Text 2 Watch vs Notes on Watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text 2 Watch
Easily transfer any text from your iPhone to your Apple Watch. Save and access your notes or shopping lists on your wrist for quick reference.
- Transfer text to Apple Watch
- Save texts for later access
- Load saved texts on watch
- Shopping list functionality
- Note-taking on wrist
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Text 2 Watch - Shoppings list, notes and more in your Apple Watch! Transfer any text to your Apple Watch. You can also save the texts and load them later!
Notes on Watch
Quickly create and manage notes directly on your Apple Watch. This utility app allows for seamless note-taking on the go, syncing with your iPhone for easy access.
- Quick note creation
- Apple Watch integration
- iPhone syncing
- Easy note management
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This app lets you easily and quickly put notes on your Apple Watch
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notes on Watch at none against Text 2 Watch's 1. Text 2 Watch's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Text 2 Watch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notes on Watch asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Text 2 Watch against 4.5 for Notes on Watch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Text 2 Watch ships an update every 5 months, Notes on Watch every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text 2 Watch | Notes on Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francisco Fortes Lucena | Scott Harrison |
Customer experience
Text 2 Watch
Notes on Watch
In-app purchases
Text 2 Watch
- "Load" feature + No Ads$1.99
Notes on Watch
No in-app purchases
Questions
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