WatchType vs Cipher Key
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Cipher Key
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Security you don’t have to memorize. Most password generators create strings of characters that are impossible to type and even harder to remember. CipherKey takes a different approach, focusing on high-entropy passwords that make sense to humans but are a nightmare for hackers. The Signature Feature: Memory Mode The biggest pain point of security is forgetting your own keys. Memory Mode solves this by combining real English words with symbols and numbers. The result is a passphrase that is easy to visualize and type on a mobile keyboard, but mathematically impossible to brute-force. Expand Your Vocabulary: We pull from a library of thousands of words. We occasionally include rare words to boost security. Learn While You Lock: Not sure what a word means? CipherKey displays the definition right in the generator. Improve your vocabulary while you secure your digital life. Dual-Mode Generation Memory Mode: Human-friendly, word-based passphrases for your most-used accounts. Classic Mode: High-randomness alphanumeric strings for maximum-security vault keys. Built to Your Specs The 12-32 Range: Stay within the security sweet spot—long enough to be unhackable, but short enough to fit any site’s requirements. Deep Customization: Toggle symbols, numbers, and casing with a single tap to meet specific website rules. Grounded Security Native Encryption: We use the device’s own secure systems (Keychain) to ensure no one can read your passwords but you. On-Device Only: Your passwords never leave your phone. We do not have servers, so we cannot see your data. Biometric App Lock: Keep snoopers out by enabling a mandatory fingerprint or FaceID scan every time the app opens. Pure Experience No Ads: We believe security tools should be clean and distraction-free. No Tracking: We do not collect your data or monitor your usage. No Subscriptions: All features are available without recurring fees.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cipher Key at none against WatchType's 3. Cipher Key also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. WatchType sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cipher Key asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | WatchType | Cipher Key |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (166 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 166 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bitsbaker LLC. | Berat Kaplan |
In-app purchases
WatchType
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Lifetime$9.99
Cipher Key
No in-app purchases









