# steventroughtonsmith/SpriteKitWatchFace

SpriteKit-based faux analog watch face example for watchOS

Repository: https://github.com/steventroughtonsmith/SpriteKitWatchFace
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/spritekitwatchface
Language: Objective-C
License Family: other
Last push: 2019-12-28T04:36:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2884, "days_push": 2440, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1140, forks 197 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:44.403209+00:00)

## What it is
A simple example project demonstrating how to build a faux analog Apple Watch watch face using Sprite Kit on watchOS. It serves as sample code for Sprite Kit rendering on watchOS rather than a shippable app.

## Use cases
- learn how to render a custom watch face with Sprite Kit on watchOS
- example of drawing an analog clock with Sprite Kit
- starting point for building a custom Apple Watch face app
- see how to animate clock hands in Sprite Kit
- reference for Sprite Kit usage in watchOS apps

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, working example of Sprite Kit on watchOS
- you are prototyping a custom analog watch face
- you are learning Sprite Kit animation basics on Apple platforms

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready, maintained watch face app
- you need a permissive license for reuse (no license is provided)
- you need modern watchOS APIs or recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: graphics, animation, game-engine
- domain: apple-ecosystem, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: spritekit, watchos, watch-face, sample-code, objective-c, ios, swift

## Member repositories
- steventroughtonsmith/SpriteKitWatchFace (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.403209+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:35:48.962205+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/steventroughtonsmith/SpriteKitWatchFace (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.403209+00:00, sha f56506a0290b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.