Complicate It
Customize your watch!
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5.01for iPhone, Apple Watch and more
7.7
396 Ratings
Benjamin Kelsey
Developer
80.9 MB
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Apr 10, 2022
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About Complicate It
Featured in:
- Apple World's 5 Best Apple Watch Apps
- iCulture
Customize the complication on your Apple Watch!
Do you need to remember somebody's name? A phone number? How much you spent on lunch? A security code? Want to give yourself an inspirational message?
Complicate It.
Complicate It allows you to (very) quickly set your Apple Watch's complication to anything you can say or type.
You can use your iPhone or the Apple Watch app to enter text.
If you're worried about putting secure information on your clock face, fear not. When you lock your watch, the app hides whatever you've set as your current complication. This is to allow you to feel secure in whatever you choose to set as your complication. Nobody will see it but you.
Warning: THIS APP IS USELESS WITHOUT AN APPLE WATCH. Unless you like typing text and watching it disappear. If this description fits you, feel free to download.
- Apple World's 5 Best Apple Watch Apps
- iCulture
Customize the complication on your Apple Watch!
Do you need to remember somebody's name? A phone number? How much you spent on lunch? A security code? Want to give yourself an inspirational message?
Complicate It.
Complicate It allows you to (very) quickly set your Apple Watch's complication to anything you can say or type.
You can use your iPhone or the Apple Watch app to enter text.
If you're worried about putting secure information on your clock face, fear not. When you lock your watch, the app hides whatever you've set as your current complication. This is to allow you to feel secure in whatever you choose to set as your complication. Nobody will see it but you.
Warning: THIS APP IS USELESS WITHOUT AN APPLE WATCH. Unless you like typing text and watching it disappear. If this description fits you, feel free to download.
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What's New in the Latest Version 5.01
Last updated on Apr 10, 2022
Old Versions
Just some small fixes.
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Version History
5.01
Apr 10, 2022
Just some small fixes.
5.0
Oct 3, 2020
Complicate It has received another major update!
No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads. This has been a passion project of mine for the past several years, and I am thrilled to make it available to everyone for free!
Add basic phrases, random catchphrases, timers, countdowns, and more!
Scheduling complications is now possible - set recurring items for your watch to cycle through.
Add your own photos to your watch face, or choose from a selection of color or mono-tone images.
Please enjoy!
No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads. This has been a passion project of mine for the past several years, and I am thrilled to make it available to everyone for free!
Add basic phrases, random catchphrases, timers, countdowns, and more!
Scheduling complications is now possible - set recurring items for your watch to cycle through.
Add your own photos to your watch face, or choose from a selection of color or mono-tone images.
Please enjoy!
4.54
Jun 28, 2019
Fixed a bug that would cause the app to crash when attempting to access the settings menu.
4.53
Jun 26, 2019
- Updated links to new website
4.52
Jun 7, 2019
Info on Complicate It 2.
Minor bug fixes and tweaks.
Minor bug fixes and tweaks.
4.51
Mar 9, 2019
Introducing the Doodle complication! You can now draw a small picture to display in a complication slot on your watch face! You can draw in both the iPhone app and the Apple Watch app.
Also added a help section for the Apple Watch app.
If you have been enjoying the recent updates, please consider leaving a review on the App Store!
Enjoy!
Also added a help section for the Apple Watch app.
If you have been enjoying the recent updates, please consider leaving a review on the App Store!
Enjoy!
4.5
Mar 7, 2019
- FlickType! You can now type directly in the Apple Watch app using the popular FlickType keyboard.
- Emojis can now be added directly from the Apple Watch app.
- Emojis can now be added directly from the Apple Watch app.
4.03
Mar 3, 2019
- Added a variety of new Badges.
- Added the ability to write text in the Apple Watch app.
- Added the ability to choose one of your Random phrases when setting a Basic complication from the Apple Watch app.
- Restored the ability to clear complications - press hard on the main menu of the watch app.
- Fixed a bug that would sometimes prevent newly purchased features from being accessible on the Apple Watch app.
- Fixed a bug that would prevent Scheduled Complications from appearing when Random Complications are active.
- Decreased the cycle time of Random Complications from 1 day to 30 minutes.
- Added a Help section.
- Added a tutorial.
- Added a contact email.
- Added the ability to write text in the Apple Watch app.
