Starlight Clock vs Color Date One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starlight Clock
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This is a digital and analog clock application with a starry sky motif. The constellation changes every hour. You can also set events in which locomotives appear at 10, 15, 20, 30, and 60 minute intervals. Sometimes shooting stars also stream. ***** The time text, analog clock, and constellations can be moved with the fingers. The analog clock and constellations can be zoomed in and out with two fingers. Seconds can also be displayed. Touching the time character switches to setting mode. The date and time can be changed to various formats by touching it in the setting mode. The display can be switched between 12-hour and 24-hour formats. Screen rotation in portrait and landscape orientation is also supported. By pressing buttons such as "2X" and "3X," the font size can be adjusted in steps. You can choose from 24 different constellations. The order of the constellations can be set to change randomly as well as in a predetermined order. The time signal can be set to one of 79 different tones.
Color Date One
Customize your watch face with a highly visible date complication. Choose from various formats, adjust size, and personalize colors to match your style. Supports Japanese era names for a unique touch.
- Highly visible date complication
- Adjustable circular complication size
- Customizable date row colors
- Multiple date formats
- Japanese era name support
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Main Features 1. Highly visible date complication. 2. Circular complication is single element of weekday or day, which is adjustable in size. 3. Can set color of each date row using grid, slider, or color code. 4. Choose from 3 date formats, such as "year/month/day". 5. Compatible with Japanese era name. * Complications placed on colored dials are in monotone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Starlight Clock at Free against Color Date One's $1.99. Color Date One's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Starlight Clock is free to download; Color Date One costs $1.99 up front. Starlight Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Color Date One asks for nothing beyond the download.
Starlight Clock ships an update every 3 months, Color Date One every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starlight Clock | Color Date One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mihoko Araki | NAOTO UENO |
In-app purchases
Starlight Clock
- Starlight Clock with no ads$2.99
Color Date One
No in-app purchases
Questions
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