Comparison

DateGlance vs iDOS 3

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable date complication
  • Supports all watch faces
  • Two-line display
  • Over 30 date formats
  • Separate color settings
  • Localized date and language
  • Standalone watch app
Features
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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

About

iDOS 3

Experience classic DOS games and applications on your iPhone and iPad. This app emulates a DOS PC, offering modern controls for enhanced playability. It also supports productivity tasks like word processing and programming.

Highlights
  • On-screen keyboard with custom layouts
  • Virtual gamepad with customizable bindings
  • Trackpad mouse emulation
  • MT-32 emulation and MIDI support
  • Bluetooth keyboard and gamepad support
  • Bluetooth mouse support
Features
Currently charting
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Play classic DOS games on your iPhone and iPad! iDOS turns your device right into a powerful DOS gaming PC, with modern game control to make your old favorites as playable as possible. You can also use iDOS for non-gaming purposes, such as word processing, casual programming. Apps in the DOS days are often simpler and surprisingly productive. KEYBOARD iDOS provides a PC compatible on-screen keyboard with carefully designed layouts for different devices and orientations. The keyboard has a sliding control in landscape mode so that you can keep it from covering critical part of the screen. Bluetooth keyboard is fully supported on iOS 14+. GAMEPAD iDOS provides a virtual gamepad with key bindings that are fairly common in DOS games. You can customize the bindings. The DPAD works in 8-axis way. It can also be toggled into a joystick. External bluetooth game controllers are supported. Make sure your game controller is connected (System Settings->Bluetooth). To customize button bindings, go to iDOS in landscape mode, tap on bluetooth icon on the auto-hiding top bar. MOUSE The screen area serves as a trackpad for moving mouse pointer. Tap on the screen for left click. If direct touch is enabled, the mouse pointer will move to where you tap. Hold one finger on the screen, and tap with another finger for right click. On-screen mouse buttons are also provided for your convenience. Bluetooth mouse are fully supported on iOS 14+. AUDIO iDOS supports mt32 emulation, MIDI sound fonts, cuesheet based CDimage with compressed audio tracks (ogg/mp3/flac). SUPPORT - Visit https://litchie.com/dospad for more information - Send email to idos@litchie.com - Follow the developer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/litchiedev - iDOS is open source, report issue on https://github.com/litchie/dospad

Screenshots

iDOS 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DateGlance at $0.99 against iDOS 3's $4.99. iDOS 3's advantage is chart position (#135 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

DateGlance costs $0.99 and iDOS 3 $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for DateGlance against 4.3 for iDOS 3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 52 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 70% and 70% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DateGlance ships an update every 2 months, iDOS 3 every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
DateGlance versus iDOS 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDateGlanceiDOS 3
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.3 (23 ratings)4.3 (52 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better69.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2352 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#135 — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndras Solyom潮激 李

Customer experience

DateGlance

All ratings23 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative27.0%

iDOS 3

All ratings51 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral11.2%
Negative19.1%

In-app purchases

None

DateGlance

No in-app purchases

None

iDOS 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DateGlance free?
DateGlance costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is iDOS 3 free?
iDOS 3 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DateGlance or iDOS 3?
iDOS 3 is rated higher. DateGlance averages 4.3 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while iDOS 3 averages 4.3 from 52 ratings.
Do DateGlance or iDOS 3 have ads?
Neither DateGlance nor iDOS 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DateGlance or iDOS 3?
DateGlance ships an update every 2 months, and iDOS 3 every 6 weeks. Most recently, DateGlance was updated on October 27, 2026 and iDOS 3 on October 27, 2026.

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