Red Days vs Date601
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Days
Easily track upcoming public holidays with a countdown to your next day off. Access a year's worth of holiday information offline, right from your wrist or phone.
- Public holiday countdowns
- US, UK, Canada, Iceland holidays
- Offline access
- Wearable support
- Yearly holiday list
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Ever wonder when the next day-off work will be? Red Days displays a countdown list of public holidays for US, UK, Canada and Iceland. Now you know how many days left until you can relax. No internet needed, a years worth of holidays at your finger tips and on your wrist.
Date601
This utility displays the current date in ISO 8601 format on your wearable device. Users can choose to include the day of the week for additional context. It offers a straightforward way to access date information directly from your wrist.
- ISO 8601 date display
- Optional day of the week
- Watch compatibility
- iPhone companion app
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View today's date in ISO 8601 format. Optionally view the day of the week as well.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Red Days at Free against Date601's $0.99. Red Days also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and device support (4 vs 2). Date601's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.6). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Red Days is free to download; Date601 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Red Days holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Red Days ships an update every 3 months, Date601 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Days | Date601 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | (optional.is) | Prathamesh Kowarkar |
Customer experience
Red Days
Date601
In-app purchases
Red Days
No in-app purchases
Date601
No in-app purchases