- Added the ability to choose one of your Random phrases when setting a Basic complication from the Apple Watch app.
- Restored the ability to clear complications - press hard on the main menu of the watch app.
- Fixed a bug that would sometimes prevent newly purchased features from being accessible on the Apple Watch app.
- Fixed a bug that would prevent Scheduled Complications from appearing when Random Complications are active.
- Decreased the cycle time of Random Complications from 1 day to 30 minutes.
- Added a Help section.
- Added a tutorial.
- Added a contact email.
4.02
Feb 26, 2019
- Fixed a bug that caused text to sometimes not appear on the inner-top complication of the Infograph watch face.
- Fixed a bug that caused badges to appear pixelated on Infograph and Infograph Modular watch faces.
- Fixed a bug that displayed an incorrect error message when sending complications from the iPhone app.
- Refreshed the app's color scheme.
- Fixed a bug that caused badges to appear pixelated on Infograph and Infograph Modular watch faces.
- Fixed a bug that displayed an incorrect error message when sending complications from the iPhone app.
- Refreshed the app's color scheme.
4.0
Feb 22, 2019
Something big has happened... All features are now directly available from the Apple Watch app!
That's right, you no longer have to use the iPhone app to create Scheduled Complications, Random Complications, Countdown Complications, or Badge Complications! You can do it all from your wrist.
In addition:
- Fixed a bug that would cause the app to get stuck and completely stop working.
- Scheduled complications will now only appear when they are told to. (Some users reported that they would sometimes appear too early.)
If you have any issues, please don't hesitate to send me an email. I'd love to help you out.
If you like the update, please leave a 5 star review!
That's right, you no longer have to use the iPhone app to create Scheduled Complications, Random Complications, Countdown Complications, or Badge Complications! You can do it all from your wrist.
In addition:
- Fixed a bug that would cause the app to get stuck and completely stop working.
- Scheduled complications will now only appear when they are told to. (Some users reported that they would sometimes appear too early.)
If you have any issues, please don't hesitate to send me an email. I'd love to help you out.
If you like the update, please leave a 5 star review!
3.6
Feb 19, 2019
Small update with some bug fixes and tweaks.
What's new:
- New Badge icons have been added.
- Random Complications will now automatically change every day.
- Complication updates are now more reliable. You don't need to open the watch app at all to have them updated.
What's coming:
- I am aware of the bug that sometimes requires you to send complications twice before being updated on the watch. Rest assured that I am working hard to track down the cause of the bug and it will be fixed soon. In the meantime, please just try again when your complication is not instantly updated.
NOTE - Sending several complications from the iPhone to the Apple Watch in a day causes your Apple Watch's battery to significantly drain. Complications in excess of 50 a day will not be sent to the watch. This has always been the case, but there is now a pop-up dialogue to inform you of when this happens. (Hopefully never!)
What's new:
- New Badge icons have been added.
- Random Complications will now automatically change every day.
- Complication updates are now more reliable. You don't need to open the watch app at all to have them updated.
What's coming:
- I am aware of the bug that sometimes requires you to send complications twice before being updated on the watch. Rest assured that I am working hard to track down the cause of the bug and it will be fixed soon. In the meantime, please just try again when your complication is not instantly updated.
NOTE - Sending several complications from the iPhone to the Apple Watch in a day causes your Apple Watch's battery to significantly drain. Complications in excess of 50 a day will not be sent to the watch. This has always been the case, but there is now a pop-up dialogue to inform you of when this happens. (Hopefully never!)
3.5
Dec 6, 2018
Added support for watch faces new to WatchOS 5.
3.02
Aug 5, 2018
A minor improvement to Basic Complications, as well as a couple of bug fixes:
- Previously created Basic Complications will now be remembered in the phone app.
- Fixed a bug that caused complications to disappear after some time and be replaced with "Tap here".
- Fixed a bug that caused Badges to be replaced by a pair of glasses.
Please enjoy the update, and if you have any issues, do feel free to reach out to me either in the review section or via email at bk@bkwebhero.com!
- Previously created Basic Complications will now be remembered in the phone app.
- Fixed a bug that caused complications to disappear after some time and be replaced with "Tap here".
- Fixed a bug that caused Badges to be replaced by a pair of glasses.
Please enjoy the update, and if you have any issues, do feel free to reach out to me either in the review section or via email at bk@bkwebhero.com!
