This Date In History * vs When Does
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
This Date In History *
Discover significant U.S. historical events that occurred on any given day. Explore milestones related to your birthday, holidays, or any date you choose. Browse the comprehensive database of historical facts.
- Daily U.S. historical events
- Events for birthdays and holidays
- Browse historical milestones
- Comprehensive event database
- Dynamically retrieves daily milestones
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"This Date in History" delivers fascinating daily events in U.S. history every day of the year. See essential events on your birthday, holidays, or even an ordinary day like today! This app gives users the ability to know what happened a day like today in the history of the United States. Every day, the app dynamically retrieves the corresponding milestones for that day. The user can also browse through all the different milestones in our database using the milestones’ browser.
When Does
This app provides the dates for numerous holidays and observances throughout the year. Users can easily add these events to their personal calendars or send them via email to themselves or others. It's a convenient reference for tracking important dates, including major holidays and time changes.
- Holiday date lookup
- Add holidays to calendar
- Email holiday information
- Includes major holidays
- Tracks US Daylight Saving Time
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When Does tells you when a number of holidays occur in a given year. It allows you to add the holiday to your calendar or to email it to you or to someone else. If you want to know when a holiday occurs, look here! It includes Chinese New Year, Martin Luther King Day, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Passover, and many more! It also includes the start and end of US Daylight Savings Time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: When Does at 100% against This Date In History *'s 25%. This Date In History *'s advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
This Date In History * is free to download; When Does costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
This Date In History * ships an update every 2 months, When Does every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | This Date In History * | When Does |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LaGuardia & Wagner Archives | Paul T Cottey |
Customer experience
This Date In History *
When Does
In-app purchases
This Date In History *
No in-app purchases
When Does
No in-app purchases
Questions
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