Browser Watch vs Cluster Files
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
Cluster Files
Manage files directly from your Apple Watch. Supports common file operations and various file types, including transferring files from your iPhone and connecting to SMB servers.
- Copy, move, and delete files
- Supports audio, video, images, ebooks, and more
- Transfer files from iPhone to Apple Watch
- Connect to SMB servers
- View files on your wrist
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Powerful File Manager on Apple Watch Cluster Files supports basic file operations such as copy, move, and delete, while providing support for various types of files including audio, video, images, compressed files, plain text, rich text, e-books... It is an integrated and efficient tool on your watch. Cluster Files also supports transferring any file from your iPhone directly to your Apple Watch. The operation is simple and convenient, completed with just a tap. Anytime, anywhere, you can raise your wrist to view the files you need. You can also use Cluster Files to connect to servers via SMB and transfer files.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Browser Watch at Free against Cluster Files's $0.99. Browser Watch also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (65% vs 27%). Cluster Files's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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
Browser Watch is free to download; Cluster Files costs $0.99 up front. Browser Watch sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Cluster Files asks for nothing beyond the download.
Browser Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Browser Watch has 49 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Browser Watch's written reviews are positive against 27% of Cluster Files's.
Browser Watch ships an update fortnightly, Cluster Files every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Browser Watch | Cluster Files |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (49 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews — better | 26.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kimihiro kubota | 浩源 陈 |
Customer experience
Browser Watch
Cluster Files
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
Cluster Files
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
Cluster Files
No in-app purchases
Questions
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