3.01
Jul 7, 2018
Per user feedback, I have returned the "Random" and "Clear Text" buttons to the Apple Watch app. Just use a Force Touch on the Apple Watch app to use them!
I have also hidden the text "Complicate It" from the Basic and Random complications to provide a cleaner experience.
Thanks for downloading!
I have also hidden the text "Complicate It" from the Basic and Random complications to provide a cleaner experience.
Thanks for downloading!
3.0
Jul 4, 2018
Rebuilt from the ground up! Some nice improvements were built in along the way:
- You no longer have to open the Apple Watch app every time you send a complication from the iPhone app!
- The Badge complication now works a little bit differently. You can now select from a variety of icons to send to your watch. (Instead of the headache that was searching the internet for transparent icons and cropping them to fit, etc...)
- Random complications are now saved in the phone app! So you can add to and delete random phrases instead of having to type everything in every time you want to change your phrases.
DISCLAIMER: I have removed the feature that allowed you to select a free complication in exchange for leaving an app review. If you left a review, you will still have access to your free complication UNLESS YOU DELETE THE APP. If you delete the app, there will be no way to retrieve your free complication.
- You no longer have to open the Apple Watch app every time you send a complication from the iPhone app!
- The Badge complication now works a little bit differently. You can now select from a variety of icons to send to your watch. (Instead of the headache that was searching the internet for transparent icons and cropping them to fit, etc...)
- Random complications are now saved in the phone app! So you can add to and delete random phrases instead of having to type everything in every time you want to change your phrases.
DISCLAIMER: I have removed the feature that allowed you to select a free complication in exchange for leaving an app review. If you left a review, you will still have access to your free complication UNLESS YOU DELETE THE APP. If you delete the app, there will be no way to retrieve your free complication.
2.02
Jan 16, 2018
Bug fixes.
- Fixed an issue that prevented scheduled complications from appearing.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Apple Watch to crash when using the countdown complication.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Apple Watch to crash when using the bade complication.
- Fixed an issue that prevented scheduled complications from appearing.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Apple Watch to crash when using the countdown complication.
- Fixed an issue that caused the Apple Watch to crash when using the bade complication.
2.01
Sep 27, 2016
Updated for WatchOS 3.
Bugs:
- Fixed bug that would prevent complications from appearing on WatchOS 3.
- Fixed bug that would cause app to crash on WatchOS 3.
- General stability improvements.
Bugs:
- Fixed bug that would prevent complications from appearing on WatchOS 3.
- Fixed bug that would cause app to crash on WatchOS 3.
- General stability improvements.
2.0
Jun 4, 2016
As a thank you for downloading the app, I've made it possible for you to get free access to one in-app purchase of your choice by leaving a review of the app! Just tap the button for the IAP that you'd like, and leave a review when prompted.
Introducing the fourth in-app purchase, Badge! Set an image as the Modular Small complication for your watch face! Please note - images must have transparent background and be smaller than 400x400. Also, the watch app MUST be OPEN when sending the image in order to receive it.
New look! Cleaner, more crisp design with a slightly simpler flow.
Thanks again for downloading, and please leave a review!
Introducing the fourth in-app purchase, Badge! Set an image as the Modular Small complication for your watch face! Please note - images must have transparent background and be smaller than 400x400. Also, the watch app MUST be OPEN when sending the image in order to receive it.
New look! Cleaner, more crisp design with a slightly simpler flow.
Thanks again for downloading, and please leave a review!
1.31
Feb 15, 2016
Hey guys, I've done a lot of maintenance on the app. This update doesn't have any new features, but it focuses on performance.
Unfortunately, I've had to change the way that Random Complications work. Apple Watch is still pretty new, and I was apparently pushing the limits of what it can do. Initially, the idea was to have a group of phrases that your watch could cycle through on its own once every hour or so. It worked fine in development mode, but as soon as it went live, it stopped working and it caused a lot of problems in the other areas of the app.
So I've now made it so that you can create a set of phrases, and manually set one (still randomly) as your complication. Now you can go into the app either on your phone or your watch, and select either "Send to Watch" or "Random" and one of your phrases will be randomly selected to be used as your complication. I think it's a bit more fun this way!
Here are some of the improvements that I've made:
- Modified Random Complications to improve app performance.
- Fixed a bug that prevented complications from being reliably set.
