Simple Complications vs TimeGlance
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.
TimeGlance
This app adds a digital time complication to any watch face, updating every minute with the correct time. It supports all complication types and watch faces, offering customization for time format, date display, and time zones. The app functions independently of your phone.
- Digital time complication for any watch face
- Updates every minute
- Supports all complication types
- Standalone watch app
- Customizable time formats (24h, 12h, military)
- Multiple date formats or hide date
- Time zone selection
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If the app does not show on your Watch after purchase please go to App Store on your watch (not phone) - scroll to bottom - Account - Purchased - and download from here. This app provides a digital time complication for all complication types on any watch face. - Updates every minute, always showing correct time - All complications and watch faces supported - Standalone watch app, all features can be used without your phone - Choose between 24 hour, 12 hour (AM/PM), or military time - Choose from 8 date formats from simple short ones to full dates, or hide the date. - Actual date format and language is localized to the region and language settings of your device - Time zone selection. Any ±24h offset from UTC or local time. - Set text color of complication (only works for multicolor watch faces) - Switch lines of time and date
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Simple Complications at Free against TimeGlance's $0.99. Simple Complications also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). TimeGlance's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months). On ads and device support 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
Simple Complications is free to download; TimeGlance costs $0.99 up front. Simple Complications sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TimeGlance asks for nothing beyond the download.
TimeGlance holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeGlance has 106 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 63% of TimeGlance's.
Simple Complications ships an update every 8 months, TimeGlance every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Complications | TimeGlance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (14 ratings) | 3.7 (106 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 63.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 106 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #82 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audioforge Labs Inc. | Andras Solyom |
Customer experience
Simple Complications
TimeGlance
Bugs and requests
Simple Complications
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TimeGlance
Reported bugs
3 issues- Time getting stuck or showing incorrect time
- Complication disappearing after watch reset
- Issues with reinstalling the app
Requested features
4 requests- Option to hide time and show only date
- Ability to adjust font size
- More color customization options
- Support for multiple time zones
In-app purchases
Simple Complications
- Simple C annual subscription$1.99
TimeGlance
No in-app purchases
Questions
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