Comparison

Swift Paste vs WristBuddy

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

Head to head
About

Swift Paste

Features
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Boost your typing productivity with Swift Paste! Tired of typing the same IBANs, addresses, emails, or message templates over and over again? Now you can access all of them with a single tap directly from your keyboard. FEATURES: • Seamless Keyboard Integration: Paste your saved snippets directly without switching apps. • Smart Grouping: Organize your snippets into unlimited categories like Work, Personal, Bank, or Social. • Visual Customization: Personalize each group with hundreds of icons and vibrant colors. • Secure & Fast: Your data stays on your device. Sync seamlessly across your devices with iCloud. • Dark Mode Support: A sleek, modern design that looks great day or night. Download now and stop typing the same things repeatedly! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

WristBuddy

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Swift Paste4 screens
WristBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Swift Paste and WristBuddy 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 Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Swift Paste sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and WristBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Swift Paste versus WristBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwift PasteWristBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOmer ErbaltaMario Longhi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Swift Paste

Subscriptions1
  • SwiftPaste Premium (Monthly)3 Days trial$4.991 Month
1 purchases

WristBuddy

One-time1
  • WristBuddy$2.99

Questions

Is Swift Paste free?
Swift Paste is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WristBuddy free?
WristBuddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Swift Paste or WristBuddy have ads?
Neither Swift Paste nor WristBuddy shows ads.

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