Comparison

Foothill Transit Watch 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

Foothill Transit Watch

Report safety and security concerns discreetly to transit authorities. Send photos, videos, text, and locations of suspicious activity. The app functions even with poor signal strength and can store reports until connectivity is restored.

Highlights
  • Discreetly report safety concerns
  • Send photos and 6-second videos
  • Text descriptions and location sharing
  • Offline report storage
  • BOLO (Be On the Look Out) alerts
  • Anonymous reporting option
Features
Read full description

Foothill Transit Watch: Free Safety and Security Mobile app for Riders The Foothill Transit Watch safety and security app offers riders a quick and discreet method for reporting safety and security concerns directly to Foothill Transit. App users can send photos, six second video, text descriptions, and locations of suspicious people or activities. From the home screen, users have two easy options for contacting Foothill Transit: * The “Report an Issue” button allows users to send text or photos directly to Foothill Transit. To ensure discretion, the camera flash is automatically disabled when photos are taken through the app. When reporting an issue, users can select locations and report categories to assist Foothill Transit. Riders can also send reports anonymously if they chose. * The “Call 911” button will connect customers directly to police. Use only in an emergency. The application is designed for robust operation even under conditions of poor signal strength. If you send a report from an area without cellular/Wi-Fi connectivity, it will be stored and sent when connectivity returns. The system is also designed to send text descriptions before photos so that the police can get information as quickly as possible. Additional Features: BOLO (Be On the Look Out) Alerts. BOLO Alerts on Foothill Transit Watch may display alerts from Foothill Transit about specific persons of interest. For example, Foothill Transit may display information about a missing person or child, such as where they were last seen. If you see a person from a BOLO, immediately call 9-1-1 and send an app report to Foothill Transit discreetly. Help keep Foothill Transit safe with the Foothill Transit Watch app.

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
Read full description

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

Foothill Transit Watch3 screens
Any Text · Widgets3 screens

Verdict

The call

Foothill Transit Watch and Any Text · Widgets both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of Any Text · Widgets's written reviews are positive against 0% of Foothill Transit Watch's. Any Text · Widgets also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (450 vs 49). Foothill Transit Watch's advantage is price (Free vs $4.00) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Foothill Transit Watch 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Any Text · Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Any Text · Widgets has 450 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Foothill Transit Watch's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Foothill Transit Watch ships an update every 10 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 17, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Foothill Transit Watch versus Any Text · Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFoothill Transit WatchAny Text · Widgets
PriceFree — better$4.00
Rating4.4 (49 ratings)4.6 (450 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49450 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#43 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperElerts CorporationSindre Sorhus

Customer experience

Foothill Transit Watch

All ratings49 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Any Text · Widgets

All ratings450 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.5%

Bugs and requests

Foothill Transit Watch

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
Show 1 more
  • Add Apple Watch widget support

In-app purchases

None

Foothill Transit Watch

No in-app purchases

None

Any Text · Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Foothill Transit Watch free?
Foothill Transit Watch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Any Text · Widgets free?
Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Foothill Transit Watch or Any Text · Widgets?
Any Text · Widgets is rated higher. Foothill Transit Watch averages 4.4 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Any Text · Widgets averages 4.6 from 450 ratings.
Do Foothill Transit Watch or Any Text · Widgets have ads?
Neither Foothill Transit Watch nor Any Text · Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Foothill Transit Watch or Any Text · Widgets?
Foothill Transit Watch ships an update every 10 months, and Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, Foothill Transit Watch was updated on July 17, 2026 and Any Text · Widgets on September 20, 2026.

Other comparisons