DateGlance vs UTC Complications
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DateGlance
This app offers a customizable date complication for your watch. Choose from over 30 date formats for two lines, with hundreds of combinations. You can also set separate colors for each line and the app supports localized date formats.
- Customizable date complication
- Supports all watch faces
- Two-line display
- Over 30 date formats
- Separate color settings
- Localized date and language
- Standalone watch app
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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. Date Glance provides a customisable date complication. - Compatible with all watch faces and complication slots - Two lines, choose from more than 30 date formats for each line, there are hundreds of possible combinations - Set color separately for each line (relevant only for multicolor watch faces) - Actual date format and language is localized to the region and language settings of your device - Standalone watch app, all settings can be changed on your watch
UTC Complications
This app offers customizable digital time complications for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on Apple Watch. It's ideal for aviators and developers needing a quick reference for server logs. Complications update every minute and can be configured with various display options.
- Customizable UTC time complications
- Updates every minute
- 24-hour ISO 8601 format by default
- Supports 12-hour time
- Customizable time labels (UTC, GMT, Z, Zulu)
- Color customization for watch faces
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UTC Complications for Apple Watch provides customizable, digital time complications for Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). A great quick reference for aviators and software developers looking at server logs. If this app doesn't show up on your Watch after purchase, open the App Store on your Watch, scroll to the bottom, choose Account → Purchased, and download from there. Complications are provided for every available Apple Watch complication slot and update every minute with the current UTC time. By default, complications are presented in 24-hour ISO 8601 time. You can set many options including: • Using your device's region settings • Using 12-hour time • Using "UTC", "GMT", "Z", "Zulu", or "±00:00" to label UTC time • Customizing colors on supported watch faces
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DateGlance at 4.3 against UTC Complications's 3.0. DateGlance also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). UTC Complications's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
DateGlance costs $0.99 and UTC Complications $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DateGlance holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of DateGlance's written reviews are positive against 33% of UTC Complications's.
DateGlance ships an update every 2 months, UTC Complications every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DateGlance | UTC Complications |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (23 ratings) — better | 3.0 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.3% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andras Solyom | Professionally Ridiculous LLC |
Customer experience
DateGlance
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In-app purchases
DateGlance
No in-app purchases
UTC Complications
No in-app purchases
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