Comparison

DateGlance vs UTC Face

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

UTC Face

Display city times and UTC offsets on your Apple Watch face with large, readable text. Manage your city list on your iPhone, with offline support for 50 built-in cities and online search for others. Automatic daylight saving updates ensure accuracy.

Highlights
  • Large, readable city times on watch face
  • Displays city code and UTC offset
  • Supports large rectangular complication slots
  • Manage city list via iPhone app
  • Offline support for 50 built-in cities
  • Automatic daylight saving updates
  • No ads, analytics, or accounts
Features
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UTC Face: World Clock puts a city's time on your Apple Watch face in type large enough to read at a glance. The built-in world clock complication is small. This one uses the whole slot: the city's three-letter code, its UTC offset, and the time — in the same large, rounded, monospaced face as your watch's own clock. HOW IT WORKS • Edit your watch face and add UTC Face to a large rectangular complication slot — Modular Duo, Modular, Infograph Modular, or any face with one. • Tap the slot again to choose which city it shows. • Put a second one in the other slot for a different city. YOUR CITY LIST • Manage your cities in the iPhone app: add, remove, reorder. • Changes sync to your watch automatically. • 50 built-in cities covering every major time zone, available offline. • Unlimited online search for anywhere else. • UTC is always there. ACCURATE • Updates on the minute, aligned to the minute boundary — no drift. • Daylight saving changes are handled automatically for every city. PRIVATE • No accounts, no analytics, no ads. • Your city list stays on your devices. There is no server. Requires iOS 26 and watchOS 26.

Screenshots

UTC Face4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: UTC Face at 5.0 against DateGlance's 4.3. UTC Face also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). DateGlance's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 UTC Face $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

UTC Face holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DateGlance has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of DateGlance's written reviews are positive against 100% of UTC Face's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DateGlance ships an update every 2 months, UTC Face every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DateGlance versus UTC Face: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDateGlanceUTC Face
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.3 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndras SolyomIbrahim Poyraz

Customer experience

DateGlance

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

UTC Face

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DateGlance

No in-app purchases

None

UTC Face

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DateGlance free?
DateGlance costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is UTC Face free?
UTC Face costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DateGlance or UTC Face?
UTC Face is rated higher. DateGlance averages 4.3 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while UTC Face averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DateGlance or UTC Face have ads?
Neither DateGlance nor UTC Face shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DateGlance or UTC Face?
DateGlance ships an update every 2 months, and UTC Face every 6 days. Most recently, DateGlance was updated on October 25, 2026 and UTC Face on October 24, 2026.

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