Comparison

Watch Faces Lab vs Auto

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

Head to head
About

Watch Faces Lab

Personalize your smartwatch with a vast gallery of live watch faces and widgets. Discover thousands of designs and new options added weekly to refresh your device's look daily. Easily install your favorites with a single click.

Highlights
  • Live watch faces and wallpapers
  • Thousands of designs
  • New faces weekly
  • One-click installation
  • Battery, date, and step counter
  • Favorite watch face collection
Features
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Watch Faces Lab gives you the ability to personalize your Apple Watch faces! Find thousands of beautiful photos and designs for your Apple Watch's Photos watch face! Don’t settle for the default watch faces and backgrounds—supercharge it! With Watch Faces Lab, it’s like getting a new smart watch every day. Impress your friends with your stunning watch looks! Key Features: - Live faces, Watch wallpapers and more; - Browse collection with thousands of new and popular Watch Faces for Apple Watch; - New faces every week; - One-click installation function. Simple and easy to use; - Battery, date and step counter for your Apple Watch; - Select favorite watch faces for collection COMPATIBILITY: Select your Apple Watch model to hide incompatible watch faces for your specific Watch Series. Please note that Apple Watch Series 3 and older models have restrictions with portrait watch faces and complications. Watch animations are limited to 4 seconds per wrist flick. HEALTH ACCESS: The app may require access to your health data, such as steps, heart rate, etc. solely for displaying them on your watch faces. Rest assured, we do not use or store your personal data in any other way. If you have any issues - please, contact us: yp01watch@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://www.watchfacelab.com/privacyPolicy.html Terms Of Service: https://www.watchfacelab.com/terms_of_service.html

About

Auto

This app acts as your virtual mechanic, helping you diagnose car issues through chat. It provides insights into dashboard lights, strange noises, and performance problems, empowering you with knowledge before visiting a repair shop.

Highlights
  • Virtual mechanic chat
  • Diagnose mechanical issues
  • Understand dashboard lights
  • Identify strange noises
  • Improve mechanic communication
  • Car care companion
Features
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Auto Buddy: Your Virtual Mechanic and Car Care Companion Worried about that strange noise in your car? Not sure whether a problem is serious or something simple? Auto Buddy helps you make sense of what your vehicle may be telling you. Describe what you’re noticing in plain language. Auto Buddy will ask focused follow-up questions, help identify the most likely causes, explain how serious the problem may be, and suggest what to check or discuss with a mechanic. You don’t need to know automotive terminology. Auto Buddy is designed to help everyday drivers better understand vehicle problems and communicate more confidently when it’s time for service or repair. With Auto Buddy you can: • Chat through vehicle problems one step at a time • Get clear explanations of likely causes and important alternatives • Understand when a problem may need prompt attention • Save vehicles in your Garage for future conversations • Keep a history of previous vehicle problems and diagnoses • Resume earlier conversations when you need to continue troubleshooting • Add vehicle photos for easy reference • Copy useful information to share with a mechanic Auto Buddy provides informational automotive guidance and cannot physically inspect your vehicle. If a problem may affect safe operation, have the vehicle inspected by a qualified professional. Understand the problem. Know what to ask. Talk to your mechanic with confidence.

Screenshots

Watch Faces Lab4 screens
Auto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Auto at 100% against Watch Faces Lab's 37%. Auto also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Watch Faces Lab's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and ratings volume (346 vs 3). On update cadence 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

Watch Faces Lab is free to download; Auto costs $3.99 up front. Watch Faces Lab sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Auto asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Auto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Watch Faces Lab has 346 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Watch Faces Lab's written reviews are positive against 100% of Auto's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watch Faces Lab ships an update every 4 days, Auto weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Watch Faces Lab versus Auto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatch Faces LabAuto
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.1 (346 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings346 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSAWOTIM PTE. LTD.JAMES GREGORY PINKSTON

Customer experience

Watch Faces Lab

All ratings346 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive37.2%
Neutral4.7%
Negative58.1%

Auto

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Watch Faces Lab

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Watch faces not loading properly
  • Animations not working as expected
  • Complications not updating correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for more watch models
  • Ability to set watch faces permanently
  • More free watch face options

Auto

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Watch Faces Lab

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly subscription$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Membership3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Membership$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly Membership$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time5
  • Watch Faces Lab$4.99
  • Watch Faces Lab$6.99
  • Watch Faces Lab$7.99
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  • Watch Faces Lab$8.99
  • Watch Faces Lab$9.99
None

Auto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watch Faces Lab free?
Watch Faces Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auto free?
Auto costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Watch Faces Lab or Auto?
Auto is rated higher. Watch Faces Lab averages 4.1 out of 5 from 346 ratings, while Auto averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Watch Faces Lab or Auto have ads?
Watch Faces Lab shows ads; Auto does not.
Which is updated more often, Watch Faces Lab or Auto?
Watch Faces Lab ships an update every 4 days, and Auto weekly. Most recently, Watch Faces Lab was updated on October 30, 2026 and Auto on October 30, 2026.

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