Comparison

WatchChat 2 vs Shutter Clique

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

Head to head
About

WatchChat 2

Communicate via WhatsApp directly from your Apple Watch. Send messages, voice notes, view media, and reply using various input methods. Enjoy a private experience with optional upgrades for enhanced features.

Highlights
  • Reply to chats and groups
  • Send voice notes
  • Customizable keyboards
  • View photos and videos
  • Customize font size
  • Quick replies
Features
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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/

About

Shutter Clique

A private social network for sharing daily photos with a small, trusted circle. It prioritizes privacy with no ads, public posts, or user discovery. Connect with up to 15 friends using their contact information and enjoy secure, encrypted photo sharing.

Highlights
  • Private photo sharing
  • Limited friend count (15 max)
  • Encrypted photo transfer
  • No ads or public posts
  • Comment and reaction features
  • Save and delete photos
  • 1-month free trial
Features
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Shutter Clique is a private social network to share daily photos with your closest friends and family. There are no ads, no public posts, no user discovery, no reading your personal contacts, and no infinite scroll. Just the features you need to stay connected with the closest people in your life. To stay true to that goal, you are limited to a maximum of 15 friends. And you have to already know the email address or phone number of someone to connect with them, i.e., random people you don't know can't connect with you on Shutter Clique. You can see the most recent photo that each friend has posted in the last day, with the ability to add comments and reactions. Photos are transferred over encrypted channels and your photos are never shared publicly. Letting you stay safely connected and engaged with what’s going on in the lives of your trusted inner circle. You have full access to all the photos you've taken. You can save any of your photos to your device's Photos app (with no corporate branding added to your photos), and you can delete anything you've posted at any time. Most public social networks make money by selling your personal information to advertisers. Shutter Clique doesn’t do that. Instead we charge a small nominal fee of $0.99 / month to cover our infrastructure costs so we can keep the service running and keep your data private. You can use the app for free for 1 month to see if you like it before having to pay. Even if you don't pay, you will continue to have access to all your data captured during the trial period. Subscription details: You will be prompted to subscribe after a 1 month trial period, or you can elect to subscribe during the trial period via the Account tab in the app. A $0.99 / month purchase will be applied to your iTunes account on confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy below. Documentation: https://shutterclique.com/docs Terms of Service: https://shutterclique.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://shutterclique.com/privacy

Screenshots

WatchChat 24 screens
Shutter Clique4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: WatchChat 2 at free with in-app purchases against Shutter Clique's subscription. WatchChat 2 also leads on ratings volume (7.6K vs 8). Shutter Clique's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. WatchChat 2 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and Shutter Clique sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shutter Clique holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WatchChat 2 has 7.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of WatchChat 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shutter Clique's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WatchChat 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, Shutter Clique every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
WatchChat 2 versus Shutter Clique: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchChat 2Shutter Clique
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.6K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB23 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperXAN Software GmbH & Co. KGGallus Soft LLC

Customer experience

WatchChat 2

All ratings7,566 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews1,987 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative15.7%

Shutter Clique

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Shutter Clique

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

WatchChat 2

Subscriptions2
  • Support WatchChat Development3 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Year
  • WatchChat Premium3 Days trial$6.951 Year
One-time3
  • Promotional Offer$14.95
  • WatchChat Premium$14.95
  • WatchChat Premium$17.95
1 purchases

Shutter Clique

Subscriptions1
  • $0.99 / month$0.991 Month

Questions

Is WatchChat 2 free?
WatchChat 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shutter Clique free?
Shutter Clique is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WatchChat 2 or Shutter Clique?
Shutter Clique is rated higher. WatchChat 2 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Shutter Clique averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do WatchChat 2 or Shutter Clique have ads?
Neither WatchChat 2 nor Shutter Clique shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WatchChat 2 or Shutter Clique?
WatchChat 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shutter Clique every 3 weeks. Most recently, WatchChat 2 was updated on November 11, 2026 and Shutter Clique on November 4, 2026.

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