Coloring Watch vs Fidgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coloring Watch
Experience the stress-relieving benefits of coloring directly on your Apple Watch. Choose from over 200 images, including animated ones, and use the digital crown for precise color selection. Optionally track your heart rate during mindful coloring sessions to gain insights into your well-being.
- Over 200 coloring images
- Digital crown color tuning
- Create custom watch faces
- Mindful coloring sessions
- HealthKit heart rate tracking
- Automatic progress saving
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****Featured by Apple in "Must-Have Apple Watch Apps" and "Our Favorite Apple Watch Apps" collections**** Coloring is a great way to calm down and relieve stress. Experience the relaxing effects of coloring directly on your Apple Watch and iPhone. Originally designed exclusively for Apple Watch, Coloring Watch gives you a full coloring experience on your Apple Watch. Latest update brings this totally unique coloring app also on your iPhone! Now you can use both devices, Watch and Phone to color over 200 images. ***MAIN FEATURES*** **One-time payment - No in-app purchases - All image updates for free** **Color over 200+ images on your Apple Watch and iPhone** -Animated and still images -100 colors to choose from -New image updates for free -Create your personal "favorites" gallery on your Phone **Your progress is automatically stored and you can continue your coloring anytime on Apple Watch and iPhone** **Share your creations and create unique Watch Faces** -Tap image on your iPhone and open the menu to share your creations to the world -Share menu also contains a “Create Watch Face” button that lets you create unique Watch Faces on your Apple Watch -Set your favorite coloring image as a complication on the following watch faces: Infograph, Infograph Modular, Meridian, California, Modular Compact and X-Large -Please note that the supported complications are only available on Series 4 and later device **Choose the Phone Coloring Mode** -You can choose between 2 modes: -Watch-like mode: Image parts are selected linearly. Tap RIGHT side of the image to select the NEXT part / LEFT side to select the PREVIOUS part -Direct Tap mode: Tap the part of the image you want to color **Accessibility for all - Voice Control support** -Turn on the Voice Control mode in the Coloring Watch settings and you're able to color images with voice commands. -NOTE: Voice control must also be enabled in your phone settings: Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control **Mindful Minutes (OPTIONAL FEATURE)** -You are able to track your heart rate during coloring by starting a 5 minute Coloring Session on your Apple Watch -After completing Coloring Sessions, examine changes in your heart rate during the session -Coloring Sessions can be started by opening the app menu on Watch (swipe to open the menu) -Coloring Sessions are stored as Mindful Minutes into HealthKit and contribute to your Mindful Minutes in your Health app -Coloring Session requires access to your HealthKit ***Privacy*** -In order to start optional Coloring Sessions that track your heart rate, Coloring Watch needs access to your Heart Rate and Mindful Minutes data in HealthKit -Your personal data used by Coloring Watch is only stored and used locally on your devices and is never shared with third parties ***What to do if Coloring Watch does not appear on your Apple Watch*** -Download Coloring Watch directly from the App Store on your Apple Watch If you have any questions we will happily help you: contact@coloringwatch.com HAPPY COLORING!
Fidgets
Transform your smartwatch into an interactive fidget cube with six unique tactile experiences. Engage with a bouncing ball, haptic buttons, a spinning crown, a light switch, a joystick, and a calming breathing exercise. Unlock premium features for custom color themes.
- Interactive fidget cube on your watch
- Six tactile screens
- Tilt to bounce ball
- Haptic button press
- Spin Digital Crown
- Toggle light switch
- Drag joystick
- Square breathing exercise
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Turn your watch into a fidget cube with six interactive, tactile screens: - Tilt your watch to bounce a ball around your screen - Press and hold a haptic button - Spin the Digital Crown - Toggle the Light Switch - Drag the Joystick - Relax with Square Breathing Unlock Fidget Premium to choose a different color or special gradient theme, including Pride themes and elemental tones.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fidgets at Free against Coloring Watch's $4.99. Fidgets also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 48%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). Coloring Watch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 16). On update cadence, ads 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
Fidgets is free to download; Coloring Watch costs $4.99 up front. Fidgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Coloring Watch asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fidgets holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coloring Watch has 1.2K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Coloring Watch's written reviews are positive against 88% of Fidgets's.
Coloring Watch ships an update monthly, Fidgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coloring Watch | Fidgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.2K ratings) | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.4% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sydvesti Oy | Mark Schmidt |
Customer experience
Coloring Watch
Fidgets
Bugs and requests
Coloring Watch
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not downloading or showing up on Apple Watch
- Coloring functionality not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with older watchOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- More coloring pages and frequent updates
- Better color selection and customization
- Improved syncing between iPhone and Watch
- Ability to change coloring pages on Watch
Fidgets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Coloring Watch
No in-app purchases
Fidgets
- Fidgets Premium$0.99
Questions
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