diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift
index 34826aefeaf..34b6876822b 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ final class NodeAppModel {
     private var backgroundReconnectSuppressed = false
     private var backgroundReconnectLeaseUntil: Date?
     private var lastSignificantLocationWakeAt: Date?
-    private var queuedWatchReplies: [WatchQuickReplyEvent] = []
-    private var seenWatchReplyIds = Set<String>()
+    @ObservationIgnored private let watchReplyCoordinator = WatchReplyCoordinator()
 
     private var gatewayConnected = false
     private var operatorConnected = false
@@ -2199,37 +2198,22 @@ extension NodeAppModel {
     }
 
     private func handleWatchQuickReply(_ event: WatchQuickReplyEvent) async {
-        let replyId = event.replyId.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-        let actionId = event.actionId.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-        if replyId.isEmpty || actionId.isEmpty {
+        switch self.watchReplyCoordinator.ingest(event, isGatewayConnected: await self.isGatewayConnected()) {
+        case .dropMissingFields:
             self.watchReplyLogger.info("watch reply dropped: missing replyId/actionId")
-            return
-        }
-
-        if self.seenWatchReplyIds.contains(replyId) {
+        case .deduped(let replyId):
             self.watchReplyLogger.debug(
                 "watch reply deduped replyId=\(replyId, privacy: .public)")
-            return
-        }
-        self.seenWatchReplyIds.insert(replyId)
-
-        if await !self.isGatewayConnected() {
-            self.queuedWatchReplies.append(event)
+        case .queue(let replyId, let actionId):
             self.watchReplyLogger.info(
                 "watch reply queued replyId=\(replyId, privacy: .public) action=\(actionId, privacy: .public)")
-            return
+        case .forward:
+            await self.forwardWatchReplyToAgent(event)
         }
-
-        await self.forwardWatchReplyToAgent(event)
     }
 
     private func flushQueuedWatchRepliesIfConnected() async {
-        guard await self.isGatewayConnected() else { return }
-        guard !self.queuedWatchReplies.isEmpty else { return }
-
-        let pending = self.queuedWatchReplies
-        self.queuedWatchReplies.removeAll()
-        for event in pending {
+        for event in self.watchReplyCoordinator.drainIfConnected(await self.isGatewayConnected()) {
             await self.forwardWatchReplyToAgent(event)
         }
     }
@@ -2259,7 +2243,7 @@ extension NodeAppModel {
                 "watch reply forwarding failed replyId=\(event.replyId) "
                 + "error=\(error.localizedDescription)"
             self.watchReplyLogger.error("\(failedMessage, privacy: .public)")
-            self.queuedWatchReplies.insert(event, at: 0)
+            self.watchReplyCoordinator.requeueFront(event)
         }
     }
 
@@ -2852,7 +2836,7 @@ extension NodeAppModel {
     }
 
     func _test_queuedWatchReplyCount() -> Int {
-        self.queuedWatchReplies.count
+        self.watchReplyCoordinator.queuedCount
     }
 
     func _test_setGatewayConnected(_ connected: Bool) {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Model/WatchReplyCoordinator.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Model/WatchReplyCoordinator.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bdd183d3577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Model/WatchReplyCoordinator.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import Foundation
+
+@MainActor
+final class WatchReplyCoordinator {
+    enum Decision {
+        case dropMissingFields
+        case deduped(replyId: String)
+        case queue(replyId: String, actionId: String)
+        case forward
+    }
+
+    private var queuedReplies: [WatchQuickReplyEvent] = []
+    private var seenReplyIds = Set<String>()
+
+    func ingest(_ event: WatchQuickReplyEvent, isGatewayConnected: Bool) -> Decision {
+        let replyId = event.replyId.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        let actionId = event.actionId.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        if replyId.isEmpty || actionId.isEmpty {
+            return .dropMissingFields
+        }
+        if self.seenReplyIds.contains(replyId) {
+            return .deduped(replyId: replyId)
+        }
+        self.seenReplyIds.insert(replyId)
+        if !isGatewayConnected {
+            self.queuedReplies.append(event)
+            return .queue(replyId: replyId, actionId: actionId)
+        }
+        return .forward
+    }
+
+    func drainIfConnected(_ isGatewayConnected: Bool) -> [WatchQuickReplyEvent] {
+        guard isGatewayConnected, !self.queuedReplies.isEmpty else { return [] }
+        let pending = self.queuedReplies
+        self.queuedReplies.removeAll()
+        return pending
+    }
+
+    func requeueFront(_ event: WatchQuickReplyEvent) {
+        self.queuedReplies.insert(event, at: 0)
+    }
+
+    var queuedCount: Int {
+        self.queuedReplies.count
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/ios/SwiftSources.input.xcfilelist b/apps/ios/SwiftSources.input.xcfilelist
index c94ef48fa32..ad55607e9a4 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SwiftSources.input.xcfilelist
+++ b/apps/ios/SwiftSources.input.xcfilelist
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Sources/OpenClawApp.swift
 Sources/Location/LocationService.swift
 Sources/Model/NodeAppModel.swift
 Sources/Model/NodeAppModel+Canvas.swift
+Sources/Model/WatchReplyCoordinator.swift
 Sources/RootCanvas.swift
 Sources/RootTabs.swift
 Sources/Screen/ScreenController.swift