Comparison

WatchFace Notes vs Peek

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

Head to head
About

WatchFace Notes

Features
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This utility app allows you to send any of your text to the watch face of your Apple Watch. The app combines the functionality of notes with a widget for the watch face, home screen, and even the lock screen, where you can display any text, such as a reminder or an important task. By tapping on the widget, you instantly navigate to the app. You can display important information like your flight number, the time you need to leave the house, or any critical task you cannot forget. The app helps you place this information directly on your watch screen. It works best with the always-on display enabled, so your information is always visible. All your notes are synchronized and stored in iCloud as well as locally. This means that no matter where you are, you can always open your notes, edit the text, display it on the watch face, and so on. Youโ€™ll be able to access your notes even if your phone is out of battery.

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Peek

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Peek Notes is a memory aid that lives on your Apple Watch. The things you can't afford to forget sit on your wrist, hidden, and appear only when you tilt to read them. Write them on iPhone, send them to your watch, and stop worrying about blanking at the wrong moment. HOW IT WORKS 1. Write your notes on iPhone. A few words each: a line, a name, a number. 2. Tap Send to watch. They arrive in a few seconds. 3. Double-tap the watch to get the next note ready. You feel a tap, and nothing shows on screen yet. 4. Tilt your wrist forward to read it. Bring it back level and it hides again. 5. Long-press to jump to the next note. After the last one it loops back to note 1. If you forget to put your wrist down, a note hides on its own after 60 seconds. DISCREET BY DESIGN Every gesture is small: a double-tap, a slight tilt, a long press. From the outside it looks like you're checking the time. Nothing lights up until you want it to, and the notes never sit open on the screen. Need your normal watch face back right away? With Emergency exit (Plus), one shake of the wrist closes the app instantly. A MEMORY AID, NOT A SCRIPT Memory fails under pressure. You're halfway through a presentation, every eye in the room is on you, and the next point, the name or the number is suddenly gone. That's stress at work: it makes recall hardest at exactly the moment you need it. Writing it down helps, but pulling out a phone or a sheet of paper in front of people is not always possible. Peek Notes keeps that backup on your wrist. You don't have to learn every word by heart or hold every number in your head. Knowing the answer is one tilt away takes the pressure off, and with less pressure you remember more on your own. Most of the time, just knowing it's there is enough. A TIMER YOU FEEL, NOT SEE Start the timer on your watch and turn on pacing taps. You get a gentle buzz at the interval you choose, every few minutes, so you know how much time has passed without looking at a clock. The timer keeps running when the screen goes dark. KEEP IT SHORT, KEEP IT CLOSE Write cues, not paragraphs: the key fact, the right number, the first words of what comes next. A short cue is often all your memory needs to bring back the rest. Five to ten words per note read best in a single glance. Put them in order, and a long press always takes you to the next one. FREE TO START The free version gives you one short note so you can try the gestures, tilt to read and the pacing taps on your own watch. PEEK NOTES PLUS - As many notes as you need - Unlimited note length - Custom tilt and shake sensitivity, so the gestures fit how you move - Emergency exit: shake your wrist to close the app instantly - Watch memory: your notes and your current position are kept when the watch app closes Plus is available as a weekly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. TIPS - Test the tilt once before you need it, and adjust the sensitivity with Plus if needed. - Keep your iPhone and Apple Watch close with Bluetooth on when you send notes. - Turn on Watch memory (Plus) so your notes stay put even if the app closes. PRIVACY Your notes go straight from your iPhone to your Apple Watch. No account, no sign-up. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with a paired Apple Watch. Install the watch app from the Watch app on your iPhone if it doesn't appear automatically. Made by an independent developer. Questions or ideas? Use Contact support in Settings and I'll answer. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.tech-care.net/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

WatchFace Notes4 screens
Peek4 screens

Verdict

The call

WatchFace Notes and Peek are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. WatchFace Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Peek sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
WatchFace Notes versus Peek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchFace NotesPeek
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.2 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenys KotelnykovKevin Floch

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WatchFace Notes

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Week Subscription$0.997 Days
  • 1 Month Subscription$2.991 Month
  • 3 Month Subscription$7.993 Months
2 purchases

Peek

Subscriptions2
  • PresentationPro+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • PresentationPro+ Annually$9.991 Year

Questions

Is WatchFace Notes free?
WatchFace Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Peek free?
Peek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WatchFace Notes or Peek have ads?
Neither WatchFace Notes nor Peek shows ads.

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