Comparison

Date601 vs DigiDate Calendar

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

DigiDate Calendar

Display the current day and date directly on your watch face with customizable, minimalist complications. Access a full monthly calendar with intuitive navigation for browsing and quick access to today's date.

Highlights
  • Minimalist watch face complications
  • Three complication styles
  • Full monthly calendar view
  • Intuitive calendar navigation
  • Customizable date formats
  • No account or subscription required
Features
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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.

Screenshots

DigiDate Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DigiDate Calendar at Free against Date601's $0.99. DigiDate Calendar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

DigiDate Calendar is free to download; Date601 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DigiDate Calendar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Date601 ships an update every 2 months, DigiDate Calendar every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Date601 versus DigiDate Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDate601DigiDate Calendar
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrathamesh KowarkarChristopher Keeser

Customer experience

Date601

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

DigiDate Calendar

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Date601

No in-app purchases

None

DigiDate Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Date601 free?
Date601 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DigiDate Calendar free?
DigiDate Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Date601 or DigiDate Calendar?
DigiDate Calendar is rated higher. Date601 averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while DigiDate Calendar averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Date601 or DigiDate Calendar have ads?
Neither Date601 nor DigiDate Calendar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Date601 or DigiDate Calendar?
Date601 ships an update every 2 months, and DigiDate Calendar every 4 months. Most recently, Date601 was updated on October 30, 2026 and DigiDate Calendar on November 5, 2026.

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