Watch Faces Gallery : Facet is an iOS platform providing a library of 80,000+ watch faces for Apple Watch owners.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app to periodically refresh their device aesthetic, but the current technical failures prevent the app from serving this job-to-be-done reliably.
For Apple Watch owners seeking aesthetic personalization and frequent updates to their device interface.
What does it look like?
Key features
Collection of 80,000+ watch face designs across categories like digital, fantasy, tech, and neon.
Functionality to share selected watch face designs with other users.
Addition of new and popular watch face designs to the catalog on a daily basis.
How much does it cost?
Subscription-first model anchored by a $3.99 weekly price point, utilizing a 3-day trial to lower the barrier to entry.
Velocity
Dormant developmentperformanceShow more...
Watch Faces Gallery : Facet has been inactive for 1,353 days, placing it firmly in the zombie category. The last recorded update was a minor release focused on performance and bug fixes. There is no evidence of ongoing development, feature expansion, or live operations support for this application.
Who built it?
Ravindra Patel
3 apps tracked · Lifestyle
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DepthWall : iSland WallpapersUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews frustrated. Users appreciate diverse watch face styles and vivid color options provide aesthetic variety for apple watch users and minimalist interface design avoids overwhelming users with excessive advertisements or constant upsell prompts.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Diverse watch face styles and vivid color options provide aesthetic variety for Apple Watch users
- Minimalist interface design avoids overwhelming users with excessive advertisements or constant upsell prompts
- App fails to launch or display content correctly following the latest update on iOS devices
8 of 8 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for Watch Faces Gallery : Facet
How's the Lifestyle market?
Facet holds a 3.36-star rating on the iOS platform. The lack of updates for over 1,300 days indicates the developer has shifted focus, leaving the app vulnerable to better-maintained competitors.
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Key takeaways for Watch Faces Gallery : Facet
Where is it heading?
The market for watch face customization is consolidating around apps with active live-ops and frequent design drops. Facet's lack of investment leaves it exposed to total abandonment, so users will likely migrate to active competitors before the next watchOS update renders the app unusable.
- The 1,354-day update gap confirms the app is in maintenance mode, which will lead to total failure as watchOS evolves.
- Critical regressions in the latest version (blank screens, static rendering) drive negative sentiment, which will accelerate user churn.
The SWOT
- Large library of 80,000+ designs provides immediate visual variety for new users.
- Pivot to a one-time purchase model to capture users wary of high-frequency subscription costs.
Next best moves
Sunset the weekly subscription tier because it lacks value justification given the 3-year update gap → reduce refund surge.
The counter-intuitive read
The app's 3-year update gap is not just…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The intelligence outlook shifted from a focus on technical recovery to a recommendation for sunsetting the subscription model due to the app's prolonged maintenance status.
Bottom line
Facet provides a large design library but fails to maintain basic functionality, so the PM should sunset the subscription model and pivot to a low-cost one-time purchase to minimize refund pressure while the app remains in maintenance mode.
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- [1] App Store, source
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