Comparison

BoardWatch vs DatePlus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BoardWatch

Quickly add small, temporary, or permanent notes directly from your wrist. Ideal for reminders like parking spots or flight numbers, this app simplifies note-taking without needing your phone.

Highlights
  • Add fast and small notes
  • Permanent and temporary notes
  • Temporary notes auto-delete
  • Use Apple Watch dictation
  • Send notes to complications
  • Delete notes with long tap
Features
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A blackboard for your watch. This app allows to add fast and small notes to the watch: the seat on a train wagon, place where the car is parked or the number of your flight. The purpose of the application is simplify to the minimum the task of enter the reminder. You don't need to take the phone, is all over the Apple Watch. The note is entered using Apple Watch dictation feature. You can add permanent notes or temporary notes. A temporary note is deleted automatically after 12 hours. You can view detailed content of a note when you select the note in the table, and you can send the note to the utilitarian (small or large) and modular large complications using the swipe right gesture. To delete a note, long tap over the detailed view of the note. There are other notes app in the store, but any of them are so direct and fast.

About

DatePlus

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With DatePlus, you can easily check the date after the specified number of days. There is also a function to calculate from today, which takes into account the current day, and a pin function that allows you to save the number of days you have checked once. To check the number of days pinned, swipe left after launching the app. 【How to register the number of days on the dial】 1. Pin the number of days you want to see on your watch face. 2. On the pinned screen, swipe right on the number of days you want to view. 3. Tap the orange dial registration button. 4. Select the widget number to be set

Screenshots

BoardWatch1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DatePlus at Free against BoardWatch's $0.99. DatePlus also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 10 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

DatePlus is free to download; BoardWatch costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoardWatch ships an update every 10 months, DatePlus every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
BoardWatch versus DatePlus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoardWatchDatePlus
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 9 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better13.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheCoolBytesShunsuke Nakagawa

In-app purchases

None

BoardWatch

No in-app purchases

None

DatePlus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoardWatch free?
BoardWatch costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DatePlus free?
DatePlus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BoardWatch or DatePlus have ads?
Neither BoardWatch nor DatePlus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BoardWatch or DatePlus?
BoardWatch ships an update every 10 months, and DatePlus every 9 days. Most recently, BoardWatch was updated on August 15, 2026 and DatePlus on September 17, 2026.

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