Comparison

Date Today vs Mapper for Safari

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

Head to head
About

Date Today

Display the current date and time on your home screen with customizable widgets. Personalize themes, colors, fonts, and backgrounds to match your style. Access your default calendar app with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Customizable widgets
  • Color and theme personalization
  • Font family selection
  • Background image option
  • Light and Dark Mode support
  • Multiple widget sizes
  • Direct access to calendar app
Features
Read full description

See today's date and time at a glance from your lock or home screen with the help of a simple widget. The Date Today app is fully customized to your personal style. You can choose your colorful & fun themes. It is very easy to use and has the Aesthetic look. And it supports all multiple sizes that include small, medium, and large. And for each appearance look (Light Mode and Dark Mode), it shows you that custom style that you can change in the app. You can choose up to the 10 best widgets you want to see on your home screen. And you can place them anywhere on the home screen to see what is today's date at a glance. Those widgets have a prominent place on your screen. Get the latest time and date with the Date Today app. At a glance, you can see the current date and time (digital clock) in the Time Zone you are in right now. And when you place the today calendar widget on the home screen, you see the red circle as the current day of the month. And with a single tap, you have easy access to your personal calendar app. The app is designed for users as time watchers, students, engineers, doctors, etc. This useful and premium app works across iOS and iPadOS. So what are you waiting for? Get it Now! App features: ◆ Preview of the widget in your personal colors ◆ Choose up to the 30 beautiful and Aesthetic themes ◆ Customizable each color of the time and date ◆ Choose your image for the widget background ◆ Option for Transparent widget background in Light and Dark Mode ◆ Option to show clock 12-hour clock or 24-hour clock (military time) ◆ Option to change the automatically greeting text that up to your favorite greetings or inspirational words ◆ Option to customize the greeting text to greeting, custom text, month, or clock ◆ Option to change the font family for the day Calendar and the greeting text ◆ Option to change the application and widget language (to English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Turks, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, and Chinese Traditional) ◆ Tap on the calendar in the widget, it will open your default iOS Calendar app ◆ Support for Dark Mode The following high-quality widgets are available in this widget bundle: ◆ Today date and day in the small size ◆ The current time and date in the medium size ◆ The current time and date in and at the bottom of the handy calendar in the large size ◆ Mini Gregorian calendar in the small size ◆ Current and next Mini Gregorian calendar in the medium size ◆ Today day with greeting and show the current battery level in the small size ◆ Today day with greeting and show the current battery level in the medium size ◆ Today day with greeting and show the current battery level in the large size This is built by the developer of the most popular browser extension Turn Off the Lights. To learn more go to https://www.stefanvd.net

About

Mapper for Safari

This Safari extension automatically redirects Google Maps links to open directly in Apple Maps. It supports all Google domains and provides smart fallbacks, ensuring a seamless transition without any data collection.

Highlights
  • Redirect Google Maps links to Apple Maps
  • Supports all Google domains
  • Smart fallback to Google Maps web app
  • Zero data collection
  • Works on iOS and macOS
Features
Read full description

Mapper opens Google Maps links, directions, addresses, and map thumbnails from Safari directly in Apple Maps, so you can stop copying and pasting addresses. Key features: - Redirect Google Maps links, addresses, direction buttons, and map thumbnails directly to Apple Maps. - Support every Google domain (google.com, .co.uk, .ca, etc.) on iOS and macOS. - Smart fallbacks: if Mapper can’t resolve a link, you’ll land on the Google Maps web app and then automatically redirect to Apple Maps. - Zero data collection: Mapper only scans for map links on Google search pages and never stores personal or location data. How it works: - Install Mapper and enable the extension in Settings → Safari → Extensions. - Browse to Google in Safari. - Tap any map link, directions button, or thumbnail. - Mapper grabs the address or search term and opens Apple Maps with a single tap. Mapper is built and maintained by a solo indie developer, ensuring it stays lightweight, reliable, and up-to-date. If you love Mapper, please consider leaving a rating or review. For questions or feedback, tap the Contact link within the Mapper app.

Screenshots

Date Today4 screens
Mapper for Safari3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mapper for Safari at 67% against Date Today's 40%. Mapper for Safari also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and chart position (#21 vs unranked). Date Today's advantage is device support (5 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Date Today costs $1.99 and Mapper for Safari $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mapper for Safari holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mapper for Safari has 620 ratings behind it against 90, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Date Today's written reviews are positive against 67% of Mapper for Safari's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Date Today ships an update weekly, Mapper for Safari every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Date Today versus Mapper for Safari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDate TodayMapper for Safari
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating3.8 (90 ratings)4.2 (620 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews67.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings90620 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#21 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefan Van DammeAlex Kitcoff

Customer experience

Date Today

All ratings89 ratings
Positive69.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral23.3%
Negative37.1%

Mapper for Safari

All ratings563 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative18.7%
Written reviews339 reviews
Positive67.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative28.0%

Bugs and requests

Date Today

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mapper for Safari

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Redirects to incorrect or undefined locations
  • Stops working after OS updates
  • Doesn't work with Google Maps app installed

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for more mapping services (e.g., Waze)
  • Ability to set Apple Maps as default for all links
  • Compatibility with more browsers/platforms

In-app purchases

None

Date Today

No in-app purchases

None

Mapper for Safari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Date Today free?
Date Today costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mapper for Safari free?
Mapper for Safari costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Date Today or Mapper for Safari?
Mapper for Safari is rated higher. Date Today averages 3.8 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while Mapper for Safari averages 4.2 from 620 ratings.
Do Date Today or Mapper for Safari have ads?
Neither Date Today nor Mapper for Safari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Date Today or Mapper for Safari?
Date Today ships an update weekly, and Mapper for Safari every 3 days. Most recently, Date Today was updated on November 7, 2026 and Mapper for Safari on November 3, 2026.

Other comparisons