Bergson vs Character Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bergson
Track your daily activity, including steps, distance, calories, sleep, and heart rate from your first-generation smartwatch. Receive phone notifications for calls, SMS, emails, and social media directly on your wrist.
- Daily activity tracking (steps, distance, calories)
- Sleep quality monitoring
- Heart rate display and graphing
- Phone notification mirroring (calls, SMS, email, social media)
- Compatibility with specific Bergson smartwatch models
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This App is to be used for the first-generation Bergson Smartwatch. Once you have paired your Bergson Smartwatch with the App, this will allow you to get your daily activity including; steps, distance walked, burnt calories, sleep quality and heart rate displayed & graphed onto your phone. You will also be able to configure the phone notifications to display your calls, SMS, emails and social media. This App works with model numbers: BGW78493L6 and BGW7893L31. Your model number can be found on the reverse of the watch face.
Character Connect
This app enhances your smartwatch experience by offering features like step counting, exercise tracking, music control, and message reminders. It seamlessly integrates with your device to help you manage your health and daily activities.
- Step counting
- Exercise mode
- Music control
- GPS exercise tracking
- Sleep logging
- Message reminders
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Enhance your smartwatch with the Character Connect App! Designed to integrate seamlessly with your smartwatch, this app helps you easily set up your smartwatch and provides a variety of features including step counting, exercise mode, music control, GPS exercise, sleep logging, message reminders, and more! Compatible with iOS 12.0 and above. Enjoy Character Connect!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Character Connect at 50% against Bergson's 0%. Bergson's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bergson ships an update every 2 months, Character Connect every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Bergson | Character Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gebr. Heinemann SE & Co. KG | Peers Hardy UK Ltd |
Customer experience
Bergson
Character Connect
In-app purchases
Bergson
No in-app purchases
Character Connect
No in-app purchases
