Webabit vs Browser Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Webabit
Access any website directly from your Apple Watch. Bookmark pages in Safari to quickly navigate to them on your wrist. Enjoy simple and fast web browsing on the go.
- Access websites on Apple Watch
- Bookmark management
- Simple interface
- Fast browsing
- Cross-device access
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Easy access to web a bit. You can easily access websites on your Apple Watch. Simple. Fast. Bookmark a website on the Safari browser and you can access the site from anywhere. Webabit shortens the path to the world wide web by allowing you to access any website from your Apple Watch.
Browser Watch
Experience full-screen web browsing directly on your Apple Watch. Access favorite sites with a single tap, search multiple engines simultaneously, and check news, social feeds, and weather without needing your iPhone.
- Full-screen web browsing
- One-tap favorite site access
- Multi-engine search
- On-wrist news and weather
- Ad blocking
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Browser Watch is a full-screen browser built exclusively for Apple Watch. Search, AI, and news — all on your Apple Watch, without taking out your iPhone. ■ AI search supported Search across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Copilot, and Brave AI with a single keyword. Wikipedia is comfortable to read, too. ■ Readability optimized for Apple Watch Wikipedia, ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Copilot, Brave AI, BBC, and CNN each have individually tuned text sizes and layouts. Sites saved to your watch face open with a single tap. ■ Please note Due to Apple Watch limitations, data-heavy pages and sites that rely heavily on JavaScript (services requiring login, video sites, etc.) may not display. This applies to every browser app, but Browser Watch is built to display as many sites as possible. Terms of Use: https://wordouen.sakura.ne.jp/BrowserWatch/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://wordouen.sakura.ne.jp/BrowserWatch/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Browser Watch at 4.2 against Webabit's 2.8. Browser Watch also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 30%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Webabit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (14.4 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Browser Watch sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Webabit asks for nothing beyond the download.
Browser Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Webabit's written reviews are positive against 65% of Browser Watch's.
Webabit ships an update every 3 months, Browser Watch fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Webabit | Browser Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (19 ratings) | 4.2 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.4% of reviews | 65.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 46 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ms | kimihiro kubota |
Customer experience
Webabit
Browser Watch
Bugs and requests
Webabit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Browser Watch
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes due to JavaScript errors
- App not opening on Watch Ultra 3
- App not working after watching ads
- Cannot download app on the watch
- Screen is black, no page display on Watch SE2
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- Watch won't sync
- Keyboard cannot be set up, only English available
- Bookmarks not working (resolved by syncing)
- LTE works but fullscreen mode missing
- Cannot use keyboard for searching on Series 7
Requested features
8 requests- Update Google browser
- Add webp image support
- Lower add-on purchase price
- Allow more than 15 bookmarks
- Hide or disable 'x' button for fullscreen
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- Make screen transparent
- Change icon to Apple's default style
- Change second option to B-search instead of Baidu
In-app purchases
Webabit
No in-app purchases
Browser Watch
- Premium (1 Month)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Premium (3 Month)7 Days trial$7.993 Months
- Premium (12 Month)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Browser Watch Pro$19.99
