Color Date vs DigiDate Calendar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Highly visible date complication
- Lightweight design
- Variety of display patterns
- Eight font color options
- Japanese era name support
- Monotone colored dial complications
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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
DigiDate Calendar
Display the current day and date directly on your watch face with customizable, minimalist complications. Access a full monthly calendar with intuitive navigation for browsing and quick access to today's date.
- Minimalist watch face complications
- Three complication styles
- Full monthly calendar view
- Intuitive calendar navigation
- Customizable date formats
- No account or subscription required
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DigiDate Calendar puts the day and date right on your watch face with beautiful, minimal complications. Three complication styles to fit any watch face: • Circular: Day of week and date, stacked compactly • Corner: Large curved date with the day of the week, and a line that tracks your progress through the month • Rectangular: Full day name and date, clean and readable Tap the complication to open a full monthly calendar with today highlighted. Scroll with the Digital Crown to browse months, swipe to jump by year, and double-tap to snap back to today. Choose your preferred date format — MM/DD/YYYY, DD/MM/YYYY, or YYYY/MM/DD — and the complication updates to match. No accounts. No subscriptions. No data collected. Just the date on your wrist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DigiDate Calendar at Free against Color Date's $0.99. Color Date's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 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
DigiDate Calendar is free to download; Color Date costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Color Date ships an update fortnightly, DigiDate Calendar every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Date | DigiDate Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAOTO UENO | Christopher Keeser |
Customer experience
Color Date
DigiDate Calendar
In-app purchases
Color Date
No in-app purchases
DigiDate Calendar
No in-app purchases
