Browser Watch vs Project Iris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Browser Watch
Experience full-screen web browsing directly on your Apple Watch. Access favorite sites with a single tap, search multiple engines simultaneously, and check news, social feeds, and weather without needing your iPhone.
- Full-screen web browsing
- One-tap favorite site access
- Multi-engine search
- On-wrist news and weather
- Ad blocking
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Browser Watch is a full-screen browser built exclusively for Apple Watch. Search, AI, and news — all on your Apple Watch, without taking out your iPhone. ■ AI search supported Search across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Copilot, and Brave AI with a single keyword. Wikipedia is comfortable to read, too. ■ Readability optimized for Apple Watch Wikipedia, ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Copilot, Brave AI, BBC, and CNN each have individually tuned text sizes and layouts. Sites saved to your watch face open with a single tap. ■ Please note Due to Apple Watch limitations, data-heavy pages and sites that rely heavily on JavaScript (services requiring login, video sites, etc.) may not display. This applies to every browser app, but Browser Watch is built to display as many sites as possible. Terms of Use: https://wordouen.sakura.ne.jp/BrowserWatch/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://wordouen.sakura.ne.jp/BrowserWatch/privacy.html
Project Iris
This utility app offers a streamlined browsing experience with advanced engine capabilities. It allows for private browsing, history management, and customizable search engines, all optimized for accessibility and supporting multiple languages.
- State-of-the-art browsing engine
- Keyword and URL distinction
- Bookmark management
- Private browsing mode
- History recording
- Customizable search engine
- History and bookmark locking
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Thank you for choosing Iris. If you cannot find Iris, please search it on your Apple Watch. Iris can... - Use state-of-the-art browsing engine - Distinguish keywords & URL - Manage bookmarks - Browse with Private Mode - Record history - Sync data with iCloud - Customize search engine - Use a secondary search engine - Customize home and theme color - Lock history and bookmarks - Check images and videos - Handle multiple tabs - Customize long press search button action - Use archives and extensions - Download medias - Send feedback with Carina attaching datas - Optimizes for accessibility - Type with Cepheus or FlickType
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Project Iris at 5.0 against Browser Watch's 4.2. Project Iris also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 65%) and ads (none vs shown). Browser Watch's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 14). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Browser Watch sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Project Iris sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Project Iris holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Browser Watch's written reviews are positive against 100% of Project Iris's.
Browser Watch ships an update fortnightly, Project Iris weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Browser Watch | Project Iris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (49 ratings) | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | kimihiro kubota | 力 雷 |
Customer experience
Browser Watch
Project Iris
Bugs and requests
Browser Watch
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes due to JavaScript errors
- App not opening on Watch Ultra 3
- App not working after watching ads
- Cannot download app on the watch
- Screen is black, no page display on Watch SE2
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- Watch won't sync
- Keyboard cannot be set up, only English available
- Bookmarks not working (resolved by syncing)
- LTE works but fullscreen mode missing
- Cannot use keyboard for searching on Series 7
Requested features
8 requests- Update Google browser
- Add webp image support
- Lower add-on purchase price
- Allow more than 15 bookmarks
- Hide or disable 'x' button for fullscreen
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- Make screen transparent
- Change icon to Apple's default style
- Change second option to B-search instead of Baidu
Project Iris
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Browser Watch
- Premium (1 Month)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium (3 Month)7 Days trial$7.993 Months
- Premium (12 Month)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Browser Watch Pro$19.99
Project Iris
- Iris Vision$3.99
Questions
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