Comparison

Watchsmith vs Petey

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

Head to head
About

Watchsmith

Personalize your Apple Watch with customizable complications that can dynamically change throughout the day. Access a variety of tools like weather, workouts, and a timezone converter directly from your watch.

Highlights
  • Customizable complications
  • Dynamic complication scheduling
  • Weather app
  • Workout app
  • Timezone converter
  • Games
  • Calendar
Features
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Watchsmith lets you personalize your Apple Watch like never before. It starts with a wide collection of highly customizable complications, which range in function from date, to weather, to astronomy. Each can be adjusted precisely to best fit your desired function and appearance. This set of complications can then be dynamically scheduled to appear on your watch face following rules you define. For example, a particular complication slot could show the weather first thing in the morning, then your calendar during your work day, then switch to your Activity ring progress as you wrap up your day. This lets you take full advantage of each slot on your watch face without the need to constantly switch back and forth between faces. The Apple Watch app itself also includes a wide collection of tools and functions, such as a weather app, a workout app, a timezone converter, games and a calendar. Watchsmith provides one tap access to what you need, right when you need it. Notes: • Watchsmith is intended for use with a paired Apple Watch, which is where your configured complications will be displayed. It requires watchOS 7. • Watchsmith optionally integrates with Apple Health. This data is used during workouts to display your workout metrics, to show a summary of your daily heart rate date, and your activity. Permission for Watchsmith to access this data is controlled through the Apple Health app. • Watchsmith includes an optional premium subscription. This is offered on a monthly or annual basis. If you choose to purchase a subscription your payment will be charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. • Access to Tide and Weather hosted data is only available to Watchsmith Premium subscribers. Privacy Policy & Terms: https://david-smith.org/watchsmith_privacy.html

About

Petey

Interact with a powerful AI model directly from your Apple Watch or iPhone. Get quick answers, generate messages, create music playlists, and more. Access knowledge and communicate with an intelligent computer in real-time.

Highlights
  • Interact with GPT model on Apple Watch/iPhone
  • Create Apple Music playlists
  • View locations on Apple Maps
  • Get URL previews
  • Continue conversations with history
  • Generate messages without typing
  • Text to Speech for answers
Features
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** Featured on TechCrunch, Daring Fireball, iMore, 9to5Mac, BGR, MacRumors & more! ** Ask Petey a question from your Apple Watch and read the answer on your wrist. No phone needed, no waiting for a screen to light up. Petey runs as its own Watch app, with a complication for your watch face so an answer is one tap away. Petey is also on iPhone and iPad, and your conversations stay in sync across all three. ON YOUR WATCH • Ask by voice or scribble, read the answer right there • Scroll long answers with the Digital Crown • Have the answer read out loud • Send an answer to your phone to use it in another app • Add Petey as a complication for one-tap access ON IPHONE AND IPAD • Full conversation history, synced with your Watch • Live Activity while Petey is thinking, so you can keep doing other things • Share a single answer or a whole conversation • Open any link Petey mentions with one tap • Create Apple Music playlists and view places in Apple Maps from a conversation • Shortcuts: open Petey or ask it a question from a shortcut, or from Siri USE YOUR OWN API KEY If you have an OpenAI API key, add it in settings and Petey uses it directly. You pay OpenAI, not us, and you can pick from the models your key allows. A ChatGPT Plus subscription is not an API key; keys come from platform.openai.com. FREE AND PREMIUM Petey is free to use with a monthly limit of messages. Petey Premium removes the limit and unlocks the more capable models. Bought Petey before it went free? Tap Restore Purchases and your original purchase carries over. PRIVACY Conversations are stored on your device and in your iCloud. Petey does not sell or share your data. Questions or feedback: support@petey.app FAQ: https://petey-assistant.com/faq.html Terms: https://petey-assistant.com/terms.html Privacy: https://petey-assistant.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Watchsmith4 screens
Petey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Watchsmith at every 4 days against Petey's every 3 weeks. Watchsmith also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.5). Petey's advantage is review sentiment (51% vs 38%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Watchsmith sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Petey sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Watchsmith against 3.8 for Petey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 566 and 351 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Watchsmith's written reviews are positive against 51% of Petey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watchsmith ships an update every 4 days, Petey every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Watchsmith versus Petey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchsmithPetey
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (566 ratings) — better3.8 (351 ratings)
Positive reviews37.8% of reviews51.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings566 — better351
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.5
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB70 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCross Forward Consulting, LLCPencil Research

Customer experience

Watchsmith

All ratings563 ratings
Positive67.9%
Neutral11.0%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews193 reviews
Positive37.8%
Neutral14.0%
Negative48.2%

Petey

All ratings350 ratings
Positive67.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative35.1%

User reviews

Watchsmith

From 566 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Customizable complications
  • 👍 Simplifies date complication
  • 🌟 Indispensable app
  • 🎨 Fun to customize
  • 💡 Innovative features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Complications don't update frequently
  • 🔌 Battery life issues
  • 🤔 Confusing UI and instructions
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🕰️ Time complications not accurate

Petey

From 351 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful AI assistant on your wrist
  • 👍 Convenient and easy to use
  • 🔒 Ability to use own API key
  • 💡 Great implementation of ChatGPT on Apple Watch

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy or inconsistent performance
  • 💰 Paid app with additional subscription
  • 🔇 Text-to-speech issues or low volume
  • 🤖 Robotic or unnatural voice output

Bugs and requests

Watchsmith

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Complications not syncing properly
  • App freezes on Apple Watch
  • Weather location stuck on LA
  • Shared calendar issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for Series 7 and Apple Watch Ultra
  • Hourly weather complication
  • Year complication
  • Celsius temperature option
  • Third-party app complications support

Petey

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not installing or disappearing from Apple Watch
  • Inability to upgrade to GPT-4 or API key not working
  • Slow or no responses from the AI assistant

Requested features

6 requests
  • Default to voice input instead of keyboard
  • Ability to continue conversations and ask follow-up questions
  • Option to change speech voice
  • Integration with Notes or other apps for saving responses
  • Support for Apple Watch Action button
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  • Complication that displays last response

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Watchsmith

Subscriptions2
  • Watchsmith Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Watchsmith Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
8 purchases

Petey

Subscriptions4
  • Petey Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Petey Legacy3 variants$6.991 Month
  • Petey Premium Year7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • Petey Legacy$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • GPT-4 Upgrade$3.99
  • Petey Basic for watchOS$4.99
  • Petey Premium for watchOS$12.99
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  • Petey Basic Lifetime$129.99

Questions

Is Watchsmith free?
Watchsmith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Petey free?
Petey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Watchsmith or Petey?
Watchsmith is rated higher. Watchsmith averages 3.9 out of 5 from 566 ratings, while Petey averages 3.8 from 351 ratings.
Do Watchsmith or Petey have ads?
Neither Watchsmith nor Petey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Watchsmith or Petey?
Watchsmith ships an update every 4 days, and Petey every 3 weeks. Most recently, Watchsmith was updated on October 29, 2026 and Petey on October 30, 2026.

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