WatchChat 2 vs WatchTalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WatchChat 2
Communicate seamlessly from your wrist with this app designed for smartwatches. Send messages, voice notes, and view media directly from your watch, offering multiple input methods for convenience.
- View and reply to chats and groups
- Send and receive voice notes
- Customizable keyboards
- Watch videos and view images
- Customize font size and quick replies
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Stay connected from your wrist! Chat, send voice messages, view photos and videos, and reply using dictation, keyboards, or scribble - right on your Apple Watch! - View and reply to all chats and groups - Send and receive voice notes - Use customizable keyboards (QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY, and more) - Watch videos, view HD images and statuses - Customize font size and quick replies Free to use forever, with optional upgrades for Contacts and Status. Private by design - WatchChat collects no personal data. Trusted by 100,000+ users since 2017. Got feedback or feature ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
WatchTalk
Access WhatsApp chats and send messages directly from your Apple Watch or iPad. Supports cloud and pairing modes for flexibility, with features like voice messages, image/video playback, and multiple input methods.
- WhatsApp on Apple Watch
- WhatsApp on iPad
- Cloud and Pairing modes
- Send text and voice messages
- View images and videos
- Multiple input methods
- Multi-account support on iPad
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Use WhatsApp on your Apple Watch or iPad! # Features for Apple Watch: • Supports Cloud mode for those who want to use WhatsApp while running or swimming with only their Apple Watch on their wrist. In Cloud mode, it works even if your phone is not nearby. • Supports Pairing mode for general users. In pairing mode, your phone must be with your Apple Watch. • Supports Push notifications in Cloud mode. • Access your WhatsApp 1:1 chats and group chats from your Apple Watch. • Send text messages and VOICE messages. • Watch HD-quality image messages on your watch. • Listen to VOICE messages on your watch. • Play VIDEO messages on your watch. • Reply to chats with the QWERTY keyboard, Quick Replies, Dictation, and Scribble. • Various keyboards and input methods. Recent Watch models have the official QWERTY keyboard. • This app embeds its own custom QWERTY keyboard for old watch models. The custom keyboard supports English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovenian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Indonesian, Turkish, Vietnamese. • Multi-language keyboard support: Select multiple languages and switch between them freely while typing. • CUSTOMIZE your Quick Replies on your iPhone. • Start a new chat from your contacts on your watch. • Supports both phone number login and QR code login. # Features for iPad: • Provide WhatsApp Web version on iPad. Using one account on iPad is free. • Major features of WhatsApp. (text, image, voice, video, contacts) • Support up to 4 WhatsApp accounts on one iPad. (iPadOS 17 or higher) Setting up the app for the first time only takes a few steps: 1. Open the app on your Apple Watch, and choose Pairing mode or Cloud mode. 2. Open the app on your Apple Watch, and choose Phone Number Login or QR code login. 3. Open WhatsApp on your paired iPhone. 4. In WhatsApp on your iPhone, go to [Settings] > [Linked Devices] > [Link a Device]. 5. Login with your phone number or by scanning the QR code on the WatchTalk app on your Apple Watch using the WhatsApp app on your iPhone. After that, you can use WhatsApp on your wrist. You can use Pairing mode of this app with for free forever, but if you want to support the app's further development, please consider becoming a pro user. This app is a 3rd-party app for WhatsApp. This app is not affiliated with WhatsApp and Meta Platforms, Inc. This app does not collect any personal information. It collects crash reports and anonymous data for debugging purposes only. • Contact: https://support.bitsbaker.com/watchtalk • Privacy Policy: https://watchtalk.chat/pp/ • Terms & Conditions: https://watchtalk.chat/tnc/
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Verdict
WatchChat 2 and WatchTalk both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of WatchChat 2's written reviews are positive against 48% of WatchTalk's. WatchChat 2 also leads on ratings volume (7.5K vs 864). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. WatchChat 2 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and WatchTalk sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for WatchChat 2 against 4.7 for WatchTalk. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WatchChat 2 has 7.5K ratings behind it against 864, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of WatchChat 2's written reviews are positive against 48% of WatchTalk's.
WatchChat 2 ships an update fortnightly, WatchTalk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WatchChat 2 | WatchTalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.5K ratings) | 4.7 (864 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.2% of reviews — better | 47.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.5K — better | 864 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | XAN Software GmbH & Co. KG | Bitsbaker LLC. |
Customer experience
WatchChat 2
WatchTalk
User reviews
WatchChat 2
From 7.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great app
- 🚀 Works perfectly
- 💯 Excellent app
- 🔒 Secure and private
- 🤖 Seamless integration with WhatsApp
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional connectivity issues
- ⚠️ Requires phone to be nearby
- 🔒 Limitations due to WhatsApp restrictions
- 💰 Paid subscription required for full features
WatchTalk
From 864 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent WhatsApp solution for Apple Watch
- 💯 Works perfectly
- 🙌 Best WhatsApp app for Apple Watch
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and security
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🤖 Lack of native integration with Apple ecosystem
Bugs and requests
WatchChat 2
Reported bugs
2 issues- Syncing issues with multi-device WhatsApp beta
- Inconsistent message loading and updating
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for WhatsApp calls
- Improve standalone functionality without phone
- Implement native Apple Watch keyboard
- Allow deleting chat messages
WatchTalk
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to exit voice message playback
- Inconsistent notification behavior
- QR code scanning issues on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Video calling support
- Improved contact selection interface
- Better handling of media messages
- Localized pricing for different regions
In-app purchases
WatchChat 2
- Support WatchChat Development3 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Year
- WatchChat Premium3 Days trial$6.951 Year
- Promotional Offer$14.95
- WatchChat Premium$14.95
- WatchChat Premium$17.95
WatchTalk
- Plus (Monthly)$0.991 Month
- Premium (Weekly)$3.997 Days
- Plus (6 months)$3.996 Months
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- Plus (Annual)3 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Premium (Monthly)3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$39.991 Year
