WatchChat 2 vs ProxUs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Reply to chats and groups
- Send voice notes
- Customizable keyboards
- View photos and videos
- Customize font size
- 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/
ProxUs
Discover people nearby in real-time with a live radar. Create or join location-based chat rooms to connect with others who share your interests. Control your visibility and build trust through reputation ratings.
- Live radar for nearby users
- Customizable radius settings
- Location-based chat rooms
- Interest-based matching
- Reputation rating system
- Invisible mode
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See who’s around you in real time with a live radar that updates as you move. Define your comfort zone. Set your radius from 50 meters to 5 kilometers and control who you see. Join or create location-based chat rooms. Connect publicly or privately with people nearby. Find people who share your passions—music, sports, food, tech, art, and more. Build trust through reputation ratings based on real interactions. Your exact location is never shared. Stay in control of visibility and go invisible anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WatchChat 2 at 4.6 against ProxUs's 4.0. WatchChat 2 also leads on ratings volume (7.6K vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). ProxUs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. ProxUs asks for nothing beyond the download.
WatchChat 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WatchChat 2 has 7.6K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of WatchChat 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of ProxUs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WatchChat 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, ProxUs every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WatchChat 2 | ProxUs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.6K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7.6K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | XAN Software GmbH & Co. KG | Edward Romanita |
Customer experience
WatchChat 2
ProxUs
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
ProxUs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
ProxUs
No in-app purchases
