Date601 vs Clock Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- ISO 8601 date display
- Optional day of the week
- Watch compatibility
- iPhone companion app
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View today's date in ISO 8601 format. Optionally view the day of the week as well.
Clock Buddy
Easily track multiple world times directly on your Apple Watch. Customize city labels, abbreviations, and colors for quick identification. Choose between compact or dense complications for your watch face.
- Display multiple world times
- Customizable city labels and colors
- Rectangular watch face complications
- Compact and dense complication options
- Minute-by-minute time updates
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World Clock Buddy keeps the times you care about right on your Apple Watch. Add up to six cities, then check them from the watch app or from a rectangular complication on your watch face. Each city gets a clear label, airport-style abbreviation, and color, so you can spot London, New York, Tokyo, or home without doing the usual mental math. Choose the compact complication for a cleaner glance, or the dense one when you want more cities visible at once. Times update by the minute and stay easy to read, even when your wrist is only up for a second. Built for travelers, remote teams, long-distance friends, and anyone who just wants world time without opening a full app.
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Clock Buddy at Free against Date601's $0.99. Clock Buddy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Date601's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ratings volume, 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
Clock Buddy is free to download; Date601 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Clock Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Date601 ships an update every 2 months, Clock Buddy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Date601 | Clock Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prathamesh Kowarkar | Martian Code Oy |
Customer experience
Date601
Clock Buddy
In-app purchases
Date601
No in-app purchases
Clock Buddy
No in-app purchases
