Comparison

TextWatch vs Complication Compilation

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

Head to head
About

TextWatch

Personalize your Apple Watch face with custom text reminders and messages. Easily create and sync single-line or multi-line items from your iPhone to your watch, then select which text to display.

Highlights
  • Custom text reminders
  • Single-line and multi-line support
  • iPhone and Apple Watch sync
  • Watch face complication integration
  • Easy item selection
Features
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Create your positive reminders for your apple watch. This can be anything - you decide and create your texts that will show up on your apple watch. How to do it? 1. Add TextWatch as a complication to your watch face 2. Open the TextWatch app on your Apple Watch 3. Open TextWatch on your iPhone and create your single-line or multi-line items. The items get sync automatically to your watch. 4. Tap on the item that you want to be displayed on your watch face That's already it. Have fun creating your texts for your apple watch :) Do you want to give feedback? You miss something, and you have a good idea for the next update? Or you just want to show us your created text on your watch face? Send us an email to hagmannmarcel.developer@yahoo.com :)

About

Complication Compilation

Features
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Launch with the Daily Steps complication and track progress right on your wrist. Our watchOS experience will continuously expand with new complications—share your ideas so the next one can be yours. - Quickly set or adjust your daily goal inside the app - Accurate HealthKit data refreshed in the background - Clear watchOS complication for at-a-glance tracking - Roadmap packed with additional complications; requests encouraged - Privacy-first: your health data stays under your control Requires an Apple Watch running watchOS 10 or later and HealthKit access to ‘Steps.’

Screenshots

TextWatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TextWatch at Free against Complication Compilation's $0.99. TextWatch also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Complication Compilation's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

TextWatch is free to download; Complication Compilation costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextWatch ships an update every 8 months, Complication Compilation every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TextWatch versus Complication Compilation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextWatchComplication Compilation
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.3 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcel HagmannLeon Wolf

In-app purchases

None

TextWatch

No in-app purchases

None

Complication Compilation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TextWatch free?
TextWatch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Complication Compilation free?
Complication Compilation costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TextWatch or Complication Compilation have ads?
Neither TextWatch nor Complication Compilation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextWatch or Complication Compilation?
TextWatch ships an update every 8 months, and Complication Compilation every 2 months. Most recently, TextWatch was updated on September 26, 2026 and Complication Compilation on September 27, 2026.

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