Apple Watch Companion App App Store Listing in Simplified Chinese — My Watch, Pairing & zh-Hans Copy
You ship an iOS app with a built-in Apple Watch companion — buyers pair from the Watch app on iPhone, browse My Watch, install from Available Apps, open Face Gallery, and tune notification mirror settings — and the US App Store product page sells that wrist workflow with badges like "My Watch", "Pair your Apple Watch", "Available Apps", "Install on Apple Watch", "Show on Apple Watch", and "Mirror iPhone notifications".
Open the same listing on the China storefront and title, subtitle, description, and screenshot overlays still read English.
Shipping a watchOS target in Xcode does not auto-fill a Simplified Chinese (zh-Hans) localization row.
AppLocale writes paste-ready zh-Hans listing copy for those Connect fields — not WatchKit engineering, not watch face complication art, not per-device screenshot matrix work.
Operator guidance only — no ranking guarantee, not legal advice, not investment advice. Seller: Fortune Insight, LLC.
Western indie iOS and watchOS developers — US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia — who:
Ship an iPhone app whose product page prominently markets the Apple Watch companion experience — My Watch tab flows, pairing, Available Apps install, Face Gallery entry, or notification mirror settings
Finished the en-US listing — name, subtitle, keywords, description, and Watch-companion screenshot captions — and passed US App Review
Already implemented the watchOS companion in the app (not looking for WatchKit, SwiftUI watchOS, or WCSession engineering help)
Enabled the China storefront but the zh-Hans product page still shows English copy or untranslated My Watch badge lines on screenshots
Need paste-ready zh-Hans listing fields — not an engineer for companion-app code, not a designer to re-render Watch screenshot PNGs, not Connect configuration consulting
Listing metadata vs in-app Watch companion features
Teams assume shipping a watchOS target means the China storefront reads native. Connect actually stores per-locale listing text separately from your app's WatchKit or SwiftUI integration:
What stays English when zh-Hans is empty
Title, subtitle, keywords, description, promotional text, and screenshot overlay captions on the zh-Hans row — even when your app already supports My Watch install flows and notification mirror in the binary.
What AppLocale rewrites
Paste-ready zh-Hans for Connect listing fields you specify: name, subtitle, keywords, description, promotional text when bundled, and overlay/caption lines that mention companion-app workflows — rewritten from your English originals while keeping product voice.
What AppLocale does not touch
WatchKit extensions, SwiftUI watchOS views, WCSession pairing code, My Watch tab UI implementation, in-app notification settings strings, Xcode string catalogs, and screenshot PNG composition — engineering and design work outside listing metadata scope.
Watch companion listing copy is not complications, multi-device galleries, or WatchKit engineering
Watch-adjacent apps blur several surfaces indie teams conflate. AppLocale covers listing metadata only — the product-page gallery layer for companion-app marketing:
My Watch, pairing & Available Apps (this page) — iPhone Watch app flows: My Watch tab, pair your watch, browse Available Apps, install on Apple Watch, Face Gallery entry points, Show on Apple Watch, and notification mirror settings on gallery frames.
Watch face complications (different) — Corner, Graphic Circular, Modular slot marketing on watch faces. See our Watch complications listing guide — not My Watch pairing copy.
Per-device Watch screenshot sets (different) — separate Watch upload matrices on the zh-Hans row when buyers browse on Watch hardware. Covered on our iPad, Mac & Watch screenshots guide — not the companion-app story on default listing fields.
Fitness & Workout wrist marketing (different) — Activity rings and workout sessions as the lead story. See our Fitness listing guide when Fitness app frames dominate — not generic My Watch install copy.
Health & vitals inside Apple Health (different) — Health summary cards and vitals trends as the lead story. See our Health listing guide — not Watch app install marketing.
WatchKit / companion engineering (different) — SDK integration, WCSession, and watchOS UI implementation. AppLocale does not write code; this page covers storefront marketing copy only.
