# Watchsmith

> Timely Complications

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1483088503](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1483088503)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1483088503`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Cross Forward Consulting, LLC
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (564 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-03-16
- **First published:** 2020-04-07
- **Size:** 27 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/watchsmith/id1483088503)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://david-smith.org/watchsmith\_privacy.html](https://david-smith.org/watchsmith_privacy.html)

## Description

Watchsmith lets you personalize your Apple Watch with a wide collection of highly customizable complications, from date and weather to astronomy. Each complication can be adjusted precisely for function and appearance, and you can schedule them to appear in different slots.

The app includes tools like weather, workouts, a timezone converter, and a calendar-like experience, with one-tap access to what you need. A premium subscription unlocks Tide and weather data, health data handling is controlled via Apple Health, and privacy policy details are available via the provided link.

## Rankings

- #74,706 — Overall

## Review summary

Watchsmith is praised for its deep customization of Apple Watch complications and a compelling Lego-like approach that lets you build unique faces. When it works, it can show a nicely sized clock and give users real control beyond standard watch faces. However, many reviews report the app as abandoned or buggy, with time-complications not updating, frequent crashes, and syncing problems. The UI is confusing and documentation sometimes mismatches reality, and several advertised features don\\'t work (e.g., Celsius, non-existent app integrations). Overall, strong potential overshadowed by maintenance and reliability issues.

### Pros

- Highly flexible customization of watch face complications.
- Unique Lego-like builder that lets you assemble custom complications.
- Delivers a nicely sized clock and visually appealing results when it functions.
- Offers deeper control over watch capabilities beyond stock faces.

### Cons

- Perceived abandonment and lack of ongoing updates and support.
- Frequent bugs, crashes, and unreliable time display with complications not updating.
- Confusing UI/UX and documentation that doesn\\'t always match the current version.
- Not all advertised features work (e.g., adding new app complications, Celsius support, 11-hour limit).
- Syncing issues and occasional loading problems, including being stuck at 80% or similar.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1483088503)