Comparison

Watch Faces vs Thoughtfully

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

Thoughtfully

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Thoughtfully helps you remember birthdays and the meaningful details that make people feel seen. Save birthdays, relationships, favorite foods, gift clues, personal notes, meaningful moments, and reminders for the people you care about. Whether you are planning ahead for a birthday, remembering something someone casually mentioned, or keeping thoughtful details in one calm place, Thoughtfully helps you show up with more intention. Features: • Save birthdays with optional reminders • Add favorites, gift clues, dislikes, sizes, notes, and personal details • Keep meaningful moments connected to each person • View profile scores to see which profiles could use more detail • Generate thoughtful birthday ideas from saved details • Search your saved people quickly • View upcoming birthdays in a clean, organized list • Choose from multiple theme packs Thoughtfully is built around birthdays, but the real magic is in the details. Remember the day, save what matters, and show up thoughtfully.

Screenshots

Watch Faces4 screens
Thoughtfully4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thoughtfully at none against Watch Faces's 15. Thoughtfully also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Thoughtfully asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Watch Faces versus Thoughtfully: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatch FacesThoughtfully
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB36 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperWatch Faces & WidgetsWilliam Clay6428946931

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

Thoughtfully

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

Thoughtfully

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watch Faces free?
Watch Faces is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thoughtfully free?
Thoughtfully is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Watch Faces or Thoughtfully have ads?
Watch Faces shows ads; Thoughtfully does not.

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