TimeGlance vs What Plane?
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
What Plane?
Instantly identify aircraft overhead with this app. It offers a widget for quick glances and a live map for exploring nearby air traffic. View detailed information for planes within 30 nautical miles, with a unique compass ring for direction.
- Instant aircraft identification
- Home Screen widget for quick access
- Live map of nearby air traffic
- Detailed aircraft information
- Compass Ring bearing indicator
- Customizable aircraft icons
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What Plane? was built to answer one question—fast: what’s that aircraft overhead? Everything is designed for instant glanceability, so you can get the answer without “using an app”. Add the widget to your Home Screen and tap to refresh. Tap the custom aircraft icon to jump straight into the live map. Inside the app, controls stay just as simple. Want different units? Tap any stat (altitude, speed, distance) to cycle through options. The default view lets you explore nearby air traffic, and with a single tap on any aircraft—or the menu button—you can browse rich details for every plane within 30 nautical miles. To keep the interface minimal while adding real information density, What Plane? uses the Compass Ring: the panel border doubles as a bearing indicator, showing the aircraft’s direction relative to you at a glance. And when an aircraft is overhead, the widget brings it to life with airline-specific liveries and aircraft models—so your Home Screen matches what’s in the sky. WHATPLANE PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Choose the aircraft you want to spot and get an alert when a match is nearby. Chat with Lookout to ask about aircraft recorded in your area while you were away, and prioritise your matches in Dynamic Island. Pro is a monthly auto-renewable subscription, purchased separately in the app, with a one-week free trial for eligible new subscribers. After the trial, the subscription renews at the displayed monthly price unless cancelled. The local price is shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy: https://whatplane.org/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: What Plane? at 5.0 against TimeGlance's 3.7. What Plane? also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%). TimeGlance's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $6.99) and ratings volume (106 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
TimeGlance costs $0.99 and What Plane? $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
What Plane? holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TimeGlance has 106 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of TimeGlance's written reviews are positive against 100% of What Plane?'s.
TimeGlance ships an update every 2 days, What Plane? weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeGlance | What Plane? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (106 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 106 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #63 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andras Solyom | David Wilkinson |
Customer experience
TimeGlance
What Plane?
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
What Plane?
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TimeGlance
No in-app purchases
What Plane?
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TimeGlance free?
Is What Plane? free?
Which has better reviews, TimeGlance or What Plane??
Do TimeGlance or What Plane? have ads?
Which is updated more often, TimeGlance or What Plane??
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