Color Date One vs Cool Ukiyo
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.
Cool Ukiyo
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This is a digital and analog clock with a background of famous Ukiyo-e prints. You can choose from 40 different Ukiyo-e works from various periods. The time, analog clock, and Ukiyo-e can be moved with a finger. The analog clock and Ukiyo-e can be zoomed in and out with two fingers. Seconds can also be displayed. The background color can be selected from 5 different colors. Touching the time character switches to setting mode. When in setting mode, you can change the year, month, and day of the week to various formats by touching. The year, month, day of the week, a.m./p.m., and seconds can be erased. You can also switch between 12-hour and 24-hour displays. Rotation of the screen in portrait and landscape mode is also supported. The size of the text can be adjusted in steps by pressing buttons such as "2X" and "3X". The time signal can be selected from 78 different tones.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cool Ukiyo 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 update cadence, 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
Cool Ukiyo is free to download; Color Date One costs $1.99 up front. Cool Ukiyo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Color Date One asks for nothing beyond the download.
Color Date One ships an update every 3 weeks, Cool Ukiyo monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Date One | Cool Ukiyo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAOTO UENO | Mihoko Araki |
In-app purchases
Color Date One
No in-app purchases
Cool Ukiyo
- Cool Ukiyo-e Clock with no ads$3.99
Questions
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