TextManga vs Color Date One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextManga
Create cute and mysterious animated text characters to paste on blogs or use as ASCII art. HTML tags enable text animation, offering a fun way to add dynamic elements to your content.
- Animated text characters
- HTML tag integration
- ASCII art creation
- Cute and mysterious designs
- Easy to paste on blogs
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可愛く不思議に動く文字をペタペタ貼り付けよう！ ブログなど、“htmlタグ”が有効な場所に貼り付けると文字が動き出すよ！ もちろん、ふつうにAAとして使うのも問題ないよ！
Color Date One
Customize your watch face with a highly visible date complication. Choose from various formats, adjust size, and personalize colors to match your style. Supports Japanese era names for a unique touch.
- Highly visible date complication
- Adjustable circular complication size
- Customizable date row colors
- Multiple date formats
- Japanese era name support
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Main Features 1. Highly visible date complication. 2. Circular complication is single element of weekday or day, which is adjustable in size. 3. Can set color of each date row using grid, slider, or color code. 4. Choose from 3 date formats, such as "year/month/day". 5. Compatible with Japanese era name. * Complications placed on colored dials are in monotone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TextManga at 50% against Color Date One's 0%. TextManga also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (3.0 vs 1.0). Color Date One's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 26 months). On ratings volume, ads and device support 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
TextManga is free to download; Color Date One costs $1.99 up front. TextManga sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Color Date One asks for nothing beyond the download.
TextManga holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of TextManga's written reviews are positive against 0% of Color Date One's.
TextManga ships an update every 26 months, Color Date One every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextManga | Color Date One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fumitake Kume | NAOTO UENO |
Customer experience
TextManga
Color Date One
In-app purchases
TextManga
- 広告非表示$0.991 Month
- お気に入り機能$0.991 Month
Color Date One
No in-app purchases
