Comparison

RSS Widget vs Watch Kast Audio Player

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

Head to head
About

RSS Widget

Customize your device's Home screen and Today view with custom widgets. Display RSS feeds in a visually appealing and configurable manner, with options for refresh frequency, content layout, and article filtering. Easily access your information and actions from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Customizable Home Screen widgets
  • Today View widgets
  • RSS feed display
  • Configurable refresh frequency
  • Multiple content display options
  • Article filtering
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Thanks to this application (and the other Widget apps from PacoLabs), you can now customize the Home screen and the Today view of your device, by adding custom widgets for some specific purposes. From anywhere in your device, you'll have access to your own information and actions. Each RSS widget allows you to view any RSS feed in a pleasant and highly customizable way. The refresh frequency can be chosen (from every 5 minutes to every day). You can choose to display the content as a beautiful image with an overlayed text, or as an article with an icon, and the associated text. Articles without an image can be filtered. You can define the number of articles to display in a single widget (from 1 to 6). If necessary, you can also choose the first article to be displayed. Decide to hide or show the image, title, abstract, content and author. Different visual parameters can be changed (such as font name, font size and the different colors). Those Widgets are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. The application is really easy to use and is adapted to the fresh look of your device. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. In Today view: You can add as many widgets as you want and they will be displayed in up to 3 different lists. Those same lists will be available in the Today view and in the application (although it is possible, if you want, to hide some widgets in the Today view). To avoid overloading the Today view, when too many widgets are displayed, an intuitive control will allow you to navigate from one widget to another. Even if the main purpose of the app is to view the widgets in the Today view, it can also be very handy to view them directly in the application (a long press on a widget in the Today view will open it directly in the main application).

About

Watch Kast Audio Player

Easily transfer and play audio files on your Apple Watch, independent of your phone. Record audio directly on your watch and sync it back to your iPhone. Organize and playback long-form audio for workouts, study, or work.

Highlights
  • Transfer MP3/M4A audio to Apple Watch
  • Independent playback on Apple Watch
  • Record audio on Apple Watch
  • Sync recorded audio to iPhone
  • Cloud syncing subscription option
  • Background audio playback
Features
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The Simple Utility for Complex Tasks. Watch Kast makes it easy to transfer audio mp3 or m4a files to the Apple Watch for playback independent of the phone. Now Watch Kast is a new way of syncing mp3 audio files with your Apple Watch With Watch Kast you will get: * Background Transfer of mp3 and m4a audio from iPhone included as basic service . * Optional Cloud Syncing as an auto renewing subscription. PRICE AND TERMS: Watch Kast offers the following subscriptions options: * 1 month: $0.99 (USD) with 3 day trial. * 1 year: $6.49 (USD) with 7 day trial. These prices apply to United States residents. Prices may vary in other countries respecting your local currency exchange rate. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account. At the end of the term, unless auto-renewables subscriptions are disabled, your subscription will automatically renew in your iTunes account. You will be charged for the regular price of your subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current term. You can turn off automatic renewal in your iTunes account settings at any time, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of any term. Learn more about Watch Kast Privacy and Terms of Service at https://podwatchapp.wordpress.com/privacy/ With Watch Kast users can: Load and organize audio files on the phone and transfer them to the Apple Watch at load time or a later date. Record audio on the Apple Watch and playback from the watch. Recorded audio is also transferred to the iPhone application and a copy is automatically stored in iCloud Drive when enabled. Copy audio files from other applications like iCloud Drive on the iPhone and transfer them to the Apple Watch for independent playback. Airdrop audio files from other devices to iPhone and transfer them to the Apple Watch for independent playback. Playing spoken word audio directly from the Apple Watch is not only useful for workouts but can be used for study, work and situations when you need to use your phone for other tasks or a phone is not available or allowed. Watch Kast on the watch allows users to organize and playback long form audio in the background when performing other tasks with the watch. Watch Kast streams the loaded audio files via Bluetooth to compatible devices like Bluetooth headphones and portable speakers. Use of this application requires an Apple Watch and compatible Bluetooth speakers or headphones to play back audio from the Apple Watch. Please note: Watch Kast application transfers audio files and does not work with links to audio file downloads. Please record audio responsibly and obey all local privacy laws.

Screenshots

RSS Widget4 screens
Watch Kast Audio Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RSS Widget at 88% against Watch Kast Audio Player's 0%. RSS Widget also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Watch Kast Audio Player's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

RSS Widget costs $0.99 and Watch Kast Audio Player $0.99 up front. Watch Kast Audio Player sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. RSS Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Watch Kast Audio Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RSS Widget has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 88% of RSS Widget's written reviews are positive against 0% of Watch Kast Audio Player's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RSS Widget ships an update every 3 months, Watch Kast Audio Player every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RSS Widget versus Watch Kast Audio Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSS WidgetWatch Kast Audio Player
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.6 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB31 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFrancis BonninRonald Boyd

Customer experience

RSS Widget

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Watch Kast Audio Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

RSS Widget

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Watch Kast Audio Player

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly File Sync3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly File Sync7 Days trial$6.491 Year

Questions

Is RSS Widget free?
RSS Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Watch Kast Audio Player free?
Watch Kast Audio Player costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RSS Widget or Watch Kast Audio Player?
Watch Kast Audio Player is rated higher. RSS Widget averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Watch Kast Audio Player averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RSS Widget or Watch Kast Audio Player have ads?
Neither RSS Widget nor Watch Kast Audio Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSS Widget or Watch Kast Audio Player?
RSS Widget ships an update every 3 months, and Watch Kast Audio Player every 4 months. Most recently, RSS Widget was updated on October 3, 2026 and Watch Kast Audio Player on October 9, 2026.

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