Fossil Smartwatches vs UB Libraries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fossil Smartwatches
This companion app syncs with Fossil smartwatches to track fitness, sleep, and receive notifications. It allows users to control music, check commute times, and customize watch faces and shortcuts for personalized functionality.
- Fitness and sleep tracking
- Receive app and contact alerts
- Smartwatch remote control
- Customize watch dials and shortcuts
- Compare multiple time zones
- Integrates with Amazon Alexa
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The Fossil Smartwatches App is the companion app for Fossil's line of smartwatches. Track everything from steps to sleep, receive alerts from your favorite contacts and apps like Amazon Alexa and compare multiple time zones—all through the app. Turn your smartwatch into a remote control with customizable buttons that can control your music, check your commute time and more. The best part? You can further customize your smartwatch to perform your favorite functions by changing your dial design, complications, quick settings and shortcuts. Download now to stay connected.
UB Libraries
Easily borrow books from the University at Buffalo Libraries using your smartphone or tablet. This application allows for quick checkouts of library items from anywhere within the library premises.
- Borrow books easily
- Use smartphone or tablet
- Check out items anywhere
- Fast borrowing process
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UB Libraries is an easy, fast way to borrow books from the University At Buffalo Libraries. You can use your smartphone or tablet to check out items anywhere in the library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Fossil Smartwatches at 51K against UB Libraries's 3. UB Libraries's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UB Libraries holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fossil Smartwatches has 51K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fossil Smartwatches ships an update every 3 months, UB Libraries every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fossil Smartwatches | UB Libraries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (51K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 51K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 246 MB | 408 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fossil, Inc. | Meescan Inc. |
Customer experience
Fossil Smartwatches
UB Libraries
Bugs and requests
Fossil Smartwatches
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent disconnection between watch and app
- Step/sleep data disappearing or inaccurate
- Alarms and notifications not working reliably
- App crashes and freezes
- Incorrect time display after updates
Requested features
5 requests- More customization options for watch faces and buttons
- Improved sleep and activity tracking
- Integration with more apps and services
- Ability to disable notification banner on watch face
- Seamless sync between watch and app
UB Libraries
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fossil Smartwatches
No in-app purchases
UB Libraries
No in-app purchases
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