Comparison

WatchFace Notes vs WatchPad

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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. You’ll be able to access your notes even if your phone is out of battery.

About

WatchPad

Features
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WatchPad is a notes app built for your wrist first. Open your Watch, jot down a thought, and pick it back up on your iPhone. Your notes stay in sync between the two. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Write on your Watch The Watch app is the full app, not a remote. Open the list, tap a note, edit it, done. No folders to manage, no setup screens between you and the page. • Voice to text on iPhone Tap the mic and dictate. The transcript lands as plain text you can keep editing, share to the line below, or turn into a checklist. • Tap-to-check lists Type a line like "- [ ] milk" and it becomes a checklist row. Tap the circle on either device to check it off. The whole note is still just text underneath, so nothing locks you in. • Watch ↔ iPhone sync Notes move directly between your Watch and iPhone over the local link. Edits made on one device show up on the other, and deletes are honored on both sides so nothing comes back from the dead. • Light, Dark, or System Pick the appearance that matches the rest of your watch and phone. The setting follows you on both devices. WATCH-FIRST, NOT WATCH-AFTER Most notes apps treat the watch as a viewer. WatchPad is built the other way around: the watch is where ideas land, and the phone is where you finish them. The watch app stands on its own. You don't need to pull out your phone to take or read a note. WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone who has lost an idea between thinking it and unlocking their phone. • Runners, walkers, cooks, and parents whose hands are busy when the thought arrives. • People who like their notes plain and fast, not stuffed with formatting menus. PRO SUBSCRIPTION Add unlimited notes with WatchPad Pro. Privacy Policy: https://www.mehmetali.co/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WatchFace Notes4 screens
WatchPad3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

Both are free to download. WatchFace Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and WatchPad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
WatchFace Notes versus WatchPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchFace NotesWatchPad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDenys KotelnykovMehmet Ali Demir

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

WatchPad

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

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

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