Comparison

Date601 vs Just A Day

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

Head to head
About

Date601

This utility displays the current date in ISO 8601 format on your wearable device. Users can choose to include the day of the week for additional context. It offers a straightforward way to access date information directly from your wrist.

Highlights
  • ISO 8601 date display
  • Optional day of the week
  • Watch compatibility
  • iPhone companion app
Features
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View today's date in ISO 8601 format. Optionally view the day of the week as well.

About

Just A Day

Features
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Just A Day is a simple Apple Watch complication that displays the day of the week directly on your watch face. The clear, prominent display can be especially helpful for anyone who appreciates an easy, reassuring way to confirm the current weekday. Just A Day is also designed for people who enjoy minimalist watch faces or want the day of the week to be a primary design element rather than a secondary detail. Just A Day puts the day of the week where it belongs: right on your Apple Watch face. Choose from a full set of complication styles, including corner, circular, rectangular, and inline, and display the weekday in either Short format (e.g. WED) or Full format (e.g. Wednesday). Personalize your complications with preset colors or a custom color selected in the iPhone app. Settings automatically sync between iPhone and Apple Watch. Includes • Multiple complication styles for different watch face slots • Short and Full weekday display formats • Preset colors plus a custom color picker in the iOS app • Straight and curved text complications where supported * Color customization applies only to supported complication styles. Some watch faces may enforce monochrome rendering or uppercase lettering. Accessibility Just A Day is designed to be easy to read at a glance, with clear typography and prominent weekday display options. The app supports system text sizing and offers multiple complication styles to suit different watch faces and visibility preferences.

Screenshots

Just A Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Date601 at 17.0 against Just A Day's 26.2. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Date601 costs $0.99 and Just A Day $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Date601 versus Just A Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDate601Just A Day
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrathamesh KowarkarKevin Edwards

In-app purchases

None

Date601

No in-app purchases

None

Just A Day

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Date601 free?
Date601 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Just A Day free?
Just A Day costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Date601 or Just A Day have ads?
Neither Date601 nor Just A Day shows ads.

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