Your screenshots may show multiple surfaces in one gallery. Listing copy should name the correct one per frame — a My Watch install screen is not a complication Corner slot badge, not an Activity ring close screen, and not a per-device gallery matrix caption alone.
English Watch companion phrases China buyers still see
Common en-US marketing lines that leak onto the China product page when zh-Hans caption fields are empty or copy-pasted from the US gallery:
My Watch — tab badge on screenshot overlays showing the iPhone Watch app home
Pair your Apple Watch — setup callout when your gallery shows first-time pairing
Available Apps — section headline for watch apps ready to install
Face Gallery — entry point when your product page shows watch face customization
Install on Apple Watch — CTA on frames showing app install on wrist
Show on Apple Watch — visibility toggle marketing when features appear on watch
Mirror iPhone notifications — notification settings copy on companion-app screenshots
Manage on iPhone — secondary line when settings sync from phone to watch
Chinese buyers searching for 手表, 我的手表, or Apple Watch 配对 still land on English-only overlays — that reads as an incomplete localization pass, not a bilingual wrist companion.
EN → zh-Hans listing phrase examples (companion-app scope)
Paste-ready zh-Hans should match how Chinese App Store readers describe the Watch app on iPhone — not a word-for-word mirror of English system strings. AppLocale adapts these patterns to your English source:
My Watch → 我的手表 — names the tab buyers tap in the Watch app on iPhone
Pair your Apple Watch → 配对你的 Apple Watch — setup flow on first launch or onboarding frames
Available Apps → 可用 App — section where watch apps appear ready to install
Face Gallery → 表盘库 — when gallery frames show watch face browsing entry
Install on Apple Watch → 在 Apple Watch 上安装 — install CTA on companion screenshots
Show on Apple Watch → 在 Apple Watch 上显示 — visibility toggle or feature-on-wrist callout
Notifications on your watch → 手表上的通知 — shorter overlay when space is tight
Apple Watch companion app → Apple Watch 配套 App — subtitle or description lead when the iPhone app is primary
Works with Apple Watch → 支持 Apple Watch — compatibility badge without over-claiming install steps
zh-Hans companion captions can differ idiomatically from en-US overlays when the on-screen feature is the same — avoid mirroring comma-heavy English marketing onto Watch art with tight character budgets.
Why English Watch companion copy hurts on the China storefront
Productivity, fitness, utility, and lifestyle watch companion apps compete on the China App Store. Buyers evaluate product-page clarity before they pair and install:
Companion value buried in Latin script — English "My Watch" on zh-Hans title/subtitle frames signals the team did not finish China marketing
Install flow left untranslated — Available Apps and Install on Apple Watch badges appear as raw English on screenshots when caption fields are empty
Description mismatch — zh-Hans body copy mentions 手表 while screenshot overlays still say "Pair your Apple Watch"
Search intent gap — subtitle and keywords may miss 我的手表, 配对, or 通知镜像 terms buyers actually type
Notification settings confusion — Mirror iPhone notifications left English while competitors show 镜像 iPhone 通知 on the same frame type
Competitor contrast — native zh-Hans watch companion apps in the same category show Chinese overlays; English badges look like an import
Better zh-Hans companion marketing copy improves product-page clarity for China watchOS traffic — it does not replace in-app UI localization, WatchKit engineering, or Apple review decisions.
