Comparison

Cry Watch vs TapBTC

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

Head to head
About

Cry Watch

Track cryptocurrency prices directly from your iPhone's lock screen and Apple Watch face. Get real-time updates and see when prices were last refreshed without needing to open the app. Search for coins directly on your watch.

Highlights
  • iOS lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch face complications
  • Real-time price updates
  • Last updated time indicator
  • On-watch coin search
  • Independent watch functionality
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Crypto price widgets for iOS lock screen and Apple Watch. Just add widget on the iPhone lock screen and choose your coin. Apple Watch: - Know the price directly from the Watch Face - Add different coins to a Watch Face at the same time - "The Last Time Updated" Widget. Know how much time passed since the price updated without opening the app - Type directly on Apple Watch to search for coins - The app does not rely on iPhone to function - Free without ads Cry Watch has been designed with reliability in mind, it does its best to update continuously in the background while not exceeding the watchOS' limit for background tasks. -- Data Is Powered by Coinparika. https://coinpaprika.com/

About

TapBTC

Get instant Bitcoin price updates on your Apple Watch with a simple tap. This app offers the fastest free refresh rate allowed by Apple, ensuring your watch complications are always current. It also includes an iPhone app with detailed market data and home/lock screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Instant price refresh on tap
  • Automatic 15-minute refreshes
  • Supports all Apple Watch complication slots
  • iPhone app with live data
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • No subscription or ads
Features
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Most Bitcoin complications on Apple Watch are stale by the time you glance at them — and the ones that aren't will charge you a monthly fee just to stay current. TapBTC is different. Tap the complication. That's it. No app opens, no loading screen — the price fetches instantly in the background and your complication updates in seconds. Works on all four Apple Watch complication slots: circular, rectangular, inline, and corner. Already running on the fastest free refresh schedule Apple allows — complications update automatically every 15 minutes without you touching anything. Most other apps don't even come close. Features: Tap any complication to silently refresh the price Auto-refreshes at Apple's maximum allowed rate iPhone app shows live price, 24h high/low, all-time high, and current block height Home screen and lock screen widgets included No subscription. No ads. One-time purchase. Built for people who actually check Bitcoin on their wrist.

Screenshots

Cry Watch4 screens
TapBTC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cry Watch at none against TapBTC's 1. Cry Watch also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). TapBTC's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. TapBTC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cry Watch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cry Watch ships an update every 6 months, TapBTC every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cry Watch versus TapBTC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCry WatchTapBTC
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChi Tien ChenRyan Evans

Customer experience

Cry Watch

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TapBTC

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cry Watch

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TapBTC

One-time1
  • TapBTC Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Cry Watch free?
Cry Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TapBTC free?
TapBTC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cry Watch or TapBTC have ads?
Neither Cry Watch nor TapBTC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cry Watch or TapBTC?
Cry Watch ships an update every 6 months, and TapBTC every 5 days. Most recently, Cry Watch was updated on October 11, 2026 and TapBTC on October 5, 2026.

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