# WatchKey: Keyboard for Watch

> Easy Type,Chat +Fonts on Watch

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1499307793](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1499307793)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1499307793`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SMART WIDGET LABS COMPANY LIMITED
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (3,948 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.4
- **Last updated:** 2021-03-31
- **First published:** 2020-04-15
- **Size:** 187 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/watchkey-keyboard-for-watch/id1499307793)
- **Website:** [https://smartwidgetlabs.com/](https://smartwidgetlabs.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://smartwidgetlabs.com/privacy-policy/](https://smartwidgetlabs.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

WatchKey provides you with a variety of user-friendly keyboards for Apple Watch, including T9 Keyboard and Glide Typing to make typing on the small screen effortless. Choose from multiple keyboards and fonts, and your Apple Watch keyboard will appear after you install the app on your iPhone, enabling fast, accurate messages on the go.

Premium Access offers unlimited features and an ad-free experience with the Premium Lifetime package. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy are available, and support is available at the provided contact.

## Rankings

- #30,054 — Overall

## Review summary

WatchKey shows promise with a clean UI and a dedicated watch keyboard, but users repeatedly report major barriers: it doesn’t integrate with Messages (typing must occur in the WatchKey app), heavy paywalls and licensing problems, cross-device compatibility hassles, onboarding gaps, and reliability bugs that hinder practical use.

### Pros

- Clean, modern UI design with an appealing overall look
- Keyboard is great and responsive when it works on the watch
- Provides a dedicated Apple Watch keyboard for typing on the watch

### Cons

- Cannot type directly in the Messages app; users must compose in the WatchKey app and then send
- Subscription pricing and licensing issues, including recurring paywalls and lifetime purchases not transferring
- Cross‑device compatibility problems and license transfer between iPhone and Apple Watch (and SE compatibility)
- Onboarding/setup is unclear and installation instructions are lacking
- Reliability and performance issues (intermittent operation, crashes/locking, long download times)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1499307793)