GREE+ vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GREE+
This application offers intelligent control and management for smart home appliances. It allows users to easily add devices to a unified ecosystem, control them remotely from anywhere, and monitor their real-time status. The app aims to simplify daily life through smart technology integration.
- Intelligent appliance management
- Remote control from anywhere
- Real-time device status monitoring
- Easy addition to smart ecosystem
- Unified device management
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GREE + brings you a brand new experience for intelligent control,As a new official application software that GREE Develops specially for IoT era,it has the function of appliance management,intelligent control,etc.,which makes your life much easier. Function introductions: 1、Intelligent products can be easily added into Gree ecosystem for intelligent management uniformly. 2、You can control the appliance at anytime and anywhere you like. 3、You can know the status of the appliance in real time and immediately. Permission access Providing the service requires optional access permissions as shown below. Even if you do not allow optional access, you can still use the basic functions of the service Selective permission access Location information -Used to find and connect to nearby Wi-Fi when adding products to the app Nearby devices -Find and connect to nearby Bluetooth devices when adding products to the app Camera -Take a picture when modifying the user's avatar and attach it to the photo Documents and media -Selecting an album image is required when modifying the user avatar -Required when downloading the plug-in page
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GREE+ at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. GREE+ also leads on ratings volume (14K vs 450) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 49%) and chart position (#43 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
GREE+ is free to download; Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Any Text · Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GREE+ has 14K ratings behind it against 450, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of GREE+'s written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.
GREE+ ships an update every 3 weeks, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GREE+ | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | 4.4 (14K ratings) | 4.6 (450 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.7% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 450 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #43 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 348 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAI | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
GREE+
Any Text · Widgets
User reviews
GREE+
From 14K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💻 User-friendly
- 🚀 Easy setup
- 📱 Convenient remote control
- ⚙️ Reliable functionality
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections
- 🔍 Difficult to add/manage multiple devices
- 🔒 Compatibility issues with WiFi/network
- 📱 Unstable app performance
- 🗺️ Limited regional support
Any Text · Widgets
From 450 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Useful utility
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔒 Secure and bug-free
- 💡 Great for organizing screens
- 🔒 Helpful for lost phone info
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work on some devices
- 🔒 Family sharing doesn't work
- 🔒 Text not showing on Lock Screen
- 👎 Text box too small
- 👎 Difficult to apply
Bugs and requests
GREE+
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Devices disappear from app
- Timer functions not working as expected
- Login/account issues
- Incompatibility with newer OS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Display current room temperature
- Add scheduling/timer options
- Integrate with smart home platforms
- Improve app UI/UX
- Provide better customer support
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
GREE+
No in-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
Questions
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