My Experience with Regarder Minimal 64 Watch Face
I downloaded this app because I needed a clean, simple watch face for work. I’m a delivery driver and I just wanted something that showed the time clearly without all the extra junk some faces throw at you. I’ve been using it for about two weeks on my Samsung Galaxy A54. The first few days were fine. I picked one of the 64 designs, a black and white one, and it looked sharp. But last Tuesday, around 3:30 PM, the whole thing just froze. The time stayed stuck at 3:17 and no matter what I tapped, nothing happened. I had to restart my watch. That happened again two days later while I was parked outside a customer’s house. It’s frustrating when you’re trying to be professional and your watch looks broken. I also tried contacting the developer about a color issue — the red option wasn’t saving properly. I got a reply three days later that just said “try reinstalling.” No real help. That kind of response makes me feel like they don’t really care about fixing problems, they just want your money.
Features Worth Noting
I’ll give credit where it’s due. The clean and minimalistic design is exactly what I wanted. The face I use now has the time big and bold on top, with the date below it, and a little battery icon in the corner. It’s easy to glance at while I’m driving. There are 64 different watch faces to choose from, which is a lot. Some are super basic, others have a bit of color or extra info like steps. I liked that I could change the color scheme on a few of them. I tried a green one that matched my jacket. The weather updates were okay — they seemed accurate most mornings when I checked. There’s also a battery level indicator that sits right on the face, which is handy because I always forget to charge my watch. The app itself is easy to navigate once it’s installed. You swipe through the designs, pick one, and apply it. No complicated menus. For a casual user like me, that’s important. I don’t want to read a manual to set a watch face.
What Needs Work
First, the freezing issue is a dealbreaker for me. Like I said, it happened twice in a week. That’s not reliable. I need my watch to just work when I look at it. Second, the customization is limited. You can change colors on some faces, but not all. And the ones you can change only offer a few preset colors. I wanted a dark blue but there was only light blue. Third, the support is slow and vague. When I emailed them about the color saving bug, they took three days to say “try reinstalling.” I did that. It didn’t fix it. I replied again asking for more help, and it’s been a week with no answer. That’s not good customer service. Also, the app description says it’s compatible with various models, but I saw a few people in comments saying it didn’t work on their older watches. I have a Galaxy A54 and it works, but barely. Lastly, the step counter feature didn’t match what my phone said. It was off by about 500 steps every day. That’s annoying if you actually care about tracking.
Pricing
This is a paid app. I paid around $2.99, which honestly isn’t a lot for a watch face. There are free ones out there, but I figured paying would get me better quality and support. I was wrong on the support part. For three bucks, it’s not a huge loss, but I still feel a bit ripped off because of the freezing issue. I’d rather pay a little more for something that actually works without glitches. If this app was free, I’d say it’s fine for a try, but since it costs money, you should expect it to be polished. It’s not. I’ve seen free watch faces that are more stable. So the price isn’t terrible, but the value isn’t there for me.
Developer Notes
The developer seems to be active. They pushed an update a few days after I installed it, which fixed one small bug with the weather not loading. That’s good. But the freezing and color issues are still there after the update. I think they focus more on adding new designs (the “64” in the name) rather than fixing the core problems. The email response I got felt automated or from someone who didn’t read my issue carefully. I said “the red color doesn’t save after I exit the app” and they just said “try reinstalling.” That’s not helpful. If they had a forum or a FAQ, that might help, but they don’t. I’d like to see them be more responsive and actually test their app on common devices like the Galaxy A series.
Security & Privacy
I didn’t notice any weird permissions requests. The app asked for access to my watch’s storage and sensors, which makes sense for a watch face. It doesn’t seem to collect personal data or ask for things like my contacts or location (though the weather feature does use location, but I could turn that off). I felt fine using it. No sketchy pop-ups or ads, which is great for a paid app. One thing that bugged me: when I first installed it, it tried to sync with my phone’s health app to show steps. I had to give permission for that. I did, but I’m not sure what they do with that data. I checked their privacy policy online and it was vague — just said they don’t share it but also didn’t explain much. For a casual user like me, it’s probably fine. But if you’re paranoid about privacy, you might want to skip it.
