Comparison

WatchG30 vs Archive Watch

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

Head to head
About

WatchG30

Pilot a submarine to intercept incoming depth charges launched from a destroyer. Navigate through 10 increasingly challenging levels, each requiring you to intercept 10 charges to advance. Master the controls to fire and move your submarine effectively.

Highlights
  • Submarine control
  • Depth charge interception
  • 10 challenging levels
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Bonus phase progression
Features
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Mission -------- You are on board a submarine, and your mission is to intercept the charges launched by the destroyer above you in the sea. You have 3 submarines. Complete the interceptions at different depth levels to proceed to the bonus phase. The game consists of 10 levels, each level faster than the previous one. To advance to the next level, you must intercept 10 depth charges. Controls --------- · Start button, begins the game. · M button, moves the submarine. · F button, fires the submarine. Good luck and have fun.

About

Archive Watch

Explore a vast collection of public-domain films, classic TV, and vintage commercials. Enjoy a curated cinematic experience with real posters, cast information, and genre details, all presented like a repertory house.

Highlights
  • Public domain film and TV streaming
  • Curated cinematic experience
  • Live channels with TV guide
  • Customizable channels
  • Browse by decade, genre, collection
  • Resume watching progress
  • No account or ads required
Features
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Archive Watch turns the Internet Archive's vast public-domain moving-image collection into a cinematheque you can wander from your couch — feature films, classic television, silent cinema, animation, newsreels, and the strange, wonderful world of vintage commercials and ephemeral film. Every title is presented with the care of a great repertory house: real posters, cast, synopses, and genres, so a 1920s silent and a 1950s sci-fi B-movie look as considered as anything on a modern streaming service. LIVE CHANNELS — A REAL TV GUIDE - A programmed, scrolling channel guide: see what's on now and next - Tune in and it plays straight through, one title rolling into the next - Vintage public-domain commercials play between programs — the 1990s-TV feel - Build your own channel from any mix of genre, type, and era A REPERTORY HOUSE, NOT A FEED - Hand-curated shelves alongside the most-watched titles from the Archive - Browse by decade, genre, and collection - Classic TV with real series, seasons, and episodes - Surprise Me — for when you'd rather be delighted than decide BUILT FOR THE LIVING ROOM - Native Apple TV experience, full-screen and focus-driven - Resume right where you left off - Search with the Siri Remote or your voice - Favorites and playlists in your Library - Cartoon Mode, Party Play, and a cover-art screensaver FREE, AND RESPECTFUL OF YOU - No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads - No account required to watch - No tracking, no analytics — nothing about you is collected - Optional Sign in with Apple syncs your favorites and progress across your household's Apple TVs using your own iCloud All content is sourced from the public domain via the Internet Archive. Metadata and artwork come from TMDb, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and the Library of Congress. This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. If you'd rather wander a well-stocked repository of curated cinema than doomscroll a recommendation feed, Archive Watch is for you.

Screenshots

WatchG304 screens
Archive Watch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Archive Watch at Free against WatchG30's $1.99. Archive Watch also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 40 months) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). WatchG30's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Archive Watch is free to download; WatchG30 costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Archive Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Archive Watch has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of WatchG30's written reviews are positive against 86% of Archive Watch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WatchG30 ships an update every 40 months, Archive Watch every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
WatchG30 versus Archive Watch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchG30Archive Watch
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.2 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB32 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperIvan Cerra de CastroLearning is Change, Inc.

Customer experience

WatchG30

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Archive Watch

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

WatchG30

No in-app purchases

None

Archive Watch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WatchG30 free?
WatchG30 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Archive Watch free?
Archive Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WatchG30 or Archive Watch?
Archive Watch is rated higher. WatchG30 averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Archive Watch averages 4.2 from 9 ratings.
Do WatchG30 or Archive Watch have ads?
Neither WatchG30 nor Archive Watch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WatchG30 or Archive Watch?
WatchG30 ships an update every 40 months, and Archive Watch every 5 days. Most recently, WatchG30 was updated on October 22, 2026 and Archive Watch on October 29, 2026.

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