# Parrity

> A Web Browser for your Watch

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1448208309](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1448208309)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1448208309`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Eric Reedy
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (1,014 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.4
- **Last updated:** 2020-03-31
- **First published:** 2019-01-08
- **Size:** 26 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parrity/id1448208309)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MREdigital/Parrity/master/PrivacyPolicy.html](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MREdigital/Parrity/master/PrivacyPolicy.html)

## Description

Parrity is a Web Browser for Apple Watch. It renders rich web content on your watch by leveraging your paired iPhone, so you can interact with sites live or keep pages cached for later. Features include a compact, operable browser UI, voice and Scribble input via Siri, and support for sharing from Safari, multi-engine search, and a watch face complication. 

Key capabilities include page caching with forward/back navigation, history, tap-based interactions, and pre-loading pages from your iPhone to the watch. Quirks include the need to launch the iPhone app after install to avoid white pages, occasional redirects, and limited support for lazy-loaded content, with no horizontal scrolling or text field input.

## Rankings

- #59,285 — Overall

## Review summary

Parrity is praised for enabling on‑watch browsing and being free, with users appreciating quick, convenient searches and a few UI niceties. However, repeated issues undermine utility: unstable watch‑to‑phone connectivity, input limitations on the watch, extremely slow page loads or blank screens, and missing features like PDFs and YouTube support. The app is seen as a novel, watch‑friendly workaround but often impractical due to stability and feature gaps.

### Pros

- Web browser on Apple Watch enables on‑watch browsing (core feature mentioned across reviews)
- Free to use (noted as a positive by users)
- Convenience for quick searches on the watch without pulling out the iPhone
- Perceived as better than other watch browser options
- Tap-target UI feature that helps you see where you’ve tapped

### Cons

- Flaky connectivity between Apple Watch and iPhone (waiting for connection, could not connect, stopped connecting)
- Keyboard/input and URL typing limitations on the watch (keyboard not available on newer iOS versions; cannot type a URL)
- Severe performance issues (very slow loading, white screen, need frequent refresh)
- Missing or limited features (PDFs not supported; YouTube not working; some actions like sending a page to the watch don’t work)
- Navigation friction (many taps required to follow links; some links don’t work)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1448208309)