Watch Reader vs SuperView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Watch Reader
This app allows you to view text files on your smartwatch. It supports various customization options for text display and offers TTS playback. A companion phone app is required to import files.
- View TXT and EPUB files
- Customizable font, spacing, and colors
- Text-to-Speech (TTS) playback
- iCloud sync for reading progress
- File management via companion phone app
- Support for external font files
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Watch Reader (Watch Reader) is a watch-only text viewer app. You can view the txt file you have by sending it to the watch. First check if you have a watch. (Supported from devices with WatchOS 9.0 or higher installed) It is possible to run the watch app alone, but The phone app is required to import files to the watch app. The steps to import the file are as follows. 1. The phone app checks some text contents in advance and waits to send the file to the watch app. 2. Launch the watch app and import the file to the watch app through “Import File”. 3. iPhone/iPad and Watch must be in close proximity when transferring files using the watch app. ** Watch App Features ** - Supported from devices with WatchOS 9.0 or higher installed (WatchOS 9.0+) - txt file - ePub: Display only text (not supported: image, audio, style (css), chapter) - Font: Watch default font - External font file: Transfer and apply font files in otf and ttf formats to the watch app - font size - letter spacing - line spacing - indent - Alignment (left, right, center, and justification are not supported) - Text color & recommended text color - Background color & recommended background color - Top information: Select one of non-display, progress, and battery - TTS: Background playback after Bluetooth connection - iCloud sync: sync last read location - App lock: If a password is set for the watch app - Clear all caches - Reset settings - Remove continuous blank lines from original file (automatic) - Remove blank lines - Remove a file from the watch app: Swipe left in the file list - App language: Auto / English / Japanese / Korean - Search (Location: Settings - Search) - Designate long-click operation: Unused/TTS/Search - App brightness - Internal speaker playback (background playback is not possible when the internal speaker is set) ** Phone App Features ** - Send files to the watch app - file management - Webdav, SMB, FTP, Synology NAS - If you experience significant noise or stuttering during TTS playback while using AirPods or Bluetooth headsets/earphones, please disconnect them from any other iPhone, iPad, or Bluetooth device and connect them exclusively to your Apple Watch. ** Search for "Watch Reader" on YouTube for a demonstration video
SuperView
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SuperView는 “그냥 텍스트만 편하게 읽고 싶은 사람”을 위한, 가볍고 실용적인 텍스트 뷰어입니다. 복잡한 기능은 최소화하고, 텍스트 파일 전송과 읽기 경험에만 집중했습니다. PC에서 TXT 파일·소설·메모·문서들을 자주 옮겨 읽는다면, SuperView로 한 번에 관리해 보세요. • 같은 Wi-Fi 환경에서 PC → 스마트폰으로 파일/폴더 전송 • 브라우저에서 접속하는 간단한 업로드 페이지 제공 • ZIP 파일 자동 압축 해제 (폴더 구조 유지) • 긴 텍스트 파일 페이지 단위 표시 및 스크롤 진행률 표시 • 마지막 읽은 위치 자동 저장 및 이어 읽기 • 인코딩 자동 감지 및 표시 • 일반 / 다크 / 눈 편한 테마 지원 • 글꼴 크기, 줄 간격, 여백, 폰트 스타일 커스터마이징
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SuperView at Free against Watch Reader's $3.99. SuperView also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
SuperView is free to download; Watch Reader costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Watch Reader ships an update every 6 weeks, SuperView every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Watch Reader | SuperView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kim juyoung | Kang Dong Ho |
In-app purchases
Watch Reader
No in-app purchases
SuperView
No in-app purchases









