Comparison

WatchType vs Magic Notes

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

Head to head
About

WatchType

This app provides a full QWERTY keyboard for Apple Watch, enabling faster and more familiar text input. It supports multiple languages, extended characters, custom fonts, and GIFs, making messaging on your wrist more efficient and expressive.

Highlights
  • Full QWERTY keyboard on Apple Watch
  • Multi-language keyboard support
  • Extended Latin character support
  • Customizable fonts and color themes
  • Inclusion of GIFs and Emojis
  • Support for custom short text
Features
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WatchType allows you to use the missing QWERTY keyboard on Apple Watch, including old models. FEATURES: - Sending a message via Messages - Full QWERTY keyboard on your wrist - Easy typing on Apple Watch, including old models - Language-specific keyboard layouts: Native layouts for each language, including AZERTY (French) and QWERTZ (German) - Multi-language keyboard support: Select multiple languages and switch between them freely while typing - Support 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. - 60+ Awesome Fonts included - 40+ Color Themes on the keyboard - 700+ Cool GIFs included - Numbers, Symbols - Full Unicode Emojis - Support custom short text (abbreviation) - Support watch complications to launch the app on the watch face quickly (It's useful when sending a reply message) (watchOS 9 or higher) - Double-tapping the space bar adds a dot(.) to the text. - Pressing the backspace button for 2+ seconds clears all text. - All configurations are stored on iCloud You can send messages quickly using the familiar QWERTY keyboard on your wrist without speaking in a quiet place or using the scribble keyboard. Privacy Policy: https://watchtype.app/pp/ Terms & Conditions: https://watchtype.app/tnc/ Support: https://support.bitsbaker.com/watchtype

About

Magic Notes

This app allows you to create and manage notes directly on your Apple Watch, providing a convenient way to keep track of events and important information. Its simple interface ensures easy note-taking on the go.

Highlights
  • Add notes to Apple Watch
  • Overview of events
  • Simple note-taking system
  • Graphical interface for watch
  • Syncs with iPhone/iPod
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Add notes to your apple watch and keep everything under control! Thanks to notes, you will get an overview of events and many other things and won't forget anything! The application allows you to add several notes using a simple and graphically acceptable system for the apple watch. If you have any questions, please contact us: • Our Email: support@jakub-developing.info • Our Discord: https://discord.gg/magic-universe

Screenshots

WatchType4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Notes at none against WatchType's 3. Magic Notes also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). WatchType's advantage is ratings volume (168 vs 1) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On price, update cadence, 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. WatchType sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Magic Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WatchType holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WatchType has 168 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
WatchType versus Magic Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchTypeMagic Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (168 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings168 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitsbaker LLC.Jakub Drozd

Customer experience

WatchType

All ratings168 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral18.5%
Negative25.9%

Magic Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WatchType

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99
None

Magic Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WatchType free?
WatchType is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Magic Notes free?
Magic Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WatchType or Magic Notes?
WatchType is rated higher. WatchType averages 4.3 out of 5 from 168 ratings, while Magic Notes averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WatchType or Magic Notes have ads?
Neither WatchType nor Magic Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WatchType or Magic Notes?
WatchType ships an update every 2 months, and Magic Notes every 2 months. Most recently, WatchType was updated on October 20, 2026 and Magic Notes on October 19, 2026.

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