Simple Complications vs Watch+ Widgets & Wallpapers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Complications
Display any online data as a complication on your Apple Watch. Track key metrics by pulling information from websites, RSS feeds, or APIs. Data can be shown as text, numbers, or images.
- Display online data as watch complications
- Pull data from websites, RSS, XML, JSON APIs
- Show data as text, number, or image
- Supports custom feed parsing
- Track key metrics
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Display any data available online as a complication on your Apple Watch. Keep track of a key metric. Pull data from a website, XML/RSS feed or plist or JSON API. Pulled data can be displayed as text, number or image. Examples include: - Displaying the latest in sports news from public RSS feeds like ESPN or Yahoo Sport. - Daily currency conversion rates - iTunes Top Song - Recent earthquakes - Daring Fireball blog entries, any blogs that support XML RSS feeds really - NASA image of the day Any online feed can be added and parsed according to custom requirements. To use non-secure (http) resources, please activate the http switch in the settings app under Simple C. If you have any questions related to a specific feed and how to parse it, just contact us. If you choose to purchase a SimpleC subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes account.
Watch+ Widgets & Wallpapers
Enhance your Apple Watch experience with custom widgets and beautiful watch faces. Access essential information at a glance, from news feeds to location sharing, and personalize your device with stunning wallpapers.
- Customizable Apple Watch widgets
- Watch face gallery
- Keypad for messages
- Location sharing
- RSS feed reader
- Wallpaper gallery
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Find new ways to use your Apple Watch® in everyday life. Design beautiful Watch Faces and add useful Widgets! Stay connected - Keypad - the missing way to create messages - Share location -just press send - RSS feed reader - news at glance Beautiful wallpapers - Use Studio to create personalized watch faces - Find your perfect wallpaper with Watch Gallery EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Watch+ Widgets & Wallpapers at 4.7 against Simple Complications's 3.4. Watch+ Widgets & Wallpapers also leads on ratings volume (712 vs 14) and review sentiment (50% vs 40%). Simple Complications's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Simple Complications sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Watch+ Widgets & Wallpapers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Watch+ Widgets & Wallpapers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watch+ Widgets & Wallpapers has 712 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Simple Complications's written reviews are positive against 50% of Watch+ Widgets & Wallpapers's.
Simple Complications ships an update every 8 months, Watch+ Widgets & Wallpapers every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Complications | Watch+ Widgets & Wallpapers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (712 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 712 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audioforge Labs Inc. | Krzysztof Rozga |
Customer experience
Simple Complications
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In-app purchases
Simple Complications
- Simple C annual subscription$1.99
Watch+ Widgets & Wallpapers
- Watch+ Premium (Month)$1.991 Month
- Watch+ Pro Account$4.99
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