Calm
No complications
Calm explicitly states that Apple Watch complications are unavailable. Selected sessions remain available by opening its Watch app.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Integrations and quick access · 3-app comparison
Apple Watch complications and quick-start actions: Calm vs Smiling Mind vs Waking Up
Start or access practices from Apple Watch complications or quick actions.
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| Features1 selected | Calm Calm Premium |  Smiling Mind Free |  Waking Up Waking Up membership |
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| Apple Watch complications and quick-start actions |
Apple Watch complications and quick-start actions: details
Smiling Mind
No listed support
Smiling Mind: Its free consumer app offers publisher-made sessions, mental-fitness activities and configurable routines. Device compatibility alone does not establish a creation connector, a practice widget, or a Watch complication. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Waking Up
No listed support
Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. Device compatibility alone does not establish a creation connector, a practice widget, or a Watch complication. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.
Supporting sources:
Source checked . Availability can change.
Sources and plan details
Sources for 1 features across Calm, Smiling Mind, Waking Up. Annual prices show the full yearly charge in USD. “Limited” includes conditions. “No listed support” means the feature was not found in the reviewed official documentation.
Calm 1 researched
- Apple Watch complications and quick-start actions: No complications
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Calm explicitly states that Apple Watch complications are unavailable. Selected sessions remain available by opening its Watch app.
Checked . Sources: [1]
Calm sources
- Calm Apple Watch features and limitations · Checked 2026-10-09
Smiling Mind 1 researched
- Apple Watch complications and quick-start actions: No listed support
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Smiling Mind: Its free consumer app offers publisher-made sessions, mental-fitness activities and configurable routines. Device compatibility alone does not establish a creation connector, a practice widget, or a Watch complication. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.
Smiling Mind sources
- Smiling Mind free consumer app · Checked 2026-10-09
- Smiling Mind app and Routine guide · Checked 2026-10-09
- Smiling Mind voice and music settings · Checked 2026-10-09
Waking Up 1 researched
- Apple Watch complications and quick-start actions: No listed support
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Waking Up: Its documented offering consists of recorded teaching, configurable listening, playlists, and a meditation timer. Device compatibility alone does not establish a creation connector, a practice widget, or a Watch complication. Our review found no listed support for this criterion; this is a published-feature assessment, not an explicit vendor denial.
Waking Up sources
- Waking Up app organization · Checked 2026-10-09
- Waking Up publisher listing and release notes · Checked 2026-10-09