Comparison

Coloring Watch vs Fidgets

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Over 200 coloring images
  • Digital crown color tuning
  • Create custom watch faces
  • Mindful coloring sessions
  • HealthKit heart rate tracking
  • Automatic progress saving
Features
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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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

Coloring Watch4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coloring Watch ships an update monthly, Fidgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Coloring Watch versus Fidgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColoring WatchFidgets
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (1.2K ratings)4.7 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better16
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSydvesti OyMark Schmidt

Customer experience

Coloring Watch

All ratings1,199 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral9.4%
Negative42.2%

Fidgets

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

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

None

Coloring Watch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fidgets

One-time1
  • Fidgets Premium$0.99

Questions

Is Coloring Watch free?
Coloring Watch costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fidgets free?
Fidgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Coloring Watch or Fidgets?
Fidgets is rated higher. Coloring Watch averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Fidgets averages 4.7 from 16 ratings.
Do Coloring Watch or Fidgets have ads?
Neither Coloring Watch nor Fidgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coloring Watch or Fidgets?
Coloring Watch ships an update monthly, and Fidgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, Coloring Watch was updated on October 29, 2026 and Fidgets on October 13, 2026.

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