ScrollType vs Iris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScrollType
Type messages on your Apple Watch with an intuitive scrolling keyboard. Features large, easily tappable characters and a multi-line text area for easy reading and editing. Ideal for quick communication, especially for kids texting parents.
- Scrolling keyboard input
- Large, tappable characters
- Multi-line text area
- Digital Crown speed control
- Access to capitals, numbers, symbols
- Dictation and scribble integration
- Watch face complication
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ScrollType is an accurate watch keyboard that allows you to type messages on your Apple Watch. GREAT FOR KIDS The intuitive design makes it easy for kids to understand and use ScrollType to text their parents. This is the perfect app for Apple Watch Family users to communicate with their parents. FEATURES Click the '•••' button to access capital letters, numbers, symbols, dictation, scribble, emojis, and apple keyboard from your iPhone. Also, double tap the space bar for a period. ACCURATE ScrollType is designed to be as accurate as possible with our never before seen scrolling feature. Most other Apple Watch texting apps use a QWERTY keyboard, which is inaccurate since the keys are so small. ScrollType's scrolling feature allows you access the entire alphabet and has large, easily tappable characters, making texting easy and accurate. SCROLLING Use the Digital Crown or your finger to easily scroll through and find the characters you want. The Digital Crown allows you to control the scrolling speed - speeding up when you go faster and slowing down when you go slower. SHORTCUTS Add ScrollType's complication/Watch face shortcut to your watch face, allowing for quick and easy access to the app. LARGE TEXT AREA A large text area allows you to see a lot of your text. Many other Apple Watch texting apps have a limited, one-line text area, so you cannot read your text before you send it. ScrollType has a large, multiline text area, which makes reading and editing your text easy. Additionally, when you press the send button, you can preview your text.
Iris
This app leverages voice commands to help you draft messages, take notes, engage in conversations, and ask questions. It aims to streamline daily tasks and information retrieval through intuitive voice interaction.
- Draft messages with voice
- Take and recall voice notes
- Engage in long conversations
- Ask knowledge-based questions
- Iterate and rewrite messages
- Syncs across Apple devices
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Iris is here to assist you with everyday tasks: • Have Long Conversations: Use Iris to brainstorm, chat through your day, or explore ideas in depth. Just say what's on your mind and let Iris help guide the conversation. • Take Notes: Tell Iris to save to memory anything you want it to remember later—just say, e.g. 'Iris, remember this,’ or ‘make a note of this’, followed by what you’d like Iris to remember. Need to recall it later? Simply ask, e.g. 'What do you remember about this?’, 'Can you remind me about...’, to retrieve it instantly. • Ask Knowledge-Based Questions: Literally, ask Iris anything! ----------- Privacy & Terms of Service: https://voice.computer/privacypolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScrollType at 4.5 against Iris's 3.7. ScrollType also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (240 vs 12). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Iris sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. ScrollType asks for nothing beyond the download.
ScrollType holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScrollType has 240 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of ScrollType's written reviews are positive against 33% of Iris's.
ScrollType ships an update every 3 weeks, Iris fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScrollType | Iris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (240 ratings) — better | 3.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 240 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Samantha Chang | Kpaw, LLC |
Customer experience
ScrollType
Iris
In-app purchases
ScrollType
No in-app purchases
Iris
- Premium access3 Days trial$4.991 Month









