Complication Lab vs The Traces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Complication Lab
Personalize your Apple Watch and iPhone with custom complications and widgets. Display health data, HomeKit information, and more with extensive customization options. Create an unlimited number of unique setups to match your lifestyle.
- 30+ health data types
- Apple Watch complications
- iPhone Lock Screen widgets
- iPhone Home Screen widgets
- HomeKit data integration
- Custom colors and styles
- Unlimited complications and widgets
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Complication Lab makes your Apple Watch and iPhone truly yours — now with lock screen widgets and HomeKit data support! • Pick from 30+ health data types, like heart rate, blood oxygen, and more. • Add your favorite health stats to Apple Watch Complications, iPhone Lock Screen Widgets, and iPhone Home Screen Widgets. • Bring in HomeKit data for your Home Screen Widgets. • Personalize every detail with custom colors and styles. • Stay on top of your goals in a way that feels effortless. • Create unlimited complications and widgets—mix, match, and make it yours! Complication Lab is designed to take full advantage of the latest watchOS and iOS features. Your health, activity, and HomeKit data stay on your device. We value your privacy as much as you do. Take control. Have fun. Build the perfect setup for your life.
The Traces
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For the people who keep starting over — and wonder why the apps never stick. Most apps want you to be a machine. The Traces wants you to be human. No streaks to break. No guilt when life gets in the way. Just a quiet place to notice that you showed up, and that it mattered. Why The Traces? No Streaks: A missed day doesn't erase your progress. Life happens, the path continues. Supportive Tone: Messages that acknowledge complexity, not guilt you into action. Traces, Not Metrics: Your entries aren't data to analyze. They're evidence you tried. Privacy First: Your goals stay on your device with iCloud backup and biometric locking. Set a goal. When you do something, anything, toward it, log it. One tap. Over time, you'll see the traces of your effort. Not a score. Just proof you kept going. THE TRACES FREE & PRO The core app is completely free, with no time limits or trials. Free includes up to 3 active goals, 1 daily reminder, and all core features. Pro ($4.99/month or $34.99/year) unlocks unlimited goals, unlimited reminders, and data export/import. It also keeps this independent app alive, built by one person who needed it too. Canceling Pro never removes your progress — it's yours, always. Pro doesn't unlock more productivity. It gives you more room to breathe. Put down the whip. Open The Traces. Terms of Use: https://thetraces.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Traces at every 6 days against Complication Lab's every 3 weeks. The Traces also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Complication Lab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and The Traces sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Complication Lab ships an update every 3 weeks, The Traces every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Complication Lab | The Traces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 22.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olberry | DANIEL MARTINSEN WESTGAARD |
In-app purchases
Complication Lab
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$29.99
The Traces
- The Traces Pro Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- The Traces Pro Yearly Subscription$34.991 Year
