# Complication Lab — user reviews > 40 indexed App Store user reviews of Complication Lab by Olberry, rated 3.50/5 from 4 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/complication-lab/id1537137580/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/complication-lab/id1537137580.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (12 of 40) ### 3/5 — Almost there… *2024-02-05, version 2.6.0* Some things here are spot on, such as not collecting any data (no tracking), the simplicity, and pricing. However, I ended up canceling my subscription and will stick to just one complication because there’s no progress happening on key areas: get more health metrics to show, adjust to the new WatchOS, better way to display some complication and widget metrics, etc. Mini-frustrations, but they add up. ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your time *2023-02-02* Sometimes disappears from watch. Does show complications you create. Complete waste of time. ### 2/5 — Very limited options *2022-10-31* This app only lets you make a few styles of complications— only the ones with a color range similar to the stock weather complication. Was disappointed to see you can’t make any other type like wide text complications (used on the bottom of the utility face). Also the only icon you can use in the complications is a heart which seems odd… Not worth the subscription until this gets more than a few options ### 3/5 — Really neat, want to access cycle tracking features. *2022-10-06* Love this app, it seems that I need to pay for the app to be able to use these features. It would be nice if apple just had a way to display steps on the watch. I’d also love to be able to display some features from cycle tracking, like current cycle day, on the face of my watch. This is not currently an option, but if it was, it would make the monthly cost of the app worth it. Not sure I’ll keep it otherwise. ### 1/5 — No iOS 16/watchOS 9 Support *2022-09-16* Complications will not populate over to Apple Watch 6. ### 1/5 — If I could give it 0 stars, I would *2022-05-22, version 2.2.1* Do I need to have a subscription to even access this app? I installed it and deleted it right away. I’m all for donations, but if you want money for the app, please at least actually LIST it in the app store as paid and not free with IAPs. Please make it free, it could be good. ### 1/5 — Not free. *2022-05-11, version 2.2.1* The app is available in the store for free which is usually indicative that there are free features. There is no way to use this without paying, except for the free trial you get. This is not apparent at first until you download the app. I am unsure if it is worth the cost as I uninstalled as I hit the pay wall out of principle alone. ### 1/5 — Why do you have to pay to get into the app? *2022-03-06* There’s no free version? ### 1/5 — Nothing free *2022-02-27* … which totally fair, and just as fair as 1 star for my time spent installing and uninstalling yet another subscription only app that offers nothing except a free trial. ### 2/5 — Poor usability *2022-01-05, version 2.0.0* Downloaded the weeks trial with a view to subscribe for a year, cancelled within 48 hours sorry. Start with the good, nice app to use, lots of colour and style editing available, intuitive! Be warned it’s only health based there are no other complication options. The not so good, steps are rounded, so once you reach 1000 steps it tallies up as 1k 2k 3k etc on the watch, I had done 2883 steps but it said 2k on my watch. The other issue is it does not update on its own on the watch, you have to tap the complication, swipe, click sync then confirm. I also swapped the complications at the top and when syncing the wrong sync was coming up, but of a big there. At 8am the next morning it still said 2k even after syncing, I refreshed the phone and watch, still 2k and it would not change, eventually by 10:30 it update with todays steps. It’s a great idea, very neat and tidy, but poorly executed once in use on the Apple Watch and does not work as I would expect it to. I am also very much against subscription based apps unless there are lots of big improvements, looking at the update history I don’t think this app warrants a subscription. ### 1/5 — Not bad *2021-12-23, version 1.4.1* If your just into health complications No weather, wind, tides Or anything else for that matter ### 1/5 — No Dietary Info *2021-12-13* I was hoping to use this to create macros information from HealthKit data. No options for protein, fats or carbs. Very little for any dietary info actually. