Simple Complications vs Chronomizer
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.
Chronomizer
Design unique watch faces for your Apple Watch by creating custom time and date complications. Personalize your display with various graphic types, text formats, colors, fonts, and even background images. Unlock premium features for an ad-free experience and unlimited design options.
- Custom time and date complications
- Supports graphic complication types
- Preconfigured templates
- Customizable text, colors, fonts, and backgrounds
- Multiple time zone support
- Ad-free premium experience
- Unlimited saved designs
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Configure your own watch face! Create custom time and date complications for your Apple Watch watch faces. — Standard Features — • Supports the newest and most beautiful Graphic complication types (Corner, Circular, Bezel, Extra Large) • Preconfigured templates ready to use right away • Available customization include: - Date, Time, Custom Date + Time Format, or Text content - Gauge and text designs available - Custom colors for text and background - Choose a background image - Choose custom fonts and styles - Choose a different time zone - Use a different locale - Set an offset by minutes - ...and more! • More supported complication types coming! — Premium Access Features — • Ad free experience • Unlimited saved designs • Multiple of the same complication type at the same time • Import/export individual designs Tags: watchface, watchfaces, customization, WatchTheTime, complications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Simple Complications at none against Chronomizer's shown. Simple Complications also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Chronomizer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 40%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 Chronomizer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for Simple Complications against 3.4 for Chronomizer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 30 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Simple Complications's written reviews are positive against 50% of Chronomizer's.
Simple Complications ships an update every 8 months, Chronomizer every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Complications | Chronomizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (14 ratings) | 3.4 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Audioforge Labs Inc. | Adam Dama |
Customer experience
Simple Complications
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In-app purchases
Simple Complications
- Simple C annual subscription$1.99
Chronomizer
- Tip Jar - $1$0.99
- Premium Access$1.99
- Tip Jar - $10$9.99
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