Comparison

Watch Faces Gallery vs DCL Self

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

Head to head
About

Watch Faces Gallery

Discover and apply a wide variety of unique, modern, and diverse watch faces for your Apple Watch. New designs are added weekly, ensuring a fresh look. The app requires health data access to display information like steps and heart rate on your chosen watch face.

Highlights
  • Diverse and modern watch face designs
  • Weekly new watch face additions
  • Easy to use interface
  • Health and weather data display
  • Customizable watch face options
Features
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We created Watch Faces Lab for ourselves and are excited to share it with you. At Watch Faces Lab, we’re committed to designing watch faces that truly stand out. Our talented designers pour their hearts into crafting modern, beautiful, and diverse designs just for you. Plus, we add NEW WATCH FACES EVERY WEEK, so there’s always something fresh to discover. We focus on ensuring our watch faces look fantastic and are easy to use. Explore our collection and find the perfect watch face for your Apple Watch. We’re thrilled to be part of your watch experience!

 HEALTH AND WEATHER ACCESS: To provide you with the best watch faces, the app will need access to your health data, like steps, heart rate, etc. We only use this information to display it on your watch faces and do not store or use your personal data in any other way. INFO: Terms of Use: https://watchfaceslab.com/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://watchfaceslab.com/privacy-policy Feel free to contact us with any suggestions or requests: hello@watchfaceslab.com

About

DCL Self

Features
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The DCL Self-Check app allows library patrons with an active account to check out items on their phone, or other personal device. Patrons can also search the DCL catalog. The navigation is simple, without a lot of clicks. Book images can be viewed from the patron side so they can see what they are searching and checking out. Patrons can check out items, as well as see what they have checked out already.

Screenshots

Watch Faces Gallery4 screens
DCL Self4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DCL Self at none against Watch Faces Gallery's 1. DCL Self also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Watch Faces Gallery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DCL Self asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Watch Faces Gallery versus DCL Self: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatch Faces GalleryDCL Self
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (78 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings78 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB408 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWatchFacesLabMeescan Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Watch Faces Gallery

One-time1
  • Exclusive Faces for Lifetime$9.99
None

DCL Self

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watch Faces Gallery free?
Watch Faces Gallery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DCL Self free?
DCL Self is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Watch Faces Gallery or DCL Self have ads?
Neither Watch Faces Gallery nor DCL Self shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Watch Faces Gallery or DCL Self?
Watch Faces Gallery ships an update every 2 weeks, and DCL Self every 2 weeks. Most recently, Watch Faces Gallery was updated on September 14, 2026 and DCL Self on September 17, 2026.

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