Comparison

Watch Web Browser vs Petey

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

Head to head
About

Watch Web Browser

Browse the internet directly from your wrist. Access websites, conduct searches, and manage online documents without needing your phone. Features include keyword shortcuts for search engines and bookmarking for quick access.

Highlights
  • Effortless internet searches with keyword shortcuts
  • Streamlined content access and bookmarking
  • Centralized online document management
  • Personalized bookmark management with tags
  • Document transfer to Apple Watch
Features
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Watch Web Browser is a web browser for Apple Watch. Search the web, open your bookmarks and jump to your Top Sites from your wrist, with an iPhone companion app to get you started. SEARCH Type a site and it opens, or type a question and search. Keyword shortcuts pick the engine: >g banana searches Google for "banana", and >b searches Bing. TOP SITES Your most-visited websites appear on the watch home screen for one-tap access. Visit counts are saved on your watch and cleared whenever you clear history. BOOKMARKS AND FAVORITES Save a page as a bookmark, add tags to find it faster, and keep your favorite sites one tap away. You can set a favorite from the iPhone app. GOOGLE DOCS ON YOUR WRIST Paste the link to a Google Doc, Sheet or Slides file and open it from your watch. Watch Web Browser runs on your Apple Watch, so everyday searches do not need your phone.

About

Petey

Interact with a powerful AI model directly from your Apple Watch or iPhone. Get quick answers, generate messages, create music playlists, and more. Access knowledge and communicate with an intelligent computer in real-time.

Highlights
  • Interact with GPT model on Apple Watch/iPhone
  • Create Apple Music playlists
  • View locations on Apple Maps
  • Get URL previews
  • Continue conversations with history
  • Generate messages without typing
  • Text to Speech for answers
Features
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** Featured on TechCrunch, Daring Fireball, iMore, 9to5Mac, BGR, MacRumors & more! ** Ask Petey a question from your Apple Watch and read the answer on your wrist. No phone needed, no waiting for a screen to light up. Petey runs as its own Watch app, with a complication for your watch face so an answer is one tap away. Petey is also on iPhone and iPad, and your conversations stay in sync across all three. ON YOUR WATCH • Ask by voice or scribble, read the answer right there • Scroll long answers with the Digital Crown • Have the answer read out loud • Send an answer to your phone to use it in another app • Add Petey as a complication for one-tap access ON IPHONE AND IPAD • Full conversation history, synced with your Watch • Live Activity while Petey is thinking, so you can keep doing other things • Share a single answer or a whole conversation • Open any link Petey mentions with one tap • Create Apple Music playlists and view places in Apple Maps from a conversation • Shortcuts: open Petey or ask it a question from a shortcut, or from Siri USE YOUR OWN API KEY If you have an OpenAI API key, add it in settings and Petey uses it directly. You pay OpenAI, not us, and you can pick from the models your key allows. A ChatGPT Plus subscription is not an API key; keys come from platform.openai.com. FREE AND PREMIUM Petey is free to use with a monthly limit of messages. Petey Premium removes the limit and unlocks the more capable models. Bought Petey before it went free? Tap Restore Purchases and your original purchase carries over. PRIVACY Conversations are stored on your device and in your iCloud. Petey does not sell or share your data. Questions or feedback: support@petey.app FAQ: https://petey-assistant.com/faq.html Terms: https://petey-assistant.com/terms.html Privacy: https://petey-assistant.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Watch Web Browser4 screens
Petey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Petey at 51% against Watch Web Browser's 0%. Petey also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (3.8 vs 2.5). Watch Web Browser's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Petey is free to download; Watch Web Browser costs $0.99 up front. Petey sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Watch Web Browser asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Petey holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Petey has 351 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Watch Web Browser's written reviews are positive against 51% of Petey's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watch Web Browser ships an update fortnightly, Petey every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Watch Web Browser versus Petey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatch Web BrowserPetey
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)3.8 (351 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews51.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2351 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.2 — better16.5
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB70 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperHemal ModiPencil Research

Customer experience

Watch Web Browser

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Petey

All ratings350 ratings
Positive67.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive51.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative35.1%

Bugs and requests

Watch Web Browser

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Petey

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App not installing or disappearing from Apple Watch
  • Inability to upgrade to GPT-4 or API key not working
  • Slow or no responses from the AI assistant

Requested features

6 requests
  • Default to voice input instead of keyboard
  • Ability to continue conversations and ask follow-up questions
  • Option to change speech voice
  • Integration with Notes or other apps for saving responses
  • Support for Apple Watch Action button
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  • Complication that displays last response

In-app purchases

None

Watch Web Browser

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Petey

Subscriptions4
  • Petey Premium7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Petey Legacy3 variants$6.991 Month
  • Petey Premium Year7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • Petey Legacy$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Watch Web Browser free?
Watch Web Browser costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Petey free?
Petey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Watch Web Browser or Petey?
Petey is rated higher. Watch Web Browser averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Petey averages 3.8 from 351 ratings.
Do Watch Web Browser or Petey have ads?
Neither Watch Web Browser nor Petey shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Watch Web Browser or Petey?
Watch Web Browser ships an update fortnightly, and Petey every 3 weeks. Most recently, Watch Web Browser was updated on November 7, 2026 and Petey on November 7, 2026.

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