schedule screen in Actions so you can see everything in context. In Timepage, you can see scheduled actions alongside your events. Master your calendar events and your to-dos with the ultimate productivity app duo! –––MEMBERSHIP––– Actions is a membership service with a free trial. Download the app free to try it out without restriction or registration. After the trial period you can choose to purchase a membership which allows unlimited use across all of your devices. Without an active membership, you can still use the app in read-only mode. • Unlimited access on all your devices. • Both monthly and annual options available. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and automatic renewal status in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial peri​od will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://bonobolabs.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://bonobolabs.com/terms –––QUESTIONS?––– If you’ve got a question or something isn’t working quite right, you can contact us directly from the Menu > Help > Contact Support. Got a feature idea? Let us know at https://bonobo.canny.io/actions –––THANK YOU––– We have put thousands of hours into creating Actions. We read every single one of your reviews. If you enjoy using Actions please take a minute to leave us a nice review, thank you!

About

Watchsmith

Personalize your Apple Watch with customizable complications that can dynamically change throughout the day. Access a variety of tools like weather, workouts, and a timezone converter directly from your watch.

Highlights
  • Customizable complications
  • Dynamic complication scheduling
  • Weather app
  • Workout app
  • Timezone converter
  • Games
  • Calendar
Features
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Watchsmith lets you personalize your Apple Watch like never before. It starts with a wide collection of highly customizable complications, which range in function from date, to weather, to astronomy. Each can be adjusted precisely to best fit your desired function and appearance. This set of complications can then be dynamically scheduled to appear on your watch face following rules you define. For example, a particular complication slot could show the weather first thing in the morning, then your calendar during your work day, then switch to your Activity ring progress as you wrap up your day. This lets you take full advantage of each slot on your watch face without the need to constantly switch back and forth between faces. The Apple Watch app itself also includes a wide collection of tools and functions, such as a weather app, a workout app, a timezone converter, games and a calendar. Watchsmith provides one tap access to what you need, right when you need it. Notes: • Watchsmith is intended for use with a paired Apple Watch, which is where your configured complications will be displayed. It requires watchOS 7. • Watchsmith optionally integrates with Apple Health. This data is used during workouts to display your workout metrics, to show a summary of your daily heart rate date, and your activity. Permission for Watchsmith to access this data is controlled through the Apple Health app. • Watchsmith includes an optional premium subscription. This is offered on a monthly or annual basis. If you choose to purchase a subscription your payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. • Access to Tide and Weather hosted data is only available to Watchsmith Premium subscribers. Privacy Policy & Terms: https://david-smith.org/watchsmith_privacy.html

Screenshots

Actions4 screens
Watchsmith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Actions at 4.6 against Watchsmith's 3.9. Actions also leads on ratings volume (9.8K vs 566) and review sentiment (51% vs 38%). Watchsmith's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Actions sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Watchsmith sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Actions holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Actions has 9.8K ratings behind it against 566, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Actions's written reviews are positive against 38% of Watchsmith's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Actions ships an update fortnightly, Watchsmith every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Actions versus Watchsmith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActionsWatchsmith
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9.8K ratings) — better3.9 (566 ratings)
Positive reviews51.2% of reviews — better37.8% of reviews
Number of ratings9.8K — better566
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBonoboCross Forward Consulting, LLC

Customer experience

Actions

All ratings9,762 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews482 reviews
Positive51.2%
Neutral14.9%
Negative33.8%

Watchsmith

All ratings563 ratings
Positive67.9%
Neutral11.0%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive37.8%
Neutral14.0%
Negative48.2%

User reviews

Actions

From 9.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 👍 Beautiful and visually appealing design
  • 🔍 Great organizational features
  • ⏱️ Helpful reminders and scheduling
  • 🤝 Good integration with Timepage app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Syncing issues and bugs
  • 🔄 Inconsistent task ordering and rearranging
  • 🕰️ Slow performance and app crashes
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with data collection
  • 💰 Subscription model and high pricing

Watchsmith

From 566 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Customizable complications
  • 👍 Simplifies date complication
  • 🌟 Indispensable app
  • 🎨 Fun to customize
  • 💡 Innovative features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Complications don't update frequently
  • 🔌 Battery life issues
  • 🤔 Confusing UI and instructions
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🕰️ Time complications not accurate

Bugs and requests

Actions

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Recurring tasks disappearing or not updating
  • Completed tasks not properly tracked in Logbook
  • Inability to move tasks between lists
  • Sync issues between mobile and desktop
  • Crashes when scheduling complex tasks

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add location-based reminders
  • Implement priority settings for tasks
  • Allow more color customization options
  • Provide desktop/web app version
  • Add checklist functionality within tasks

Watchsmith

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Complications not syncing properly
  • App freezes on Apple Watch
  • Weather location stuck on LA
  • Shared calendar issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Series 7 and Apple Watch Ultra
  • Hourly weather complication
  • Year complication
  • Celsius temperature option
  • Third-party app complications support

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Actions

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Membership7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Bonobo Bundle (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Bonobo Bundle (Annual Family)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bonobo Bundle (Lifetime)$129.99
2 purchases

Watchsmith

Subscriptions2
  • Watchsmith Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Watchsmith Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Actions free?
Actions is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Watchsmith free?
Watchsmith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Actions or Watchsmith?
Actions is rated higher. Actions averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9.8K ratings, while Watchsmith averages 3.9 from 566 ratings.
Do Actions or Watchsmith have ads?
Neither Actions nor Watchsmith shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Actions or Watchsmith?
Actions ships an update fortnightly, and Watchsmith every 4 days. Most recently, Actions was updated on October 30, 2026 and Watchsmith on October 29, 2026.

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