Comparison

Remote for Hue vs Any Text · Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Remote for Hue

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Step 1: Open the App Step 2: There is no step two! Remote for Hue lets you control your Philips Hue lights directly from your Apple TV. Adjust brightness, saturation, and switch between color scenes — all with your Siri Remote. Quickly toggle entire rooms on and off, and see at a glance which rooms are active. No extra hub apps needed — just connect to your Hue Bridge and start controlling your lights from the big screen. A fine selection of colors will help you to select the hue of your lightbulbs just the right way. Switching on philips hue lightbulbs has never been easier. Reviews: "Such a obvious feature finally available! Thank you!" "Even my kids can use Philips Hue now" "That app is changed the way i use my Hue lightbulbs"

About

Any Text · Widgets

Display any text on your Lock or Home Screen to keep important notes, goals, or tasks visible. Customize text with Markdown and utilize 20 different widgets. Integrates with Shortcuts for powerful automations and syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Customizable text widgets
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen support
  • Markdown styling (bold, italic, strikethrough)
  • Live Activity and StandBy support
  • iCloud device syncing
  • Shortcuts app integration
Features
Currently charting
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Put any kind of text on your Lock Screen or Home Screen so you won't miss it. It could be an important note, your goal, a list of tasks, etc. It also supports Live Activity and StandBy. The app includes 20 widgets that lets you put different text on different Lock Screen configurations or Home Screen. You can style parts of the text bold, italic, or strikethrough using Markdown. Syncs seamlessly across your devices with iCloud. Simply tap the widget to open the app to edit the text. ■ Shortcuts The app is scriptable through the Shortcuts app, enabling a lot of powerful use-cases. For example, you could use an automation to change the text at a certain point in the day or at certain places. The only limit is your creativity. ■ Support You can contact me through the feedback button in the app.

Screenshots

Any Text · Widgets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Any Text · Widgets at every 6 weeks against Remote for Hue's every 13 months. Any Text · Widgets also leads on chart position (#57 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). Remote for Hue's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.00) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads and in-app purchases 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

Remote for Hue costs $0.99 and Any Text · Widgets $4.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote for Hue ships an update every 13 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Remote for Hue versus Any Text · Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote for HueAny Text · Widgets
Price$0.99 — better$4.00
Rating—4.6 (596 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—81.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—596 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank—#57 — better
DevicesApple TViPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoliTechSindre Sorhus

Bugs and requests

Remote for Hue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Any Text · Widgets

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not showing on Lock Screen
  • Text not updating in a timely manner
  • Force show when locked doesn't work

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow alternating/rotating text
  • Add custom font support
  • Provide full-width widget options
  • Add custom widget background colors
  • Enable editing widgets directly
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  • Add Apple Watch widget support

In-app purchases

None

Remote for Hue

No in-app purchases

None

Any Text · Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote for Hue free?
Remote for Hue costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Any Text · Widgets free?
Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00, with no in-app purchases.
Do Remote for Hue or Any Text · Widgets have ads?
Neither Remote for Hue nor Any Text · Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote for Hue or Any Text · Widgets?
Remote for Hue ships an update every 13 months, and Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, Remote for Hue was updated on November 2, 2026 and Any Text · Widgets on November 3, 2026.

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