Comparison

Community vs The Watche

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

Head to head
About

Community

This app enables leaders to build direct relationships and engage in one-on-one conversations with their members at scale via text messaging. It facilitates trusted marketing and communication channels, driving member actions, sales, and revenue.

Highlights
  • Direct member communication
  • One-on-one conversations
  • Text messaging at scale
  • Trusted marketing channel
  • Drive member actions
  • Convert to sales and revenue
Features
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Community powers direct relationships and one-on-one conversations between Leaders and their Members through text messaging at scale. Launched in 2019 and headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Community is breaking new ground in trusted marketing and communications channels by connecting Leaders - global pop culture stars, local community organizers, small business owners, media companies, and brands - to their Members to drive conversations that convert into actions, sales, revenue and more.

About

The Watche

Instantly connect with a global network of recording studios, engineers, producers, and mixers. This app puts the power of creation directly in your hands, facilitating professional audio collaborations.

Highlights
  • Connect with studios
  • Find engineers
  • Discover producers
  • Access mixers
  • Global network access
Features
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Download The Watche App and instantly get connected to a worldwide network of recording studios, engineers, producers, mixers and more. The power to create is now in your hands.

Screenshots

Community4 screens
The Watche4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Watche at 79% against Community's 29%. The Watche also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Watche holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 140 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Community's written reviews are positive against 79% of The Watche's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Community versus The Watche: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommunityThe Watche
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (140 ratings)4.4 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.8% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings140 — better48
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB90 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCommunity.com, Inc.Watch App Inc

Customer experience

Community

All ratings140 ratings
Positive53.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative42.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive28.8%
Neutral7.6%
Negative63.6%

The Watche

All ratings48 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

Community

Reported bugs

32 issues
  • Email or password incorrect
  • Login issues
  • Cannot copy and paste
  • Support emails unresponsive
  • Cannot cancel subscription
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  • Video and photo features are bad
  • New update removed key feature
  • Cannot send messages to specific communities together
  • Filter removes all recipients
  • App Store not allowing update
  • App requires iOS 16 or higher
  • Multiple phones cannot use app
  • App won't load
  • Crashes constantly
  • Cannot copy paste responses or links
  • Software has so many bugs
  • App is unstable
  • Notifications don't show randomly
  • Messages disappear then show up again
  • Low quality video
  • App won't even load
  • Billed twice after cancellation
  • Hides phone numbers collected
  • Doesn't show collected numbers
  • Limited to 1000 recipients per month
  • Help email rejected
  • Delayed messages
  • App crashes often
  • Bugs continue to be an issue
  • Forgot password issues
  • Reset password email never sent
  • No answer from support emails

Requested features

8 requests
  • Dark Mode
  • Notifications for new texts
  • See names of birthday celebrants
  • Push notifications
  • Option to choose message notifications
Show 3 more
  • Online ability to manage account members
  • Text from Apple Watches
  • Make phone numbers optional

The Watche

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Community

No in-app purchases

None

The Watche

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Community free?
Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Watche free?
The Watche is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Community or The Watche?
The Watche is rated higher. Community averages 3.2 out of 5 from 140 ratings, while The Watche averages 4.4 from 48 ratings.
Do Community or The Watche have ads?
Neither Community nor The Watche shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Community or The Watche?
Community ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Watche every 3 weeks. Most recently, Community was updated on November 3, 2026 and The Watche on November 3, 2026.

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