# Ollee Watch

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Ollee Watch and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as an interesting DIY project that adds a better backlight to Casio A168 and F-105W watches. Caveat: closed-source firmware, and app data is sent to Firebase.

## Why people recommend it

- Better backlight than stock (1 comments): "better backlight but closed-source firmware and configuration over BLE in a smartphone app" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879367))
- Works with Casio A168 and F-105W (1 comments): "Tested: All Casio A168 and F-105W models that use module 3298" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50115566))
- Interesting project to tinker with (1 comments): "a VERY interesting project to tinker with" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50318043))

## What people warn about

- Closed-source firmware and BLE app (1 comments): "better backlight but closed-source firmware and configuration over BLE in a smartphone app" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47879367))
- App data sent to Firebase (1 comments): "it's all sent to their firebase and no storage in the app" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50318368))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Casio watch](https://hackerapproved.com/p/casio-watch.md): 49 recommend
- [Casio F-91W](https://hackerapproved.com/p/casio-f-91w.md): 47 recommend
- [Casio G-Shock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/casio-g-shock.md): 43 recommend
- [Casio F-B100W](https://hackerapproved.com/p/casio-f-b100w.md): 40 recommend
- [Casio Wave Ceptor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/casio-wave-ceptor.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Ollee+Watch+One+Kit&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ollee Watch", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ollee-watch/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).