Comparison

Kenning vs DateTimeAtIsland

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

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About

Kenning

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Kenning Local Translation helps you understand everyday language across text, photos, speech, media files, and short face-to-face conversations. Type or paste text, take or import a photo, choose horizontal or vertical text when needed, and let Kenning extract the words before translating them. You can also speak directly, import an audio file, or choose a video from Photos; Kenning prepares the speech as text, then sends it into the same translation flow. Conversation mode is turn-based for clearer face-to-face use. Pick two languages, record one person at a time, then hear the translated result out loud. History keeps completed translations with the original text, translated text, language pair, source type, and time, so you can return to useful results later. Before you need translation in places with weak signal, open Kenning and prepare the languages and speech recognition assets you expect to use. When the required on-device resources are available, the core translation and speech flow can stay on your iPhone or iPad. Supported languages are English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and French. Actual availability depends on Apple system support and installed on-device language resources. Kenning works best for travel, study, daily communication, work reading, photos, speech, media transcripts, and short conversations. For legal, medical, contractual, or other high-risk content, treat the translation as a helpful draft and have the final wording checked by a qualified person.

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DateTimeAtIsland

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DateTimeAtIsland is a lightweight time widget that surfaces the two things you check most often - today's date and weekday - right in your Dynamic Island. [Today, always at a glance] No matter which app you're in or which screen you're on, today's date and weekday quietly live at the top of your iPhone. One less glance at the clock wake the screen. [Make it yours] - Swap the day, weekday order - Show the month number, in any format (14.5, 5.14, etc.) - Independent font sizes and colors for the day number and weekday - For the lock-screen note: alignment, text color, text size, background color, and intensity - Instant Korean, English language switch [Long-press the Dynamic Island] iOS limits this kind of overlay to 8 hours at a time. The green bar inside the expanded view shows how much time is left - tap it to rewind the timer and start a fresh 8 hours. [Device compatibility] - Dynamic Island display: iPhone 14 Pro or newer (including the 16 Pro lineup) - Lock-screen widget: any iPhone running iOS 16.1 or later [Privacy and advertising] No account required. Nothing leaves your device. No ads, no tracking, no analytics SDKs. All settings stay on your iPhone. [Support the developer] If you enjoy the app, you can leave a small tip at the bottom of the Settings screen. All payments are processed securely through Apple.

Screenshots

Kenning3 screens
DateTimeAtIsland3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kenning at none against DateTimeAtIsland's 3. DateTimeAtIsland's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. DateTimeAtIsland sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Kenning asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kenning ships an update every 2 months, DateTimeAtIsland every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Kenning versus DateTimeAtIsland: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKenningDateTimeAtIsland
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 โ€” better26.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMason HsiehSungkwon Jung

In-app purchases

None

Kenning

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DateTimeAtIsland

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$2.99

Questions

Is Kenning free?
Kenning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DateTimeAtIsland free?
DateTimeAtIsland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kenning or DateTimeAtIsland have ads?
Neither Kenning nor DateTimeAtIsland shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kenning or DateTimeAtIsland?
Kenning ships an update every 2 months, and DateTimeAtIsland every 2 days. Most recently, Kenning was updated on September 29, 2026 and DateTimeAtIsland on September 28, 2026.

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