Science Tools vs WristBuddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Science Tools
Explore interactive science experiments with hands-on controls and instant visuals. Ideal for students and teachers, it covers topics like optics and orbital mechanics. An optional Pro upgrade unlocks all features and future content.
- Interactive science experiments
- Hands-on controls
- Instant visual feedback
- Offline functionality
- Classroom demonstration tool
- Self-study resource
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Science Tools is an interactive experiment box for students, teachers, and science lovers. Explore double-slit interference, double pendulum chaos, optics, orbital mechanics and more with hands-on controls and instant visuals. Works offline and is perfect for class demos and self-study. Upgrade to Pro to unlock all tools and future content.
WristBuddy
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Know how your phone is doing — without picking it up. WristBuddy lives on your Apple Watch and shows what your iPhone is doing right now: battery, charging, Wi-Fi and cellular, motion, silent mode, Focus, lock state, air pressure, and thermal state — all glanceable from your wrist. SOUND FAMILIAR? • Phone charging in another room? Glance at your wrist and unplug it when it's ready. • About to walk into a meeting? Know it's really on silent without pulling it out under the table. • Charging it inside a bag, or tethering a hotspot? Keep an eye on its temperature and catch it running hot. • Left your phone away on purpose? Stay aware of anything urgent without breaking the moment. WHAT'S FREE • Battery range (Below 20% / 20-50% / 50-90% / Above 90%) • Watch dashboard with stale-snapshot indicator • "Hey Siri, ring my iPhone with WristBuddy" (beta) UNLOCK PRO (pay once, yours forever) • Exact battery percentage and charging state • Wi-Fi and Cellular connectivity (separate rows), with network generation (5G / LTE) • Motion detection — is the iPhone being touched right now? • Silent and Focus mode • Lock state — is the iPhone locked right now? • Distance from your iPhone (UWB; iPhone 11+ paired with Apple Watch S6+) • Air pressure — barometric pressure (hPa) from your iPhone's barometer • Thermal state — is your iPhone running hot while it charges or works? (Normal / Fair / Serious / Critical) • Find My Watch (beta) — buzz your Apple Watch from your iPhone • Apple Watch screen on iPhone — see your Watch's battery from your iPhone • Reorderable status rows — drag to reorder which features show on your Watch • Lock Screen Live Activity — both batteries and link state pinned to your iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Get iPhone Status shortcut for Shortcuts automations WHY WRISTBUDDY • Pay once. Never a subscription. Never ads. • No account. No sign-up. • No cloud. No analytics. No tracking. No third-party SDKs. • Everything stays on your iPhone and Apple Watch. • Privacy nutrition label: Data Not Collected — every category unchecked. PRIVACY BY DESIGN WristBuddy uses Apple's built-in WatchConnectivity framework, so your iPhone and Apple Watch talk directly to each other over Bluetooth or local Wi-Fi. No data ever leaves your devices. There is no WristBuddy server, because there isn't one. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone running iOS 16 or later (iOS 16.1+ for the Lock Screen Live Activity) • Apple Watch running watchOS 9 or later • UWB distance feature requires iPhone 11+ and Apple Watch Series 6+ • Dynamic Island layout requires iPhone 14 Pro or newer Open the iPhone app once, then forget about it — the iPhone responds in the background. Open the Watch app to see everything at a glance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WristBuddy at every 4 days against Science Tools's every 2 months. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Science Tools sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WristBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Science Tools ships an update every 2 months, WristBuddy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Science Tools | WristBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 丽东 陈 | Mario Longhi |
In-app purchases
Science Tools
- be_pro$2.99
WristBuddy
- WristBuddy$2.99









