Comparison

Mediatek SmartDevice vs Watch Faces

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

Head to head
About

Mediatek SmartDevice

Connect to MediaTek wearable devices and BLE peripherals to manage alerts, track health data, and set up emergency contacts. Receive real-time notifications for proximity and link loss, and sync activity and sleep data to your iPhone.

Highlights
  • Start/stop alerting remote BLE devices
  • Proximity alerts with distance levels
  • Link loss alerts
  • HealthKit data sync (steps, calories, sleep)
  • SOS Call setup
  • Time format server
Features
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This application is mainly used for MediaTek wearable devices (also works with BLE peripherals which support BLE proximity and find me profile) This version includes below features. -Start/stop alerting remote BLE devices -Alerting when distance changing (3 levels) between remote BLE device -Alerting when linking loss between remote BLE device -Alarm and vibration setting for proximity profile -HealthKit feature: sync activities(Step Count, Active Colories, Walking + Running Distance) and sleep data to iPhone, save to Health App, and update all data in real time while the Health Data View showing; Saving Blood Pressure and Body Temperature data to Health Store got from wearable device; -SOS Call: edit contact infomation saved on remote wearable device; -Time Format Server: reply current time format (12H or 24H) to remote wearable device after getting request.

About

Watch Faces

Discover and download over 180,000 unique watch faces for your Amazfit and Xiaomi smartwatches. Personalize your device with a vast, daily updated collection, featuring search and filtering options.

Highlights
  • 180,000+ watch faces
  • Daily updates
  • Catalog search
  • Search by tags
  • Language filtering
  • Top 100 watch faces
  • Random watch face display
Features
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Discover 220,000+ watch faces for compatible Amazfit and Zepp watches with AmazFaces. Explore a growing collection, find a design you love, and give your smartwatch a fresh look. New watch faces are added daily. From clean digital layouts and classic analog dials to minimal designs, colorful themes, and sporty styles, find a watch face for work, workouts, weekends, and everything in between. Make it yours with a custom wallpaper: replace the background of a compatible watch face with any image from your photo gallery. FIND YOUR NEXT WATCH FACE • Explore 220,000+ watch faces across supported models. • Personalize compatible watch face backgrounds with your own photos. • Browse as a guest — no registration required. • Search the catalog and discover designs by tags. • Filter watch faces by language. • Explore the Top 100 for the month, year, or all time. • Discover something different with random watch faces. • Sign in to save your favorites and find them again easily. PERSONALIZE YOUR WATCH Choose a design that suits your style and makes the information you care about easy to read. Use the background replacement feature to turn an image from your photo gallery into your watch face wallpaper. Add a family photo, a favorite landscape, your pet, or an image you created for a more personal look. Explore the collection for your watch model and follow the available installation instructions. Watch face availability, background customization, and installation methods vary by model and design. Not every design is compatible with every watch. SUPPORTED MODELS Amazfit Balance Amazfit Bip series: Bip 6, Bip Max, Bip, Bip 3, Bip 3 Pro, Bip 5, Bip S, Bip U, Bip U Pro, Bip Unity, Bip Lite Amazfit Cheetah series: Cheetah 2 Pro, Cheetah, Cheetah Pro, Cheetah Square Amazfit Falcon Amazfit GTR series: GTR 47mm, GTR 42mm, GTR 2, GTR 2e, GTR 3, GTR 3 Pro, GTR 4, GTR Mini Zepp E Circle Amazfit GTS series: GTS, GTS 2, GTS 2 mini, GTS 3, GTS 4, GTS 4 mini Amazfit T-Rex series: T-Rex 3 Pro 48mm, T-Rex 3 Pro 44mm, T-Rex Ultra 2, T-Rex, T-Rex 2, T-Rex 3, T-Rex Pro Amazfit Active series: Active 3 Premium, Active Max, Active 2 Round, Active 2 Square, Active Edge, Active Amazfit Verge Lite Supported bands: Xiaomi Mi Band 4 Xiaomi Mi Band 5 Amazfit Band 5 Xiaomi Smart Band 7 EXPLORE THE COMMUNITY Visit amazfitwatchfaces.com to discover more watch faces, installation guides, and community discussions. Interested in creating your own watch face? Find instructions and tools on our website, learn from other creators, and share your designs with the community. NEED HELP? Visit our website and forum for guidance. When contacting support, please include your watch model, a description of the issue, and screenshots where possible so we can help you more effectively. Find your next favorite watch face and make it your own with AmazFaces. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://amazfitwatchfaces.com/privacy

