# Complicate It — user reviews > 405 indexed App Store user reviews of Complicate It by Benjamin Kelsey, rated 3.90/5 from 404 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/complicate-it/id1051636571/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/complicate-it/id1051636571.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 167 · 4★ 117 · 3★ 73 · 2★ 16 · 1★ 31 ## What do users think of Complicate It? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Customizable watch face - 🚀 Simple and effective - 💡 Useful for reminders and notes - 🔒 No in-app purchases **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and stability issues - 🔍 Limited functionality - 💰 Paid features behind paywall **Commonly reported bugs** - Complications not showing up - Scheduled messages not saving - Crashes on Apple Watch - Incompatibility with new devices **Most requested features** - More badge/icon options - Recurring/scheduled complications - Multiple custom badge support - Countdown timer that counts up ## Newest reviews (14 of 405) ### 4/5 — Holiday *2025-10-22, version 5.01* Would love to see holiday Badges to choose from ### 3/5 — Needs an update *2024-09-16, version 5.01* Works sometimes, turn off and on watch to refresh. Really would be perfect if it worked better! ### 3/5 — Like it— but custom badge isn’t working *2023-08-08, version 5.01* Could someone help me get the custom badge to work? It comes up with an error message saying I need to open the app on my watch and click “Ready”, but that is not an option on my watch. ### 4/5 — Was wonderful before, but it doesn’t function correctly anymore! *2022-03-25, version 5.0* Whenever I try to set a catchphrase it keeps saying “Please enable the Complicate It complication on your Apple Watch”, even when the complication is already enabled and set, it just can’t seem to detect it anymore, I have never faced this issue before, it worked flawlessly, but since the past 5-10 days it’s been acting up, I have tried everything including uninstalling and reinstalling on the watch and phone both, have also switched off and switched on both devices as well, just in case but nothing seems to work, hoping there could be an update that helps with this issue as other than this it’s an amazing app. ### 4/5 — last update affects it somehow *2021-11-08, version 5.0* having some trouble displaying phrases since the last watch os update ### 3/5 — Off and On *2021-11-04, version 5.0* Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. I signed up for the subscription with Complicate It to but I can’t seem to get it to work so I went back to this one. Unfortunately my catchphrases aren’t populating properly. I sent an email to the developers, but I haven’t heard anything back yet. ### 4/5 — Super App,but was just wondering… *2021-09-03, version 5.0* Exactly what happened to Complicate It 2? Are you bringing it back? If not…then,why not? And,would you please elaborate upon the differences of between 1 & 2. Thank you. ### 4/5 — Great App! *2021-03-01, version 5.0* Would love to see multiple custom badge support. Right now the same custom image gets applied to all icon complication slots. ### 3/5 — New version degrades experience *2020-10-05, version 5.0* The new version is way easier to use on the phone. However, the watch complication shows text in all caps no matter what you actually entered, and it takes up a large part of the complication with the words “BASIC” on its own line at all times - even if you’re using a catchphrase or other variant of the complication. This didn’t happen until this new update. ### 3/5 — Please count up, not just down *2020-07-17, version 4.54* Bought the in app purchases that allowed to use the countdown feature. Would love for this to count up from a moment in time, too. The app has potential. After paying $7.99 I do wish it had this capability though. ### 2/5 — Sending doodles to watch fails *2019-11-25, version 4.54* Would be a nice app otherwise. Spent too much for a bugged feature. ### 3/5 — Have to pay for the badges *2019-06-18, version 4.52* Awesome app but you have to pay for the badges.But overall cool app! ### 4/5 — Great app, but pricy. *2019-05-09, version 4.51* I like this app. It is very functional, but $6 is just a bit much, coming from someone that doesn’t usually spend money on their phone. But all in all great app. