Comparison

Color Date vs Date601

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

High Visibility Date

ISO 8601 dates on your watch

$0.99

🔧 Utilities

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About

Color Date

Customize your watch face with a highly visible and lightweight date complication. Choose from various display patterns and select one of eight font colors. It also supports Japanese era names for added functionality.

Highlights

Highly visible date complication
Lightweight design
Variety of display patterns
Eight font color options
Japanese era name support
Monotone colored dial complications

Features

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Main Features 1. Highly visible and lightweight date complication 2. Choose from a variety of display patterns 3. Select the font color from 8 colors 4. Compatible with Japanese era name * Complications placed on colored dials are in monotone

About

Date601

Features

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View today's date in ISO 8601 format. Optionally view the day of the week as well.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Color Date at fortnightly against Date601's every 2 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Color Date costs $0.99 and Date601 $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Date ships an update fortnightly, Date601 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level

Color Date versus Date601: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Color Date	Date601
Price	$0.99	$0.99
Positive reviews	33.3% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Fortnightly — better	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Paid	—
Devices	iPhone, Apple Watch	iPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS	17.6	17.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	1 MB	3 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	NAOTO UENO	Prathamesh Kowarkar

In-app purchases

None

Color Date

No in-app purchases

None

Date601

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Date free?

Color Date costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

Is Date601 free?

Date601 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

Do Color Date or Date601 have ads?

Neither Color Date nor Date601 shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Color Date or Date601?

Color Date ships an update fortnightly, and Date601 every 2 months. Most recently, Color Date was updated on September 12, 2026 and Date601 on September 16, 2026.