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We'r looking into adding some Nutrition types. Please let us know your favourites by using the form on our website: https://olberry.com/contact/ ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bad compatibility *2025-12-21* Doesn’t work with ultra watch ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on iOS 26 *2025-11-23* Canceling my subscription ### 1/5 — $30 if you don’t want a subscription and only displays health info *2025-06-10* $30 if you don’t want a subscription and only displays health info ### 1/5 — Is that it? *2025-03-20, version 2.8.2* Why so few metrics? Where is just calories or resting calories burned? ### 1/5 — Great idea, doesn’t seem to work *2024-07-05* Great idea, but doesn’t work. Apple Watch Series 9 / iPhone 13 Pro. Was never able to add any of the custom complications to my watch even after reading instructions multiple times. Complications Lab was never available as an option under the watch complications, even after restarting the watch and the phone multiple times. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work anymore *2024-01-09* Won’t load in watch app no matter what I do ### 1/5 — Awful *2023-11-12* I bought this app so I could display steps on my watch. Hasn’t shown up yet. Any suggestions to make this happen? ### 1/5 — Subscription only *2023-06-21* Seriously, I have to pay monthly to use this? F that ### 1/5 — Shouldn’t have to pay a subscription *2023-05-13, version 2.3.1* Shouldn’t have to pay a subscription ### 1/5 — Great idea, just doesn’t work *2023-03-12* I was hoping this would be an easy way to see my glucose level on my apple watch. It looks great and is useful when it updates…the problem is it never updates. I paid for the annual subscription and a few days later I’m feeling like I completely wasted 5 bucks. The complications haven’t updated in two days, despite manual syncing on the watch and in the app. I want to love this app…it should be the perfect solution. But it just isn’t useful if it never shows new data. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Top *2025-01-13, version 2.8.2* Setup was easy and everything just works. The app looks great and works well, unlike WatchSmith. ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2024-02-28, version 2.8.0* Was looking for a nice replacement to the Apple activity ring and found your app… just got a lifetime subscription. Great ergonomics - I especially like the corner complication : nice and efficient and I love the fact that it allows me to track activity calories and then with just one tap I can check the distance history for each category of activity : walking, cycling, swimming… and cherry on the cake, Olivier was very reactive to take into account improvements suggestions. Now the app is perfect and works flawlessly! A big thank you for the good work! ### 5/5 — Nice looking complications *2023-12-06, version 2.4.1* I use this for my steps and it is by far the best looking steps complication on the Apple Watch. ### 5/5 — Easy and complete design of complication for health data *2023-10-01, version 2.4.0* Full parametrization of the display of any data from the health application through complications 🤗 ! Potential evolution 🧐 for displaying text in the upper cadran … or maybe reach non health data (altimeter / barometer ? meteo ? Date / week number ?…) ### 5/5 — Really nice but … *2023-04-01, version 2.3.1* Really nice app, well developed. The concept is really cool but it misses a lot of health data as the total calories consumed. I hope some futures updates with more health based properties. Keep going ☺️ ### 5/5 — Excellent *2022-02-12, version 2.1.2* Excellent and worth the cost definitely 😊 ### 5/5 — Better than watchsmith *2021-10-19, version 1.4.0* Very well made app, but unfortunately only focused on health so not for me. ### 4/5 — Bonne application mais… *2025-01-12, version 2.8.2* L’application offre une large personnalisation de votre  Watch, cependant : - les complications ne se mettent à jour que toutes les 15 minutes ce qui est assez embêtant car les informations données sur votre cadran ne sont pas forcément à jour. Il faut à chaque fois ouvrir l’application en touchant une complication pour que ça se mette à jour ; - certains bugs persistent comme la non synchronisation des informations entre l’application Santé et celle-ci. La durée du sommeil par exemple n’est pas du tout synchronisée avec l’application alors que toutes les autorisations ont été cochées. Merci de corriger ces éléments. ### 4/5 — Needs More *2021-07-20* I love the idea. But it needs more data to display. The “live feed” doesn’t update. And the settings button on the companion app does nothing. **Developer response:** Thank you for your rating. Unfortunately, apps can only refresh their complication once every 15 minutes to conserve battery time. To get technical support, please contact us through https://olberry.com/contact/ ### 3/5 — Hmm…slowing down *2024-12-02* I started out loving this; I just wanted a complication to track my total calories burned rather than just active calories. Simple enough. This was syncing up beautifully. About a week later…it’s weirdly slightly off by bizarre amounts (100-200 calories) and there doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason as to why. It’s not awful, but it does confuse me given its pull data directly from apple health and the Apple Watch - so why isn’t it accurate anymore??? --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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