Common mistakes on zh-Hans Watch companion listings
Only localizing title and description — screenshot overlays still say "My Watch" and "Available Apps" on every companion frame
Conflating with complication marketing — watch face slot badges need the complications guide, not My Watch pairing copy
Conflating with multi-device galleries — per-device Watch upload matrices are a separate scope; see iPad, Mac & Watch screenshots guide when every Watch frame needs device-set captions
Machine-translating "Available Apps" literally — awkward strings instead of idiomatic 可用 App phrasing Chinese reviewers use
Assuming watchOS target in binary = localized storefront — companion app support does not auto-fill Connect overlay fields
English text burned into PNG exports — Connect caption fields are Chinese but the image file still embeds English My Watch headlines (a design fix, not a metadata paste)
Reusing iPhone-only captions on Watch companion frames — phone-width phrasing that does not name 我的手表 or 配对 workflows buyers expect
Over-claiming notification mirror — zh-Hans copy promises full notification sync your app does not ship
What good zh-Hans Watch companion listing copy looks like
Companion-centric listings name the iPhone Watch app workflow in plain zh-Hans — not a word-for-word mirror of English brochure lines:
Subtitle — one clause on wrist companion value or install-on-watch; room for 手表 or Apple Watch within 30 characters
Description — lead with the My Watch or Available Apps workflow; mention Face Gallery or notification mirror only when your app actually supports them
Screenshot overlays — short lines naming what the frame shows: 我的手表, 可用 App, 在 Apple Watch 上安装, 镜像 iPhone 通知 — not "Install on Apple Watch" pasted through machine translation
Voice match — same 你/您 and punctuation habits as your other zh-Hans fields
Connect checklist before you order Watch companion listing copy
Open App Store → Chinese (Simplified) — confirm the zh-Hans row exists; note which fields are still English
Audit companion screenshot overlays — export English caption text per frame; list lines mentioning My Watch, Pair, Available Apps, Install on Apple Watch, or Mirror notifications
Verify subtitle and keywords — do they mention wrist companion workflows in Chinese or still mirror en-US?
Check description bullets — Watch companion feature paragraphs may be English-only even when title is zh-Hans
Separate complication vs companion scope — if frames show watch face slots, confirm whether you need companion copy or complication copy (see Watch complications guide)
Separate Watch gallery scope — if every Watch screenshot frame is English, confirm whether you need listing-field rewrite only or also per-device caption lines (see Watch device-set guide)
Plan re-export if text is burned in — Connect caption fields help only when overlays are editable text layers, not English baked into PNGs
Verify China in availability — Pricing and Availability includes China if the storefront should show zh-Hans copy
How this differs from complications, screenshot-set, and engineering guides
Our screenshot captions guide covers overlay copy boundaries for any app gallery. Our Watch complications guide covers watch face slot marketing — Corner, Graphic Circular, Modular — not My Watch pairing. Our iPad, Mac & Watch guide covers separate device upload matrices on the same zh-Hans row. This page covers Watch companion-app marketing on listing metadata — name, subtitle, keywords, description, and overlay lines that sell My Watch, pairing, Available Apps, install-on-watch, Face Gallery entry, and notification mirror workflows:
Companion-app marketing copy — not WatchKit, SwiftUI watchOS, or WCSession engineering
Shared listing fields — not watch face complication slot art or complication family configuration
My Watch and install vocabulary — not per-device Watch gallery matrices alone
Screenshot overlay lines when bundled — not screenshot PNG design or re-export
For one app on the zh-Hans row, paste-ready Simplified Chinese listing copy for Watch companion-marketing fields you specify:
Title, subtitle, keywords, description — zh-Hans rewrite aligned with your English companion positioning
Promotional text — when bundled in your brief
Screenshot overlay and caption lines — zh-Hans lines for frames showing My Watch, Pair your Apple Watch, Available Apps, Face Gallery, Install on Apple Watch, Show on Apple Watch, and Mirror iPhone notifications workflows
English source alignment — when your en-US companion copy also needs tightening, we note both sides in the deliverable
24-hour turnaround — delivered to the email on your Stripe receipt after checkout and intake
Human rewrite from your current English listing — not a machine translation dump. Default $79 scope targets listing metadata and companion overlay lines; ask if you also need complication-specific copy or per-device Watch matrices bundled — see the AppLocale product page.
