Bot Watch vs Iris
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bot Watch
This app provides an unofficial companion for managing Bot status and performing quick tasks directly from your Apple Watch and iPhone. It allows for one-tap approvals, dictating short instructions, and viewing bot states without needing a computer.
- View Bot status (idle, running, waiting)
- One-tap approvals/rejections
- Dictate short instructions
- Watch complications and Control Center integration
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island on iPhone
- Ask a Bot from iPhone toolbar
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Bot Watch is an unofficial iPhone and Apple Watch companion for Bot status, one-tap approvals, and short tasks. This is not an xAI product and is not the official Grok Bot app. You do not need a computer. Install Bot Watch on iPhone. Tap Start using Bot Watch or Try the demo. Bots and approvals load on this iPhone. If an Apple Watch is already paired with that iPhone, Bot Watch appears on the wrist. You do not scan the Watch. You do not type a Watch code. What you can do on the Watch: - See which Bots are idle, running, or waiting - Approve, reject, or park a request without opening a full draft - Dictate a short instruction - Complications, Smart Stack, and Control Center when something is waiting On iPhone: Live Activity and Dynamic Island for the latest pending card. Ask a Bot from the toolbar. Full threads stay on iPhone. The Watch stores summaries only. Reviewers: tap Try the demo on iPhone. Demo Bots load immediately. No password. No Local Network or camera prompt on that path.
Iris
Interact with your AI bots directly from your Apple Watch. Send voice or text commands and receive spoken or text-based responses without needing your phone.
- Voice commands and spoken answers
- Text chat and dictation
- Bot interaction on wrist
- Hands-free operation
- Works with existing bot accounts
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Iris brings your Grok Bots to Apple Watch. Talk to your Bots by voice or text, wherever you are, without reaching for your phone. • Voice calls with your Bots, with spoken answers • Text chat and dictation, right on your wrist • Ask your Bot to look something up or get something done, and hear the result • Answer your Bot's questions with a tap • Works with the Bots on your existing Grok Bot account Sign in once on your iPhone, and Iris hands your sign-in to your Watch. Requires a Grok Bot account with access (Ultra subscription or a Premium team seat). Iris is an independent app and is not affiliated with Cursor or xAI.
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Verdict
Bot Watch and Iris are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Bot Watch against 5.0 for Iris. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Bot Watch | Iris |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Bailey | Kpaw, LLC |
Customer experience
Bot Watch
Iris
In-app purchases
Bot Watch
No in-app purchases
Iris
No in-app purchases
