Comparison

Torn PDA vs TornWatch

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

Head to head
About

Torn PDA

This app enhances the Torn City gaming experience by providing quick access to game data, notifications for important events, and tools for trading and combat. It helps players manage their in-game resources, track progress, and strategize effectively.

Highlights
  • Profile page with status data and cooldowns
  • Travel status and arrival notifications
  • Foreign stock market analysis
  • User script support
  • YATA mobile interface integration
  • Quick item management and trade calculator
  • Automatic city item finder
  • Faction chain watcher and target lists
Features
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Torn PDA has been developed as an assistant for players of Torn City (www.torn.com). It was conceived to enhance the experience of playing Torn from a mobile platform, and other already existing applications, such as YATA, have been a great influence. * Profile page with shortcuts to you preferred sections, access to basic status data, recent events, cooldowns and net-worth calculation. You can also manually activate notifications so that you don't waste any energy, nerve, or miss any cooldown expiry. * Check your travel status and configure notifications just before you arrive. No more forgetting and being mugged abroad. Also, configure the notification shown so that it is safe to use even at work or in other public environments. * Have a look at foreign stocks directly in the Travel section. Filter and sort items at your convenience, including profit based on item capacity. Also, by using the in-app browser, you are contributing by sending stock data automatically to the shared database! * User scripts support. * YATA mobile interface: new sections (e.g. Awards) that constitute the first official YATA mobile interface. Data comes straight from your YATA account. * Ability to fill max items on arrival to destination, based on current capacity and money available. Then, use the quick home return button in the top bar to make your stay quicker and safer. * Quick crimes option when you visit the crimes section. Just set up your preferred crimes and they'll appear in the top bar. * Quick Items: browse to the items section in Torn with the full browser and add your prefer items for a quick access later on. * Trade calculator with total price calculation for cash, items and shares, plus the ability to copy total figures for a quick trading. If you are a professional trader, you can also synchronize with Torn Trader and the Arson Warehouse. * Automatic city items finder in the map. * Automatic alerts for travel, energy, nerve, hospitalization, drugs, racing, messages, events, trades and stocks. * Torn chat: options to highlight your name or hide the chat completely if you wish. * Follow your faction's chain live from the app, with instant energy updates. Use the chain watcher feature to avoid surprises. * Create your own target list, adding your own comments and many other details. Import and export your targets to/from YATA. While chaining, automatically skip targets that can't be attacked (hospitalised/jailed or in a different country). Get optimal targets directly from Torn Attack Central, included in the Chaining section. Chaining has never been easier. * Have a look at your last few attacks, with simple statistics so that you can decide when/who to add to your common chaining targets. * Export targets as a backup or share them with other players. * When in hospital, send Nuclear Central Hospital a revive request by clicking a button. * Create a friends list, with quick access to in-game messaging, trading and other important details. Also, add note to your friends' profiles. Backup functionality included. * Activate alerts for NPC loot. * Dark mode.

About

TornWatch

This companion app provides quick access to game status and timers without needing to open a browser. It offers customizable notifications and widgets for various in-game events and cooldowns, accessible on multiple Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Status dashboard
  • In-game timers
  • Customizable notifications
  • Home/Lock Screen widgets
  • Live Activities & Dynamic Island
  • Apple Watch app & complications
  • Quick links to game features
Features
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TornWatch is an unofficial companion app for Torn, designed for players who want their status visible at a glance without opening the browser. Track everything that matters: energy, nerve, travel, hospital, jail, drug, medical, and booster cooldowns, education, bank investments, daily refills, and open trades. Check in from your iPhone dashboard, Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, Dynamic Island, or Apple Watch complications. Features - Clean dashboard with energy, nerve, happy, and life bars - Timers for hospital, jail, travel, cooldowns, education, bank, and open trades - Customizable notifications for stats, cooldowns, refills, travel, jail, education, bank, and trades - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for at-a-glance status - Live Activities and Dynamic Island support - Apple Watch app and complications for wrist-level checks - Quick links to Gym, Crimes, Medical, Drug, Education, Bank, and Trades - API key stored securely in the device Keychain TornWatch requires a Torn API key. It is an independent, unofficial app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Torn or its creators.

Screenshots

Torn PDA4 screens
TornWatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TornWatch at 5.0 against Torn PDA's 4.5. TornWatch also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Torn PDA's advantage is ratings volume (273 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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

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

TornWatch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Torn PDA has 273 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Torn PDA's written reviews are positive against 100% of TornWatch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Torn PDA ships an update every 11 days, TornWatch every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Torn PDA versus TornWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTorn PDATornWatch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (273 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings273 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB4 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperManuel OrtegaPHILONG TAN NGUYEN

Customer experience

Torn PDA

All ratings273 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral7.3%
Negative13.3%

TornWatch

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Torn PDA

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Blank screen after full-screen mode
  • Unable to log in with Google
  • Travel stock updates not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • Hospital timer for warring
  • Live widgets for travel and energy
  • Automatic cache clearing

TornWatch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Torn PDA

No in-app purchases

None

TornWatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Torn PDA free?
Torn PDA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TornWatch free?
TornWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Torn PDA or TornWatch?
TornWatch is rated higher. Torn PDA averages 4.5 out of 5 from 273 ratings, while TornWatch averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Torn PDA or TornWatch have ads?
Neither Torn PDA nor TornWatch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Torn PDA or TornWatch?
Torn PDA ships an update every 11 days, and TornWatch every 9 days. Most recently, Torn PDA was updated on October 6, 2026 and TornWatch on September 20, 2026.

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