- Removed the prompt that asked you to leave a review. :)
Thanks, as always, for downloading the app. I read all of your emails and reviews, and I love to get feedback. I'm excited to work on the fourth in-app purchase, and I hope you all enjoy!
Unfortunately, I've had to change the way that Random Complications work. Apple Watch is still pretty new, and I was apparently pushing the limits of what it can do. Initially, the idea was to have a group of phrases that your watch could cycle through on its own once every hour or so. It worked fine in development mode, but as soon as it went live, it stopped working and it caused a lot of problems in the other areas of the app.
So I've now made it so that you can create a set of phrases, and manually set one (still randomly) as your complication. Now you can go into the app either on your phone or your watch, and select either "Send to Watch" or "Random" and one of your phrases will be randomly selected to be used as your complication. I think it's a bit more fun this way!
Here are some of the improvements that I've made:
- Modified Random Complications to improve app performance.
- Fixed a bug that prevented complications from being reliably set.
- Removed the prompt that asked you to leave a review. :)
Thanks, as always, for downloading the app. I read all of your emails and reviews, and I love to get feedback. I'm excited to work on the fourth in-app purchase, and I hope you all enjoy!
1.30
Feb 10, 2016
Random Complications are here!
You can now create a list of phrases for your watch to cycle through. It chooses a new phrase about once an hour. The phrases are saved to your watch, too, meaning that there is a new button which will allow you to instantly set a new random phrase from the watch app.
Random Complications is available for $0.99.
You can now create a list of phrases for your watch to cycle through. It chooses a new phrase about once an hour. The phrases are saved to your watch, too, meaning that there is a new button which will allow you to instantly set a new random phrase from the watch app.
Random Complications is available for $0.99.
1.20
Jan 7, 2016
A new complication is available for purchase! Countdown!
Countdown - Now you can set a time up to seven days in the future. The complication will be a countdown towards that time.
Scheduled Complications - Allows you to create multiple complications and choose when you'd like them to appear on your watch.
More coming soon!
Other improvements:
- I removed "Complicate It" from the top line on the Modular Large watch face.
- I fixed a bug that made it appear so that you could purchase an in-app-purchase twice.
- I got married!
Countdown - Now you can set a time up to seven days in the future. The complication will be a countdown towards that time.
Scheduled Complications - Allows you to create multiple complications and choose when you'd like them to appear on your watch.
More coming soon!
Other improvements:
- I removed "Complicate It" from the top line on the Modular Large watch face.
- I fixed a bug that made it appear so that you could purchase an in-app-purchase twice.
- I got married!
1.10
Nov 21, 2015
Scheduled Complications!
- You can now create multiple complications and choose when you'd like them to appear on your watch.
- Time Travel support.
Other improvements!
- Addressed an issue that would prevent the text field from showing when the emoji keyboard is being used.
- Made the watch app display text sent from the iPhone app.
- Redesigned logo.
- Added an option to hide the Help instructions.
You can unlock Scheduled Complications via a $0.99 in-app purchase. I currently plan to release three more in-app purchases. There is also an option to buy a Master Unlock, entitling you to Scheduled Complications, as well as all future in-app purchases (including ones that have not yet been planned) for $2.99.
Thanks for an awesome launch! The app got over a thousand downloads in the first two days! I really appreciate it! And keep the reviews coming!
- You can now create multiple complications and choose when you'd like them to appear on your watch.
- Time Travel support.
Other improvements!
- Addressed an issue that would prevent the text field from showing when the emoji keyboard is being used.
- Made the watch app display text sent from the iPhone app.
- Redesigned logo.
- Added an option to hide the Help instructions.
You can unlock Scheduled Complications via a $0.99 in-app purchase. I currently plan to release three more in-app purchases. There is also an option to buy a Master Unlock, entitling you to Scheduled Complications, as well as all future in-app purchases (including ones that have not yet been planned) for $2.99.
Thanks for an awesome launch! The app got over a thousand downloads in the first two days! I really appreciate it! And keep the reviews coming!
1.0
Oct 31, 2015
Complicate It FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Complicate It in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Complicate It.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.1 or later.
Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 5.1 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.1 or later.
Complicate It supports English
Complicate It contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Master Unlock
$7.99
Scheduled Complications
$1.99
Random Complications
$1.99
Badge
$1.99
Countdown
$1.99
Doodle
$1.99
