DateGlance vs Just A Day
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
Just A Day
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Just A Day is a simple Apple Watch complication that displays the day of the week directly on your watch face. The clear, prominent display can be especially helpful for anyone who appreciates an easy, reassuring way to confirm the current weekday. Just A Day is also designed for people who enjoy minimalist watch faces or want the day of the week to be a primary design element rather than a secondary detail. Just A Day puts the day of the week where it belongs: right on your Apple Watch face. Choose from a full set of complication styles, including corner, circular, rectangular, and inline, and display the weekday in either Short format (e.g. WED) or Full format (e.g. Wednesday). Personalize your complications with preset colors or a custom color selected in the iPhone app. Settings automatically sync between iPhone and Apple Watch. Includes • Multiple complication styles for different watch face slots • Short and Full weekday display formats • Preset colors plus a custom color picker in the iOS app • Straight and curved text complications where supported * Color customization applies only to supported complication styles. Some watch faces may enforce monochrome rendering or uppercase lettering. Accessibility Just A Day is designed to be easy to read at a glance, with clear typography and prominent weekday display options. The app supports system text sizing and offers multiple complication styles to suit different watch faces and visibility preferences.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DateGlance at 17.0 against Just A Day's 26.2. On price, 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
DateGlance costs $0.99 and Just A Day $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | DateGlance | Just A Day |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (23 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andras Solyom | Kevin Edwards |
In-app purchases
DateGlance
No in-app purchases
Just A Day
No in-app purchases









