TimeGlance vs Digital Time
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
Digital Time
Display the current digital time directly on analog watch faces. This app enhances glanceability for users who prefer analog aesthetics but need quick access to precise time information. Customize time and date formats to suit your preferences.
- Digital time on analog faces
- Customizable time formats
- Customizable date formats
- Available on all non-digital watch faces
- Enhances glanceability
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This complication shows the digital time on analog watch faces. Perfect for those who like the look of an analog face without losing the glanceability of a digital clock! This complication is available in all locations for each non-digital watch face. The time and date formats can be customized in the app.
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Digital Time at Free against TimeGlance's $0.99. TimeGlance's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ratings volume, ads, device support 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
Digital Time is free to download; TimeGlance costs $0.99 up front. Digital Time sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TimeGlance asks for nothing beyond the download.
TimeGlance holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 106 and 70 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of TimeGlance's written reviews are positive against 36% of Digital Time's.
TimeGlance ships an update every 2 days, Digital Time every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeGlance | Digital Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (106 ratings) — better | 3.0 (70 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews — better | 35.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — 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 | Joseph Peplowski |
Customer experience
TimeGlance
Digital Time
User reviews
TimeGlance
From 106 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful complication
- 🚀 Works seamlessly
- 💡 Customizable options
- 👍 Simple and functional
Room to improve
- 🐛 Time not updating consistently
- 🐛 Complication not showing up
- 🐛 Unreliable sync
- 🔍 Small font size
Digital Time
From 70 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for analog faces
- 👍 Useful complication
- 👍 Works as advertised (sometimes)
- 👍 Customizable options
- 👍 Good for 24-hour format
Room to improve
- 🐛 Time doesn't update
- 🐛 Stops updating regularly
- 🐛 Freezes after sleep mode
- 🐛 Unreliable
- 🐛 Useless when not syncing
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
Digital Time
Reported bugs
22 issues- Time stops updating
- Time freezes after sleep mode
- Complication stuck at a particular time
- Time does not refresh
- App does not download or start working
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- App disappeared from watch/phone
- Unable to uninstall app
- 24-hour format displays incorrectly (e.g., 0:34 instead of 00:34)
- Time doesn't update after sleep mode
- Time complication is wrong
- Time freezes and doesn't update
- Digital time doesn't update instantly
- App shows purchased but not installed
- Time is stuck on 10:09
- Time is stuck on 11:10 pm
- Time is stuck on 10:09 am
- Time is stuck on Friday the 9th at 10:09 pm
- Time is stuck on 21:05
- Time is stuck at 5:38 AM
- Time is stuck on 8:38
- Time is stuck at 10:09 am Oct 9th
- Time is stuck on 24:34 instead of 00:34
Requested features
4 requests- Larger time display option
- Ability to change language of days/months
- Fix 24-hour format display (leading zero)
- Color matching for aesthetic bars
In-app purchases
TimeGlance
No in-app purchases
Digital Time
- Tip Jar 1$0.99
- Tip Jar 3$2.99
- Tip Jar 5$4.99
Questions
Is TimeGlance free?
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