Comparison

WatchTheTime vs ConnectEasy

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

Head to head
About

WatchTheTime

Customize your Apple Watch with a variety of digital time and date complications. Personalize colors, formats, and even offsets to create a unique watch face. Supports multiple complications and all Apple Watch styles.

Highlights
  • Digital time and date complications
  • AM/PM toggle
  • Color customization
  • Custom date formats
  • Multiple complications
  • 24-hour format support
  • Time/date offset
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This app allows you to: - Choose a date and/or digital time complication for your Apple Watch - Enable AM/PM on digital time complication - Change the color (where available) for both the date and the digital time Apple Watch complications - Change the date format from default options, or specify a custom format - Use multiple Apple Watch complications at the same time - Support for all complication styles, including Apple Watch Series 4 complications - 24-time format - Support for your Apple Watch's language - Custom time/date offset by hour and minute Requires: - Compatible Apple Watch running watchOS 4+ - Compatible iPhone paired to Apple Watch

About

ConnectEasy

Easily connect with loved ones by adding their contact information and photos. Quickly call or text by tapping their personalized button. Ideal for quick access to family, friends, or essential services like restaurants and emergency numbers.

Highlights
  • Add contacts with names and numbers
  • Assign photos or icons to contacts
  • One-tap calling and texting
  • Favorite contacts for quick access
  • Emergency numbers at the top
  • Supports iPhone Accessibility features
Features
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Connect to family and friends by adding their names and phone numbers so that you can call or text them by tapping their button. Add them via Contacts or by entering their name and phone number yourself. Add their photo to make their button easily identifiable or use one of the built in icons. Add your favorite pizza place or restaurant to quickly call for take-out or reservations! Set it up for your child or parent so they can easily call/text you when needed. Add emergency numbers that always appear at the top of the screen. ConnectEasy uses iPhone Accessibility features such as Dynamic Type sizes and VoiceOver. ConnectEasy does not collect any user data or display ads.

Screenshots

WatchTheTime1 screens
ConnectEasy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WatchTheTime at 57% against ConnectEasy's 0%. WatchTheTime also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 26 months). ConnectEasy's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WatchTheTime ships an update every 2 weeks, ConnectEasy every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WatchTheTime versus ConnectEasy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatchTheTimeConnectEasy
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.6 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 26 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdam DamaLocoDog Design LLC

Customer experience

WatchTheTime

All ratings39 ratings
Positive64.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative28.2%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral11.4%
Negative31.4%

ConnectEasy

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

WatchTheTime

No in-app purchases

None

ConnectEasy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WatchTheTime free?
WatchTheTime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ConnectEasy free?
ConnectEasy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do WatchTheTime or ConnectEasy have ads?
WatchTheTime shows ads; ConnectEasy does not.
Which is updated more often, WatchTheTime or ConnectEasy?
WatchTheTime ships an update every 2 weeks, and ConnectEasy every 26 months. Most recently, WatchTheTime was updated on June 9, 2026 and ConnectEasy on June 4, 2026.

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