Comparison

Color Date One vs Cool Ukiyo

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Highly visible date complication
  • Adjustable circular complication size
  • Customizable date row colors
  • Multiple date formats
  • Japanese era name support
Features
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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.

About

Cool Ukiyo

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Cool Ukiyo4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Color Date One versus Cool Ukiyo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor Date OneCool Ukiyo
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNAOTO UENOMihoko Araki

In-app purchases

None

Color Date One

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cool Ukiyo

One-time1
  • Cool Ukiyo-e Clock with no ads$3.99

Questions

Is Color Date One free?
Color Date One costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cool Ukiyo free?
Cool Ukiyo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Color Date One or Cool Ukiyo have ads?
Cool Ukiyo shows ads; Color Date One does not.
Which is updated more often, Color Date One or Cool Ukiyo?
Color Date One ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cool Ukiyo monthly. Most recently, Color Date One was updated on September 23, 2026 and Cool Ukiyo on September 9, 2026.

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