# Roughly, the time in words — user reviews > 40 indexed App Store user reviews of Roughly, the time in words by Iain Anderson, rated 4.40/5 from 31 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roughly-the-time-in-words/id1086283722/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/roughly-the-time-in-words/id1086283722.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 23 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (11 of 40) ### 4/5 — please add it to be compatible with more watch faces! *2022-01-27, version 1.7* i want this on all my watch faces it’s brilliant, not just the two that are available now. It would be 5 stars then ### 4/5 — Suggestion *2021-02-10, version 1.7* On the info graphic face, instead of having a blank circle, show the digital time too. ### 4/5 — one minor quible *2021-01-02, version 1.7* It's a cool complication, I like it and everything. But it's annoying that when I touch the complication, I get this big paragraph of instructions on how to install the app in tiny little letters. I already know how to install the app, that's why it's on my watch face for me to touch. Wouldn't it make more sense for the text of roughly time to fill the screen instead of those stupid instructions? Like, if it says "it's about half past nine" and you tap the complication, the words "it's about half past nine" should now fill the watch screen. Wouldn't that make more sense? ### 5/5 — Good job *2020-09-15* Good job **Developer response:** Sorry — it should be more reliable with the latest update! ### 4/5 — Coole App mit Potenzial *2020-07-12* Manchmal hängt die Anzeige aber sonst gut. Schön wäre eine Komplikation zu haben wie bei der Qclock wo die Minuten an den Rändern angezeigt werden und die Worte in der Mitte der Uhr stehen. ### 5/5 — Simple and fantastic *2019-11-14, version 1.6* The Apple Watch needs more simple and effective complications like this. Highly recommend! ### 4/5 — Very useful when it updates *2019-11-10, version 1.6* I love this complication, but I find that it frequently doesn't update the time without being tapped. ### 5/5 — Love it. Simple and great *2019-02-04, version 1.4* Thank you for a clever little app. Please update for watch four infograph. This would go great on the top of the dial. ### 5/5 — Absolutely love this... *2019-01-04, version 1.4* It’s sometimes difficult to know the time immediately. This app changed that, for me. ### 5/5 — Great workaround *2018-11-13, version 1.4* This is a great work around for displaying time in 24 hours (watch default) and 12 hours (the roughly app) on my Apple Watch S4. ### 5/5 — Infographic *2018-10-17, version 1.4* Would be great to have for the new infographic watch face! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Umm…hello? *2025-06-07, version 1.8* Don’t waste your time downloading this, because it doesn’t do anything….?!?! ### 1/5 — Waste of time thus far *2024-05-18, version 1.8* I’ve tried every possible option to load this do nothing app on my iPhone & Ultra. After switching default mode in language options to English…NOTHING. THE WATCH INSTRUCTS YOU TO DOWNLOAD ON PHONE. THE ORANGE COLOR ROUGHLY APP doesn’t even appear on watch. I’ve deleted numerous times & reinstalled. Waste of time for hours. ### 1/5 — Not working *2021-03-22* Can anyone tell me how it works ? ### 1/5 — Not working *2016-10-25, version 1.2.1* App crashes on a brand new Apple Watch with latest software installed. It has never worked for me which is a bummer as I was really looking forward to using this. Didn't work on iOS 9 and 10 with iPhone 6S and iPhone 7. ### 2/5 — Only works in English… *2021-12-22* Despite the author’s assertions that this app is also able to work in languages other than English, it does not - whatever language I select, it only displays time in English. ### 3/5 — Плохая русская локализация. *2022-08-16* Добавили русский язык. Это определённо радует. Но исполнение могло быть и лучше. Пока что это выглядит очень сыро. К примеру, время 15:10, а на экран выводится «примерно десять третьего» (а должно быть «десять минут четвёртого», как вы понимаете…). Нужно исправлять. Наймите хорошего переводчика, что ли. Исправите русскую локализацию - будет 5⭐️. ### 3/5 — Needs better face support *2021-04-13, version 1.7* Not all faces support this complication in all slots. Please update. ### 3/5 — Idioma *2021-01-03* No puedo cambiar el idioma en la que aparece la hora y la experiencia con la app no es la misma 😭 ### 3/5 — Russian language *2020-11-04* Please, insert Russian language ### 3/5 — Gets stuck a lot. *2020-04-28, version 1.6* Not reliable for telling time. Missed a meeting yesterday. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love this complication *2023-03-28, version 1.8* Exactly what I was looking for. I wish I could turn off the clock on Apple Watch and show this complication instead. (Not the app’s fault! A limitation inexplicably imposed by Apple) ### 5/5 — Please, Apple, steal this App *2021-11-08* Ernsthaft, Apple, nehmt die App als Anregung und macht ein eigenes Zifferblatt draus. Und Mac User, holt euch die App FuzzyTime. Die bring euch die Zeit als Text in die Menüleiste. An den Entwickler: Danke für diesen App-Edelstein. 💎 ### 5/5 — Add IAP donation so we can support you ! *2021-04-19* Great app, as per title, let us support the app, would gladly buy a coffee! ### 5/5 — A must for any Apple Watch owner *2021-04-03, version 1.7* I use this on all my analogue faces as I seem to have forgotten how to tell the time. The only thing I’d love to see added is support for the larger complications such as the central part of infograph modular. ### 5/5 — Free, no hassle and simple to use *2021-02-17, version 1.7* Honestly, I was expecting a stupid “$5 a month” plan. But nope. The developer just offers a simple app that’s so fricking good. No gripes with it. It literally just tells you what time it is in words. Made me so happy. I’m so satisfied. 10/10 would recommend. I use it on Infograph Modular with all the other complications blocked off, so it’s just the time in numbers and in letters. Honestly, r/AppleWatch on Reddit brought me here. So happy, tears to my eyes. I was about to go to sleep, but I’m spending my time admiring the beautiful text instead. Wonderful, magnificent. Excellent. Unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. It’s the most invigorating thing to happen to mankind since the invention of socks. I’m high aren’t I. ### 5/5 — Just what I wanted! *2020-10-29, version 1.7* What I was looking for! It’s great ### 5/5 — Très bonne application. *2020-10-10* Super application.... ### 5/5 — Excellent *2020-09-29* Очень прикольное приложение! Мне понравилось, даже не смотря на то, что оно на английском. Если добавите русскую локализацию, то это будет супер! ### 5/5 — So much fun! *2020-09-25, version 1.7* I love to look at my watch and see this description of the time. It’s so like my lifestyle. I love being able to change the language too (from the app settings in the Watch app). Note that the language changes only after you move to a different watch complication and back. Thanks for this!! ### 5/5 — Amazing app *2020-09-20* Amazing app! Does what it’s supposed to and the developer behind the app is a very kind person too! --- *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 2026-06-10.*