Comparison

µBrowser vs Watch Browser with Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

µBrowser

A micro browser designed for your Apple Watch, offering a quick way to access basic web browsing when other devices aren't available. It allows you to open URLs, search the web, and manage your browsing history and favorites.

Highlights
  • Open any URL
  • Web search with DuckDuckGo
  • View and save visited pages
  • Manage bookmarks via iOS app
  • Watch face complications
Features
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µBrowser is the micro browser for your Apple Watch. Quickly look something up, open a favorite website or read a webpage when you don’t have another device around. Built for short visits on a small screen, µBrowser puts the web on your wrist. NEW: Ask µBrowser Ask questions about webpages, get a quick summary and explore further with follow-up questions. Answers include sources so you can open the original page. FEATURES • Open web addresses directly on your Apple Watch. • Search with DuckDuckGo, Google, Bing, Brave Search, Startpage or Ecosia. • Revisit recent pages and save your favorites as bookmarks. • Manage bookmarks with the iPhone companion app. • Quickly access the browser through watch face complications. • Choose whether to save browsing history and searches, and keep cookies between sessions. PLEASE NOTE Browsing on your wrist has its limits. Large or complex webpages may not work as expected, JavaScript support is limited, and signing in to websites may not work. Ask µBrowser works with publicly readable content and may be unable to access pages behind sign-ins or paywalls. Ask µBrowser requires watchOS 27 or later and available Apple Intelligence and Private Cloud Compute services. Availability depends on your device, Apple Account, language and region. Daily usage limits may apply. An internet connection is required.

About

Watch Browser with Keyboard

Browse the web directly from your Apple Watch with a custom QWERTY keyboard. Access over 20 search engines, manage bookmarks via iCloud, and enjoy convenient features like reader mode and complications.

Highlights
  • Custom QWERTY keyboard for Apple Watch
  • Support for 20+ search engines
  • iCloud sync for bookmarks and history
  • Watch Complications for quick access
  • Reader mode and page navigation controls
  • Extended Latin character support
Features
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Watch Browser with Keyboard is a tiny browser with its own customized QWERTY keyboard for your Apple Watch. It's the #1 browser on your wrist when you don't have any other devices and want to browse the web. Multiple keyboards supported. Use the standard qwerty keyboard in watchOS if you use Series 7 or 8. But, there is no qwerty keyboard in older models, and there is only a scribble keyboard. But don't be disappointed! This app includes a customized QWERTY keyboard for typing web addresses or search keyboards. The customized QWERTY keyboard supports English and other Latin characters. # Features - Browse with any web address URL. - Multiple keyboards supported. The standard keyboard of watchOS or the customized QWERTY keyboard. - Search with your keyword with 20+ search engines. The supported search engines are Google, Microsoft Bing, DuckDuckGo, Amazon, Wikipedia, Baidu, AOL, Ask.com, Yandex, Brave, Ecosia, Kagi, Reddit, Mojeek, Qwant, You.com, Presearch, Swisscows, GitHub, Naver, Yahoo! Japan, and Dictionary.com. - The customized QWERTY keyboard on the watch is included for typing URLs or searching keywords. Or, you can use the standard keyboard if you want. - The customized QWERTY keyboard supports 162 extended Latin characters, including the following: à, á, â, ä, å, æ, ç, è, é, ê, ë, ì, í, î, ï, ð, ñ, ò, ..., for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovenian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Indonesian, Turkish, Vietnamese. - Bookmarks are stored on your iCloud account; you can manage them on your watch or iPhone. - Your browsing history is stored on your iCloud account, and you can manage them on your watch or iPhone. - You can save a bookmark from history on your watch or iPhone. - Watch Complications is supported. You can launch this app or your top favorite site with only one tap from your Watch face. - All configurations are stored on your iCloud account. - Favicons are displayed on bookmarks and browsing history. - Support Reload Page, Previous Page, Next Page, Reader mode on watchOS 10 (when tapping the address bar in watchOS). - Double-tapping the spacebar adds a dot(.) to the text. - Long pressing with 2+ seconds backspace deletes all text. - All data are stored only in your device and your iCloud account. # Limitations - The browsing experience is limited, and you can have trouble on many complex sites because of the very small screen size and devices' lower power. - Most login processes do not work because of the limitation. - The session is not stored. You'll start a new session next time when you close the browsing view once. - There is no back or forward button, but you can go back or forward by swiping left or right.

Screenshots

µBrowser4 screens
Watch Browser with Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

µBrowser and Watch Browser with Keyboard both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Watch Browser with Keyboard's written reviews are positive against 58% of µBrowser's. Watch Browser with Keyboard also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). µBrowser's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (103 vs 11). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

µBrowser costs $2.99 and Watch Browser with Keyboard $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for µBrowser against 4.0 for Watch Browser with Keyboard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: µBrowser has 103 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 58% of µBrowser's written reviews are positive against 100% of Watch Browser with Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

µBrowser ships an update monthly, Watch Browser with Keyboard every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
µBrowser versus Watch Browser with Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterµBrowserWatch Browser with Keyboard
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.1 (103 ratings) — better4.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings103 — better11
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB18 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperArno AppenzellerBitsbaker LLC.

Customer experience

µBrowser

All ratings103 ratings
Positive72.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral11.0%
Negative31.2%

Watch Browser with Keyboard

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

µBrowser

No in-app purchases

None

Watch Browser with Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is µBrowser free?
µBrowser costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Watch Browser with Keyboard free?
Watch Browser with Keyboard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, µBrowser or Watch Browser with Keyboard?
µBrowser is rated higher. µBrowser averages 4.1 out of 5 from 103 ratings, while Watch Browser with Keyboard averages 4.0 from 11 ratings.
Do µBrowser or Watch Browser with Keyboard have ads?
Neither µBrowser nor Watch Browser with Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, µBrowser or Watch Browser with Keyboard?
µBrowser ships an update monthly, and Watch Browser with Keyboard every 3 months. Most recently, µBrowser was updated on September 21, 2026 and Watch Browser with Keyboard on September 17, 2026.

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