Comparison

Watch Faces vs Watch Faces & Widget Gallery

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

Head to head
About

Watch Faces

Customize your Apple Watch with a vast library of over 150,000 watch faces. Create your own designs, share them with a community, and display useful complications like weather and battery status. Personalize your device for any occasion.

Highlights
  • 150,000+ custom watch faces
  • Create and customize designs
  • Share faces with community
  • Weather data and forecasts
  • One-tap widgets
  • 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

Watch Faces & Widget Gallery

Discover and install thousands of unique, customizable watch faces and widgets for your Apple Watch. Personalize your device with complication-based designs, wallpaper styles, and even your own photos. Enjoy regular free updates and a smooth, one-tap installation process.

Highlights
  • Thousands of customizable watch faces
  • Complication-based designs
  • Wallpaper-style faces
  • Create faces with your own photos
  • One-tap installation
  • Free collections updated regularly
Features
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Give your Apple Watch a look that's all you. With more than 2,000 watch faces, from wallpapers to complications, Watch Faces & Widget Gallery lets you match your watch to your style, your day, and your mood. Browse collections curated by theme and loved by Apple Watch fans, preview every detail, and add the face that feels like you in a few taps. And now, adding a face is smoother and more reliable than ever. Here's what you can add: • Complication faces: Built on Modular, Modular Duo, Modular Ultra, Infograph, and Meridian, they show live info such as activity, steps, heart rate, weather, and the date. Requires PRO. • Wallpaper faces: Built on the Photos watch face, they fill your display with a design you love. Many are free, and premium designs require PRO. • Complications and widgets: Add our complications to your watch faces and our widgets to the Smart Stack on Apple Watch. Whether you want something bold for the weekend, clean for the office, or sporty for your next run, you'll find a face that fits. Why Watch Faces & Widget Gallery? • More than a wallpaper. Complication faces are complete watch faces with live info, while wallpaper faces set a design behind the time. • Know before you add. Every preview shows which Apple Watch models a face works with. • Always something new. Fresh faces arrive regularly, so your watch can change as often as you do. • Free to start. Download, browse, and add many wallpaper faces for free. Requires iPhone with iOS 17 or later and Apple Watch with watchOS 10 or later. With your permission, some complications use Health, location, and calendar data. If you love Watch Faces & Widget Gallery, try PRO. Unlock every complication face and premium wallpaper with a weekly, monthly, or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase, or when a free trial ends. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you subscribe. Privacy Policy: https://watchfaces.co/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://watchfaces.co/terms-and-conditions/ Contact: https://watchfaces.co/contact/

Screenshots

Watch Faces4 screens
Watch Faces & Widget Gallery4 screens

Verdict

The call

Watch Faces and Watch Faces & Widget Gallery both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 52% of Watch Faces's written reviews are positive against 43% of Watch Faces & Widget Gallery's. Watch Faces also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). Watch Faces & Widget Gallery's advantage is ratings volume (24K vs 5.7K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Watch Faces & Widget Gallery sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Watch Faces against 4.6 for Watch Faces & Widget Gallery. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.7K and 24K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Watch Faces's written reviews are positive against 43% of Watch Faces & Widget Gallery's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watch Faces ships an update every 8 days, Watch Faces & Widget Gallery weekly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Watch Faces versus Watch Faces & Widget Gallery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatch FacesWatch Faces & Widget Gallery
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.7K ratings)4.6 (24K ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.7% of reviews — better43.1% of reviews
Number of ratings5.7K24K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWatch Faces & WidgetsHyperday MB

Customer experience

Watch Faces

All ratings5,748 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews1,122 reviews
Positive51.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative42.7%

Watch Faces & Widget Gallery

All ratings23,520 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews1,058 reviews
Positive43.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative51.2%

User reviews

Watch Faces

From 5.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great watch faces
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Lots of options
  • 👍 Excellent app
  • 👍 Fantastic choice

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Faces don't stay on watch
  • 🐛 Complications don't work
  • 🐛 Hands don't move
  • 🐛 Not compatible with Apple Watch
  • 🐛 Misleading, just static images

Watch Faces & Widget Gallery

From 24K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 💡 Lots of free options
  • 🚀 Quick syncing
  • 😊 Great app overall

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Limited selection of free faces
  • 🤔 Misleading advertising

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

Watch Faces & Widget Gallery

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Syncing issues
  • Paid faces not working as expected
  • Inability to delete app
  • Complications not functioning

Requested features

4 requests
  • More digital clock faces
  • Ability to move time/date display
  • Live/animated watch faces
  • Custom watch face creation

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Watch Faces

Subscriptions3
  • WatchMaker VIP3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • WatchMaker VIP3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Yearly WatchMaker Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time7
  • Starter Pack!$0.99
  • Paid Watchface!$0.99
  • Paid Watchface$1.99
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  • WatchMaker Premium$5.99
  • Lifetime Full Collection$6.99
  • Premium for lifetime$9.99
  • Lifetime WatchMaker Unlimited$12.99
10 purchases

Watch Faces & Widget Gallery

Subscriptions10
  • Unlimited Access$2.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access$3.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
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  • Kudos Annual Subscription3 Days trial$5.991 Year
  • Live Watch Faces - Annual3 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$12.991 Year
  • Watch Faces Pro3 Days trial$13.991 Year
  • Live Watch Faces - Annual$14.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Watch Faces free?
Watch Faces is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Watch Faces & Widget Gallery free?
Watch Faces & Widget Gallery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Watch Faces or Watch Faces & Widget Gallery?
Watch Faces & Widget Gallery is rated higher. Watch Faces averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while Watch Faces & Widget Gallery averages 4.6 from 24K ratings.
Do Watch Faces or Watch Faces & Widget Gallery have ads?
Both Watch Faces and Watch Faces & Widget Gallery show ads.
Which is updated more often, Watch Faces or Watch Faces & Widget Gallery?
Watch Faces ships an update every 8 days, and Watch Faces & Widget Gallery weekly. Most recently, Watch Faces was updated on November 8, 2026 and Watch Faces & Widget Gallery on November 8, 2026.

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