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ### 3/5 — Slight improvement *2019-03-12, version 4.51* With my last review, the app was useless. I have downloaded the app once again so far ok. There are few bugs where the phrases are not appearing on Apple Watch on schedule time and date. Also the doodle it’s a good concept but doesn’t show up or flag up on Apple screen even though the Apple Watch screen is on and on standby The developer I’m sure you are working very hard to make your app the best as possible. We as paying customers to pay £5 and when the app doesn’t work you can see where we are coming from. I hope your app succeeds ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad *2024-09-09, version 5.01* It was so bad it did not let me get the dog that’s it. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2023-08-07, version 5.01* At all ### 1/5 — Don’t work any more *2022-04-14, version 5.01* Geht nicht. ### 1/5 — Lost the only reason I used it *2020-10-06, version 5.0* I loved this because I could have a typical alien face icon on my watch. I even paid to have the space pack to have this alien. Now all the icons are different and I no longer have the alien icon for my watch. Please allow us to use the same old icons as well, please. ### 1/5 — Abomodell für Version 2 ist übertrieben *2020-04-19, version 4.54* Für die Version 2 ein Abo-Modell per In-App-Kauf zu starten ist für die Programmierleistung in meinen Augen übertrieben. Gerne zahle ich für den Kauf einer App, aber monatlich dafür zu „bluten“ geht gar nicht! ### 1/5 — Money eater! *2020-04-05, version 4.54* Hilariously developer asking for each function money. You know what? Keep your app...Instant delete! ### 1/5 — Help needed *2020-01-10, version 4.54* The instruction for how to enable it seem wrong. I can’t enable it. ### 1/5 — NOT WORKING ! ! ! *2019-02-13, version 3.5* I just purchased the App ! It’s NOT WORKING ! ! ! I WANT MY MONEY BACK A S A P !! UGH ! ! ! ### 1/5 — Not free *2018-04-29, version 2.02* This app is not free, once you download and open it you’ll soon realize that for any complications you need for pay an additional $1 for each ### 1/5 — Complications don’t show up *2018-02-04, version 2.02* I’m not sure how I’m supposed to add any of this app’s complications to a watch face because I can’t even see them in any complication lists. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love the badges *2023-08-15, version 5.01* My favorite part of the app are the badges, which I just call emojis because it’s like having a little emoji on your watch face. They’re really cute and I’ve been changing the badge each day. Will there be more badges added in the future? I’d love to have a book badge and some more Christmas themed badges. 😊 ### 5/5 — Yeah it works again Thanks !!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ *2022-04-12, version 5.01* Thanks love this app makes my watch faces more unique thanks for fixing it !!!!! 😁 ### 5/5 — Very nice app *2021-06-04, version 5.0* It would be great to be able to choose the colors of the complications but apart from than, honestly, there's a lot of love from the dev in the design and options provided through the app. Thanks!! ### 5/5 — so much for free *2020-12-01, version 5.0* no in app purchases? love it. they complications are simple and just was i was looking for. have yet to try it—but looking forward to using the scheduling option. ### 5/5 — Sad *2020-10-04, version 5.0* I like the original better 😭😭😭 ### 5/5 — You’ve made it free🥺♥️👆🏼 *2020-10-03, version 5.0* Love you developer for making it free😭🙌🏼🤟🏼 ### 5/5 — Really cool *2019-06-07, version 4.52* This app allows me to fully customize my apple face watch although it costs $7.99 I really like it. ### 5/5 — Aanrader. *2019-03-08, version 4.5* Prachtig programma. Werkt voortreffelijk en bovendien betaald men voor hetgeen men wil gebruiken. Echt een aanrader voor de watch. ### 5/5 — Nice update *2019-03-07, version 4.5* Great flick type keyboard too ### 5/5 — Simple and perfect *2019-02-26, version 4.02* This app is so simple it’s perfect. Something you think I won’t ever really use it then you find yourself really liking it. At least I did. Developer was very quick to respond and help. That speaks volumes now a days. Well done great app. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-17.*