Color Date One vs DigiDate Calendar
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.
DigiDate Calendar
Display the current day and date directly on your watch face with customizable complications. Tap to access a full monthly calendar with intuitive navigation. Choose your preferred date format for a personalized experience.
- Day and date complications
- Three complication styles
- Tap to open monthly calendar
- Scroll and swipe navigation
- Customizable date formats
- No accounts or subscriptions
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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 One's $1.99. DigiDate Calendar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Color Date One's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On 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
DigiDate Calendar is free to download; Color Date One costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DigiDate Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Color Date One ships an update every 3 weeks, DigiDate Calendar every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Color Date One | DigiDate Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAOTO UENO | Christopher Keeser |
Customer experience
Color Date One
DigiDate Calendar
In-app purchases
Color Date One
No in-app purchases
DigiDate Calendar
No in-app purchases
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