Comparison

Watch Faces vs Smart Watch Faces Gallery App

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

Smart Watch Faces Gallery App

Personalize your Apple Watch with a vast collection of exclusive and popular watch faces. Customize designs with your own photos, text, and stickers to create a unique look for your wrist. Enjoy constant updates and an easy installation process.

Highlights
  • Customizable watch faces
  • Thousands of watch face designs
  • Add personal photos
  • Change time style and add text
  • Exclusive watch face collection
  • Constant collection updates
  • Easy installation
Features
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Watch Faces gives you the ability to personalize your Apple Watch faces! Now you have the ability to customize your Watch by choosing your own Watch Faces and adding new style on your wrist. Beautify your Apple Watch with exclusive Watch Faces and impress friends with amazing look of Watch! Key Features: - Customization Watch Faces on you taste; - Browse collection with thousands of new and popular Watch Faces for Apple Watch. - Add your own photo, choose template, change time style, add stickers, text with different fonts. - Biggest Exclusive collection of Watch Faces; - Constant collection updates; - Easy-to-use flow to install Watch Faces on you Watch; Please, make sure your Apple Watch is paired with the device on which installed this application. Information about the auto-renewal of subscription: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the period. - If you want to continue the service, your subscription should be continued. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. - There are 3 packages including: 1 week, 1 month and 1 year with the weekly package allowing a 3-day trial period. Once it expires, your subscription will automatically renew. The following subscription plans are available (price may vary depending on location): – 1-week subscription with a 3-day trial version – US$ 2.99 – 1-month subscription – US$ 9.99 – 1-year subscription – US$ 29.99 - You can cancel your subscription via this URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Privacy Policy: https://cemsoftwareltd.com/privacyPolicy.html Terms of Use: https://cemsoftwareltd.com/term.html Support: https://cemsoftwareltd.com/contact.html

Screenshots

Watch Faces4 screens
Smart Watch Faces Gallery App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Watch Faces at 5.7K against Smart Watch Faces Gallery App's 841. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Smart Watch Faces Gallery App sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. 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 4.4 for Smart Watch Faces Gallery App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watch Faces has 5.7K ratings behind it against 841, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Watch Faces's written reviews are positive against 50% of Smart Watch Faces Gallery App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watch Faces ships an update every 8 days, Smart Watch Faces Gallery App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Watch Faces versus Smart Watch Faces Gallery App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatch FacesSmart Watch Faces Gallery App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.7K ratings) — better4.4 (841 ratings)
Positive reviews51.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.7K — better841
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB230 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWatch Faces & WidgetsCEM SOFTWARE LTD

Customer experience

Watch Faces

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

Smart Watch Faces Gallery App

All ratings794 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

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

Smart Watch Faces Gallery App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
4 purchases

Smart Watch Faces Gallery App

Subscriptions4
  • Watch Faces Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Watch Faces Gallery1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Watch Faces Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Watch Faces free?
Watch Faces is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Watch Faces Gallery App free?
Smart Watch Faces Gallery App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Watch Faces or Smart Watch Faces Gallery App?
Watch Faces is rated higher. Watch Faces averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while Smart Watch Faces Gallery App averages 4.4 from 841 ratings.
Do Watch Faces or Smart Watch Faces Gallery App have ads?
Both Watch Faces and Smart Watch Faces Gallery App show ads.
Which is updated more often, Watch Faces or Smart Watch Faces Gallery App?
Watch Faces ships an update every 8 days, and Smart Watch Faces Gallery App every 2 weeks. Most recently, Watch Faces was updated on November 8, 2026 and Smart Watch Faces Gallery App on November 7, 2026.

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