On Apple Watch, the watch face is what you interact with the most on the device. In addition to the most important function of displaying the time, the watch face also allows you to view other data and even open an application directly.
Like iOS devices, you can change your Apple Watch's home screen in a variety of ways. Below are some of the most impressive watch faces on Apple Watch.
How to change the watch face on Apple Watch
There are two ways to add or change the Apple Watch wallpaper. You can change right on the device or use the Watch app on iPhone. In the Watch app, go to Face Gallery. If used directly on Apple Watch, press firmly on the screen, turn the Digital Crown to the New section, a plus sign (+) appears.
For detailed instructions, refer to: How to change the Apple Watch wallpaper
14 best free Apple Watch watch faces
1. Mickey Mouse
The Mickey Mouse watch face is perfect for Disney fans, with the choice of Mickey or Minnie replacing the analog hands. It doesn't have a lot of customization, but there are a few color options and you can set up to 3 complications. The characters are animated, so they will tap their feet and do other fun little actions to pass the time. You can tap the screen with two fingers to hear the current time, and it's even delivered in Mickey or Minnie's voice for added fun.
2. Snoopy
If you prefer Peanuts to Disney, this watch face brings gentle joy to your wrist. It includes a number of customization options for style, including clean, blank watch faces, pills, and a few different arrangements of Roman numerals, but the real stars of the show are Snoopy. and his friend Woodstock.
Every time you look at this fun watch face, you'll see Snoopy and Woodstock doing different antics, often interacting with the clock hands. Snoopy's animation changes based on external data, such as the current weather or if you're exercising, but the animation frequently changes even when you're doing nothing. One problem with this watch face is that it is a bit too simple, with no options to add any complications.
3. GMT
The GMT watch face is great for those who love to travel because it displays the time in two different time zones in an innovative way. The numbers inside indicate the local time zone, with traditional analog hands indicating the time. The outer ring displays the time in 24-hour format, and you can set it to another time zone. However, complication only displays the date in your local time zone, so you still have to do some mental math to determine if the date changes in another time zone. In addition to complications, this watch face also allows you to set up to 4 additional complications that are fully customizable.
4. Nike Digital
You can use any Apple Watch watch face for exercise, but the Nike Digital watch face is a minimalist option that lets you put the most important information front and center. It includes 3 complications, enough for your exercise-related needs without being too complicated.
This watch face is especially good for users of the Nike Run Club app, because touching the Nike logo will automatically launch the app. However, it's still a good option for general exercise, with an easy-to-see digital watch and easy access to some exercise-related complications.
In addition to this watch face, you can also choose from some other great Nike watch faces, including Nike Analog, Nike Bounce, Nike Compact and Nike Hybrid. The sleek, clean design of the Nike Digital option is loved by most, but check out the Nike Hybrid if you want to easily switch between digital and analog watch faces.
5. Chronograph Pro
Chronograph Pro offers all the benefits of a classic analog chronograph and the convenience of up to four custom complications. The chronograph feature is easy to spot just by looking at the face of this watch, but is a bit complicated to use at first. Because the Apple Watch doesn't have a dedicated button for the stopwatch function, you have to tap the watch face to access the timer function. When the timer is active, you can record at 60, 30, 6, and 3-second scales, but you must select the scale in the watch face settings.
6. Metropolitan
This classic watch face design has clean lines and a streamlined layout. The design is very minimalist but offers 4 customizable functions in the corners. The watch face and dial are color customizable, so you can easily match this watch face to your outfit no matter the day. It straddles the line between utility and aesthetics with just the right amount of information without being too complicated, making it suitable for everyday use in settings that require formal elegance. You may want to look to a slightly more minimalist option, like the California watch face, for formal settings, but this will work in a pinch.
7. X-Large
The X-Large watch face is great if you're looking for something with big, bold numbers that are easy to see at a glance. This is a very simple watch face, not much else, but you can choose to display only the time and a single complication.
