TimeGlance vs MonthDay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeGlance
This app adds a digital time complication to any watch face, updating every minute with the correct time. It supports all complication types and watch faces, offering customization for time format, date display, and time zones. The app functions independently of your phone.
- Digital time complication for any watch face
- Updates every minute
- Supports all complication types
- Standalone watch app
- Customizable time formats (24h, 12h, military)
- Multiple date formats or hide date
- Time zone selection
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If the app does not show on your Watch after purchase please go to App Store on your watch (not phone) - scroll to bottom - Account - Purchased - and download from here. This app provides a digital time complication for all complication types on any watch face. - Updates every minute, always showing correct time - All complications and watch faces supported - Standalone watch app, all features can be used without your phone - Choose between 24 hour, 12 hour (AM/PM), or military time - Choose from 8 date formats from simple short ones to full dates, or hide the date. - Actual date format and language is localized to the region and language settings of your device - Time zone selection. Any ±24h offset from UTC or local time. - Set text color of complication (only works for multicolor watch faces) - Switch lines of time and date
MonthDay
Display the current date on your watch face with customizable complications. View month, day, year, and day of the week based on complication size and regional settings.
- Numeric date display
- Month number
- Day of the month
- Year display
- Day of the week name
- Regional date order
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View the current date on your watch face. Depending on complication size, see the month number, day of the month, year, and name of the day within the week. The order of the date components reflect your region preferences.
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MonthDay at Free against TimeGlance's $0.99. TimeGlance's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (63% vs 50%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
MonthDay is free to download; TimeGlance costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for TimeGlance against 3.8 for MonthDay. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeGlance has 106 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of TimeGlance's written reviews are positive against 50% of MonthDay's.
TimeGlance ships an update every 2 days, MonthDay every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeGlance | MonthDay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (106 ratings) | 3.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #156 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andras Solyom | Lateef Sanford |
Customer experience
TimeGlance
MonthDay
Bugs and requests
TimeGlance
Reported bugs
3 issues- Time getting stuck or showing incorrect time
- Complication disappearing after watch reset
- Issues with reinstalling the app
Requested features
4 requests- Option to hide time and show only date
- Ability to adjust font size
- More color customization options
- Support for multiple time zones
MonthDay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TimeGlance
No in-app purchases
MonthDay
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TimeGlance free?
Is MonthDay free?
Which has better reviews, TimeGlance or MonthDay?
Do TimeGlance or MonthDay have ads?
Which is updated more often, TimeGlance or MonthDay?
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