What AppLocale does not do
Does not implement WatchKit extensions, SwiftUI watchOS views, or WCSession companion pairing code
Does not design My Watch tab UI, Available Apps layouts, or notification settings screens
Does not implement watch face complications, WidgetKit watch timelines, or complication family configuration
Does not design, compose, or re-export Apple Watch screenshot PNG/JPEG assets
Does not translate text burned into existing image files — only Connect caption fields and deliverable line sheets for your designer
Does not localize in-app UI strings, Xcode catalogs, or the app binary
Does not upload media or click Save for you in App Store Connect
Does not guarantee App Store rankings, conversion lift, or download growth
Does not manage Apple Search Ads, review-reply retainers, or ASO retainers
Is not QuantRadar, not paid ads management, and not investment or legal advice
Does not invent reviews, ratings, or traffic numbers
How it works
Confirm scope — which listing fields and Watch companion overlay lines need zh-Hans; whether complication frames or Watch gallery device sets are in scope
Send intake — reply from the email on your Stripe receipt with your App Store listing URL, current English copy (especially My Watch, Available Apps, and notification mirror lines), target locale (zh-Hans), and frame counts if screenshots are included
Receive files — within 24 hours, paste-ready zh-Hans listing copy arrives at your Stripe receipt email
Paste in Connect — enter fields on the zh-Hans row; hand overlay lines to your designer if text is burned into PNGs
Does shipping a watchOS companion app auto-translate My Watch marketing on the China storefront?
No. The Watch app binary and iPhone companion UI are in-app features — they do not fill App Store Connect localization rows. If zh-Hans fields are empty, the China product page falls back to en-US copy.
Why do My Watch and Available Apps captions still show English on China?
Screenshot overlay lines are per localization. English companion badges on the en-US gallery do not propagate to zh-Hans until you paste Chinese caption text into the Chinese screenshot set.
What do I send after AppLocale payment?
Your live App Store listing URL, current English listing fields, Watch companion screenshot overlay lines (My Watch, Pair, Available Apps, install, notification mirror), target locale (zh-Hans), and any frame counts. Reply from the email address on your Stripe receipt — we deliver to that Stripe email within 24 hours.
Can you implement WatchKit or SwiftUI watchOS UI for my companion app?
No. We rewrite Connect listing metadata only. Engineering the watchOS companion in Xcode is outside AppLocale scope.
How is this different from the Watch complications listing page?
Complications marketing covers watch face slot badges — Corner, Graphic Circular, Modular — on listing fields. This page covers the iPhone Watch app experience — My Watch tab, pairing, Available Apps, install on watch, Face Gallery entry, and notification mirror settings — not watch-face slot art.
How is this different from the iPad, Mac, and Watch screenshot-set guide?
The device-set guide covers separate Watch upload matrices and per-hardware gallery captions. This page covers companion-app marketing vocabulary on shared listing fields — not multi-device screenshot matrix work alone.
Which zh-Hans terms fit notification mirror settings on screenshots?
Common patterns: 镜像 iPhone 通知 for Mirror iPhone notifications, 手表上的通知 for shorter overlays, and 通知设置 when the frame shows notification toggles in the Watch app on iPhone. AppLocale matches phrasing to what your English source actually claims.
Will localized Watch companion copy improve Search ranking in China?
We do not guarantee keyword position or download growth. Apple indexes title, subtitle, keywords, and description for Search. Complete zh-Hans companion marketing helps buyers who already landed on your product page understand wrist install value.
How much does AppLocale cost?
$79 one-time via Stripe checkout. No subscription. Seller is Fortune Insight, LLC.
What is AppLocale not?
Not WatchKit engineering, not complication design, not multi-device screenshot matrix work alone, not screenshot design, not ranking guarantees, not QuantRadar, and not investment or legal advice. We do not invent reviews, ratings, or traffic numbers.
AppLocale — zh-Hans Apple Watch companion listing copy aligned with your My Watch product page
Delivered within 24 hours after Stripe payment. After checkout, reply from your Stripe receipt email with your App Store URL and English Watch companion listing copy. No ranking guarantees. Sold by Fortune Insight, LLC.