Color Date One vs NestList
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
NestList
Create and manage organized nested lists for tasks, notes, and more. This app prioritizes privacy with no network communication, ensuring your data stays secure. Easily add, edit, and delete items with intuitive swipe gestures.
- Create nested lists
- Offline functionality
- Secure data handling
- Intuitive swipe gestures
- Edit hierarchy
- Trash function for deletions
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Easily create nested lists. Things to do, memorandum, shopping list, reading list, URLs etc. This app has no network communication. So you don't have to worry about information leakage by network. No iCloud. Usage Press the "+" button to add an item. Press and hold the "+" button to add or paste. Swipe left to copy/hierarchy/edit/delete. Swipe right to add/delete check. Press and hold the item to search. Create a lower level 1. Add an item by pressing the "+" button. 2. Swipe left and touch ">". Edit the hierarchy name Swipe the item to the left and touch "Edit". Delete Delete one item: Swipe left and touch "Delete". Deletion items: Touch "Edit" in the upper right corner, select items, and then touch the trash box icon. Deleted items will be placed in the trash. You can set whether or not the trash function is available from the setting icon in the lower right corner. Edit Move: Select an item, touch the "Move" button, select the destination hierarchy, and touch the "Move here" button. Copy: Select an item and touch "Copy" to put the contents on the clipboard. Links Touch URL to open Safari To edit the URL, swipe left and touch "Edit"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Color Date One at every 3 weeks against NestList's every 3 months. Color Date One also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). NestList's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Color Date One costs $1.99 and NestList $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Color Date One ships an update every 3 weeks, NestList every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Date One | NestList |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAOTO UENO | ATSUSHI HATANAKA |
Customer experience
Color Date One
NestList
In-app purchases
Color Date One
No in-app purchases
NestList
No in-app purchases
