Comparison

Watch Browser with Keyboard vs AskIris

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

Head to head
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
Read full description

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.

About

AskIris

This app helps medical facilities manage their supply rooms by making it easier to find items. It improves communication between nursing staff and the supply team, ensuring efficient inventory tracking.

Highlights
  • Streamline item location in medical supply rooms
  • Bridge communication gap between nurses and stock room
  • Efficient inventory tracking
  • Mobile solution for medical facilities
Read full description

AskIris is a mobile app solution designed to streamline locating items in medical supply rooms and bridging the communication gap between nurses and the stock room supply team.

Screenshots

Watch Browser with Keyboard4 screens
AskIris4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AskIris at Free against Watch Browser with Keyboard's $0.99. AskIris also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). Watch Browser with Keyboard's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1). On 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

AskIris is free to download; Watch Browser with Keyboard costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AskIris holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watch Browser with Keyboard has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watch Browser with Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, AskIris every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Watch Browser with Keyboard versus AskIris: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatch Browser with KeyboardAskIris
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB40 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBitsbaker LLC.AskIris LLC

Customer experience

Watch Browser with Keyboard

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

AskIris

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

In-app purchases

None

Watch Browser with Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

AskIris

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watch Browser with Keyboard free?
Watch Browser with Keyboard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AskIris free?
AskIris is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Watch Browser with Keyboard or AskIris?
AskIris is rated higher. Watch Browser with Keyboard averages 4.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while AskIris averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Watch Browser with Keyboard or AskIris have ads?
Neither Watch Browser with Keyboard nor AskIris shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Watch Browser with Keyboard or AskIris?
Watch Browser with Keyboard ships an update every 3 months, and AskIris every 2 months. Most recently, Watch Browser with Keyboard was updated on October 20, 2026 and AskIris on October 13, 2026.

Other comparisons