Comparison

Watch Faces vs SoundCloud

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Watch Faces

Personalize your Apple Watch with a vast collection of designer watch faces and customizable complications. Create your own designs or explore thousands of options, including weather data, countdowns, and battery widgets. Unlock premium content and remove ads with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Thousands of watch faces
  • Design and customize watch faces
  • Weather data and forecasts
  • 1-Click Widgets (battery, WiFi)
  • Countdown timers
  • Health data complications
Features
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WatchMaker, the #1 watch face platform in the world, with millions of smartwatch users, is finally available on iPhone and Apple Watch! Personalize your Apple Watch with over 150,000 watch faces and powerful complications. Features exclusive to WatchMaker: • Access a collection of over 150,000 watch faces • Discover new designs from creators around the world • Create your own watch faces or customize existing designs • Share your watch faces with friends and the WatchMaker community • Display weather data and forecasts • One-tap widgets including battery (watch and phone), Wi-Fi and more • Countdowns for birthdays, holidays, Christmas and special events • Personalize your Apple Watch with unique faces for every style and occasion Compatible with all Apple Watch models running supported versions of watchOS, including Apple Watch Ultra 3, Ultra 2, Ultra, Series 11, Series 10, Series 9, Series 8, Series 7, Series 6, SE (3rd generation), SE (2nd generation), SE (1st generation), Series 5, Series 4, Series 3, Series 2 and Series 1. Apple Watch Series 3 and older: some watch face styles may not work correctly due to watchOS limitations. Live Watch video faces are limited to 2 seconds and work only when the Always On Display feature is turned off. Privacy Policy: https://getwatchmaker.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://getwatchmaker.com/terms Requested Access Photos Required to save watch faces to your device and set them as Apple Watch faces. Notifications Required to receive updates, new content and app news. Calendar Used to display calendar events and information on watch faces. Apple Health (HealthKit) Used to display health and fitness data in complications, including active energy, activity, flights climbed, heart rate, steps and distance.

About

SoundCloud

Control a smart fountain's water column height and light colors, synchronized with music playback. Enjoy a unique sensory experience by matching ambient lighting and water features to your favorite tunes.

Highlights
  • Play music via Bluetooth
  • Control water column height
  • Adjust light colors
  • Music synchronization
  • Ambient lighting control
Features
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Play music, control water column and color. SoundCloud is a bluetooth light APP. Through the APP, you can play music, control the height of the water column of the fountain, and the color change of the light. The music is matched with the fountain, and you can enjoy a wonderful life.

Screenshots

Watch Faces4 screens
SoundCloud3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Watch Faces at 52% against SoundCloud's 0%. Watch Faces also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). SoundCloud's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Watch Faces sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. SoundCloud asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Watch Faces holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watch Faces has 5.7K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Watch Faces's written reviews are positive against 0% of SoundCloud's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watch Faces ships an update weekly, SoundCloud every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Watch Faces versus SoundCloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatch FacesSoundCloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.7K ratings) — better1.6 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.7K — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWatch Faces & WidgetsSHENZHEN MEIDONG ACOUSTICS CO.,LTD

Customer experience

Watch Faces

All ratings5,744 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews1,119 reviews
Positive51.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative42.5%

SoundCloud

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Watch Faces

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Faces don't sync properly
  • App crashes frequently
  • Subscription issues
  • Compatibility problems with newer watches

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free watch faces
  • Better Apple Watch support
  • Ability to save/export custom faces
  • Improve weather integration
  • Add more customization options

SoundCloud

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Watch Faces

Subscriptions7
  • WatchMaker VIP3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • WatchMaker Unlimited$4.991 Month
  • Monthly WatchMaker Pro1 Month trial$7.991 Month
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  • WatchMaker VIP3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Yearly WatchMaker Unlimited$19.991 Year
  • Yearly WatchMaker Unlimited3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Yearly WatchMaker Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • Starter Pack!$0.99
  • Paid Watchface!$0.99
  • Paid Watchface$1.99
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  • PRADO Watch Faces Volume 1$1.99
  • WatchMaker Premium$5.99
  • Lifetime Full Collection$6.99
  • Premium for lifetime$9.99
  • Lifetime WatchMaker Unlimited$12.99
None

SoundCloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watch Faces free?
Watch Faces is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SoundCloud free?
SoundCloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Watch Faces or SoundCloud?
Watch Faces is rated higher. Watch Faces averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while SoundCloud averages 1.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Watch Faces or SoundCloud have ads?
Watch Faces shows ads; SoundCloud does not.
Which is updated more often, Watch Faces or SoundCloud?
Watch Faces ships an update weekly, and SoundCloud every 6 months. Most recently, Watch Faces was updated on October 15, 2026 and SoundCloud on October 8, 2026.

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