MonthDay vs SMSDefender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MonthDay
Display the current date on your watch face with customizable complications. View month, day, year, and day of the week based on complication size and regional settings.
- Numeric date display
- Month number
- Day of the month
- Year display
- Day of the week name
- Regional date order
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View the current date on your watch face. Depending on complication size, see the month number, day of the month, year, and name of the day within the week. The order of the date components reflects your region preferences.
SMSDefender
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The best and simplest way to filter out spam SMS messages! Quickly set up easy to understand rules for the messages you don't want to get notified about. After setting up your rules, to enable SMSDefender: • Go to Settings -> Messages -> Unknown & Spam • Then enable Filter Unknown Senders • Then select SMSDefender and choose Enable NOTE: rules will only run against unknown numbers The benefits of using SMSDefender: • Small app with no bloat. • No data gets sent or requested from any server. • Complete privacy. • All of your data is local. • Syncing of your rules to your iCloud profile. • Trusted app from a trusted software development company.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MonthDay at every 6 months against SMSDefender's every 13 months. MonthDay also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MonthDay ships an update every 6 months, SMSDefender every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MonthDay | SMSDefender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lateef Sanford | Runninghill Software Development PTY LTD |
In-app purchases
MonthDay
No in-app purchases
SMSDefender
No in-app purchases