If you choose to display the complication as Activity, it is also large and easy to see, matching the theme of this watch face. It would be nice to have more customization options for those who prefer a few small complications instead of one large one, but there are other watch faces if that's what you're looking for.
8. California
The California watch face offers the classic appeal of a traditional watch face that pairs well with formal wear, with some great customization options if you want. It includes two watch face options, each offering a different set of complications. The round watch face allows you to place four complications in the corners and a fifth complication in the middle, which is great for utility but makes the watch face look a bit messy. The full-screen watch face gives a cleaner, more classic look but only allows you to use 2 complications.
Another great highlight of this watch face is that you can switch symbols, with 7 options available. The pill option gives a clean, classic look, but you can also choose Roman numerals, the California look combines Roman numerals with Arabic numbers and symbols, all Arabic numerals, Arabic Indian, Devanagari and Chinese.
9. Solar Dial
The Solar Dial has a complex layout that may seem confusing at first, but the design is attractive, even if you're not sure what you're looking at. This watch face includes two dials: A 24-hour outer dial and an inner dial with options for a digital and 12-hour analog style. In addition, the hour hand of the outer ring symbolizes the sun, glowing brightly during the day and darkening at night.
When you tap the watch face, you'll see the day length at your location and whether it's day, night, or twilight, with distinctions for civil, nautical, and sidereal twilight. The color of the watch face also changes throughout the day, with color shades showing the transitions between day, dusk and night on the 24-hour outer dial. The watch also includes 4 complications to customize as desired.
10. Astronomy
Astronomy watch faces display 3D images of the Earth, the moon or the entire solar system. This is a beautiful watch face that is great for amateur astronomers because it can display the relative positions of the planets and the current phase of the moon. If you choose the Earth option, it will update in real time to show which parts of the planet are illuminated by daylight and which parts are currently in darkness.
This watch face also includes a fun time travel feature where you can touch the watch face and turn the digital crown to fast forward or rewind time to show the planets orbiting the face. the sky, the day-night cycle on Earth or the phases of the moon. The only downside to this watch face is that it only displays two functions and is limited to text only.
11. Lunar
The Lunar watch face displays the lunar calendar of your choice, including the Chinese calendar, Hebrew calendar, and Islamic calendar. Apple Watch used to offer the option to use these calendars, but updating Apple Watch to watchOS 9 removed that feature. That makes this watch face the best choice if you need quick access to one of these lunar calendars.
This is a beautiful watch face with 4 customizable complications. However, it seems complicated and difficult to distinguish exactly what you are looking at if you are not familiar with one of these three lunar calendars. This is a must-have watch face if you want to track the phases of the moon or need access to the Chinese lunar calendar, Hebrew calendar, or Islamic calendar, but others will find less utility here.
12. Infographs
If you need to track information from different sources, run multiple timers, or like a lot of customization options, the Infograph watch face has you covered. This watch face allows you to customize 8 complications, 5 of which can display text and graphics and 3 circular complications that can only display graphics. It's even capable of displaying multiple timers at once. It's a bit complicated for some and can't display a digital watch face, but the classic sports watch design looks great.
13. Siri
Apple's Siri-enabled watch faces leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to give you the information you're most likely to need at any given time in the form of information cards that work just like Smart Stacks. is displayed front and center. Siri can choose from cards based on Apple's first-party apps and some compatible third-party watchOS apps.
You can't choose what Siri shows on the cards, which annoys some users, but Siri does a pretty good job of guessing what you need based on the time of day, location, and habits. you and other data. Two cards will appear on the screen at any given time, and you can scroll through more using the digital crown. It also includes two minor complications that you can control.
14. Modular
Modular is one of the most customizable watch faces for Apple Watch. It has 6 complications, 5 of which are fully customizable, in a compact and well-organized format. The sixth complication is a simple date toggle, which doesn't offer any additional customization options. This is a great watch face if you want a bunch of information available at a glance, but some people will find it a bit confusing.
