Pocket Bandit

Casual

Ratings

Age

4+

Games

Languages

English

Latest Version 1.3

Thu Oct 22 2020

- Optimized for WatchOS 7

- New content! 20 more treasures to find.

- Gameplay improvements

- Bugs fixing

Pocket Bandit is a game designed exclusively for Apple Watch. You play as a clever thief trying to crack safes across various levels. Use the Digital Crown to rotate the dial and feel the vibrations as you get closer to the combination. Be quick! If the timer runs out or you make too much noise, the police will catch you. Discover over 100 treasures and work your way up the ranks to become the greatest bandit in history.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

82/100

Pocket Bandit is a masterclass in utilizing the Apple Watch's unique hardware. It’s a fast-paced, high-stakes safe-cracking game that feels like a micro-heist in the palm of your hand. Using the Digital Crown to feel the haptic feedback of a safe's tumblers is one of the most satisfying interactions I've experienced on a wearable device.

The game thrives on its 'one more try' loop. You're constantly racing against a clock to loot jewels and gold before the police arrive. It’s stylish, minimalist, and perfectly paced for those 30-second gaps in your day. It proves that smartwatches aren't just for notifications; they can be genuine gaming platforms when the mechanics are this focused.

Dinsun reviewed on: Wed Feb 25 2026

Features

Optimized for Apple Watch and Digital Crown

Intense haptic feedback mechanics

Over 100 unique treasures to collect

Fast-paced arcade gameplay

Increasing difficulty with laser grids and alarms

Tips & Walkthrough

Mastering the Digital Crown

The key to success is listening to the haptic clicks. Slowly rotate the Digital Crown; when you feel a distinct 'thump' or see a visual cue, stop immediately to set the tumbler. Speed is essential as the security levels increase in later vaults.

Gameplays

Looting and Rankings

Each safe contains a variety of loot, from common coins to rare artifacts. Collecting loot increases your score and bandit rank. As you progress, safes become more complex, requiring more combinations and offering less time to complete the job.

Screenshot

Q&A

While you need an iPhone to install the app, the gameplay takes place entirely on your Apple Watch.

Ratings & Reviews

One little annoying problem

Wed Dec 18 2019 Rayne5248

I really enjoy playing this game when I have some extra free time, but I have one little complaint. Sometimes the alarm spawns right where your pointer already is, which means sometimes you get fined like 20,000 dollars for just starting a game. I love this game so much and I’d hate to stop playing it just because this keeps happening. Thanks!

Fix bags!

Mon Nov 06 2023 wyflix

Hello! I face this problem all the time that at the end of the level, guessing the last number and when the arrow from the safe hits the red zone. everything seems to be logical and correct, the level is completed, they give a reward, but due to the fact that the red zone continues to fill, there is no way to remove the arrow, which is why, after victory, the safe opens, they only give a reward and immediately a defeat is announced and the game currency is withdrawn. I kindly ask you to solve the problem with a fix update. It is difficult to accumulate a large balance. But overall the game is worth the money, very well made, except for the problem. I often play it in the evenings and really hope for an update. Thank you for your understanding and responsiveness, I hope I explained it clearly😁

Like it, but can’t play

Tue Sep 17 2019 .Mea

I like this game, it’d be a good time killer, but it doesn’t let me play 50-75% of the time. It freezes, usually in the first round after entering a few combos. I can usually still turn the crown, and hear/feel when I’ve found the next combination, but I can’t see anything, but sometimes it won’t work whatsoever, and my only option is to give up. I have the 40mm series 4 watch, and it’d also be nice if the game was optimized for the watch. As the game’s display doesn’t stretch to edge of the device, it makes it rather difficult to enter the combination.

Really good

Thu Mar 12 2020 real elon muck

I love how it gets harder as you go on and you can collect items and they all cost different costs and the more money you get the more tense you get cause the more money you have the more you lose like if you have 300,000 $ than If you get caught you will get 50,000 $ tooken away and you want to get than money back so play more and more

Good game but a few suggestions

Sun Jan 01 2023 tcuhornfrog6

Great game and really fun to play but I wish you could be able to see little pictures of the loot you have in your gallery and maybe add a few more different types of robberies. Also something to spend your money on. But over all it’s a great game.

App freezes constantly

Fri Apr 03 2020 SquigglyMatt

This was my first app purchase for my Apple Watch Series 5. It was highly recommended on a number of sites as one of the better Apple Watch games available. It ended up being a waste of $1. I have never made it through consecutive rounds without the display freezing. You can still rotate the dial and feel the haptics but the display won’t unfreeze until after you have been caught. Very disappointing. My watch is running on the latest OS version 6.2.

Red portion bug

Wed Sep 02 2026 uhuh0182

I am having the same issues as one of the other reviews i read of the red portion continuing after the game ends and it is impossible to beat, if you could fix that i would like everything about the game!

This game is great

Wed Jun 23 2021 i am a mouse🐭🐭🐭🐭

Definitely useful when I’m bored in class. The only thing I don’t understand is what the money is for. Like you can’t spend it so what’s the point? Just wondering!