Screenshots

Mediatek SmartDevice3 screens
Watch Faces4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mediatek SmartDevice at none against Watch Faces's 3. Mediatek SmartDevice also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). Watch Faces's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 12%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Mediatek SmartDevice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.3 for Mediatek SmartDevice against 2.3 for Watch Faces. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 115 and 260 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 12% of Mediatek SmartDevice's written reviews are positive against 25% of Watch Faces's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mediatek SmartDevice versus Watch Faces: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMediatek SmartDeviceWatch Faces
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (115 ratings)2.3 (260 ratings)
Positive reviews12.1% of reviews25.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings115260 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB55 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAiroha Technology Corp.Stanislav Topanov

Customer experience

Mediatek SmartDevice

All ratings115 ratings
Positive29.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative66.1%
Written reviews461 reviews
Positive12.1%
Neutral9.3%
Negative78.5%

Watch Faces

All ratings260 ratings
Positive30.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative65.4%
Written reviews1,061 reviews
Positive25.4%
Neutral10.1%
Negative64.5%

User reviews

Mediatek SmartDevice

From 115 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Works with compatible smartwatches
  • 📱 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🔔 Receives notifications on watch
  • 📞 Call functionality operational
  • 🔍 Device discovery feature

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connection drops and disconnections
  • ❌ Doesn't detect many smartwatch models
  • 📵 Non-functional on iOS 10+ versions
  • ⚠️ Incompatible with iPhone 4/4S/5
  • 🔗 Unreliable Bluetooth synchronization

Watch Faces

From 260 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app with tons of watch faces
  • 👍 Works well when it works
  • 🤖 Useful addition to the Zepp app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • ⚠️ Unreliable and unstable
  • 🔍 Difficult to use and navigate
  • 🔒 Compatibility issues with newer watches

Bugs and requests

Mediatek SmartDevice

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App fails to detect connected smartwatches
  • Bluetooth connection immediately disconnects after pairing
  • Cannot add devices through app interface
  • Health data not syncing to Apple Health app
  • SMS notifications show number instead of contact name
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  • App becomes unresponsive in background
  • Notifications arrive repeatedly or not at all
  • Remote camera feature non-functional
  • Date and time cannot be changed on watch
  • App crashes when searching for devices
  • Connection range limited to 10 meters
  • App shows 'Exit safe mode' error on watch
  • Messaging interface broken or inaccessible
  • Incompatibility with iOS 9+ versions
  • App not found in Bluetooth settings on some iPhones

Requested features

13 requests
  • Update app for iOS 10+ compatibility
  • Add watch face customization options
  • Enable SMS/WhatsApp message replies from watch
  • Implement app download functionality for watch
  • Add weather app integration
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  • Support for more smartwatch models
  • Health data synchronization with Apple Health
  • Remote camera capture functionality
  • Messaging sync with iMessage
  • Profile and sport mode settings
  • Battery life indicator display
  • Multi-language support
  • Improved notification management

Watch Faces

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Fails to connect to watches
  • Watch faces don't install properly
  • Logging out issues
  • Crashes on certain actions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for more watch models
  • Better filtering and organization of watch faces
  • Paid version to remove ads

In-app purchases

None

Mediatek SmartDevice

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Watch Faces

Subscriptions3
  • Ad-Free Week Pass$1.997 Days
  • One-Month Ad-Blocking Pass$2.991 Month
  • Six-Month Ad-Blocking Pass$14.996 Months

Questions

Is Mediatek SmartDevice free?
Mediatek SmartDevice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Watch Faces free?
Watch Faces is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mediatek SmartDevice or Watch Faces?
Mediatek SmartDevice and Watch Faces are both rated 2.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 115 and 260 ratings respectively.
Do Mediatek SmartDevice or Watch Faces have ads?
Watch Faces shows ads; Mediatek SmartDevice does not.
Which is updated more often, Mediatek SmartDevice or Watch Faces?
Mediatek SmartDevice ships an update every 5 weeks, and Watch Faces every 5 weeks. Most recently, Mediatek SmartDevice was updated on July 4, 2026 and Watch Faces on September 23, 2026.

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