# Luach vs Any Text · Widgets

Luach and Any Text · Widgets both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of Any Text · Widgets's written reviews are positive against 33% of Luach's. Any Text · Widgets also leads on ratings volume (450 vs 11) and chart position (#67 vs unranked). Luach's advantage is price (Free vs $4.00) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Luach 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.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Luach against 4.6 for Any Text · Widgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Any Text · Widgets has 450 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Luach's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.

Luach ships an update weekly, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Luach | Any Text · Widgets |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $4.00 |
| Rating | [4.5 (11 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/luach/id1259500420/reviews) | **[4.6 (450 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/any-text-widgets/id1643199620/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 11 | **450** |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | **81.9% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Weekly** | Every 6 weeks |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | **#67** |
| Size | 8 MB | 15 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Chaim Sommers](https://appshunter.io/developer/1259500419) | [Sindre Sorhus](https://appshunter.io/developer/328077650) |

## What reviewers say

### Luach

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/luach/id1259500420)

This app is a comprehensive Halachic calendar designed for Jewish women. It helps track personal dates, Niddah laws, Mikvah scheduling, and purity days. It also functions as a Zmanim calendar and event manager, with customizable calculations and local data storage for privacy.

**Highlights:** Personal Halachic date tracking, Mikvah scheduling and purity day management, Automatic pattern and problematic date calculation, Customizable Halachic specifications, Global Zmanim calendar, Event and occasion manager, PIN protection for private data

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Any Text · Widgets

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/any-text-widgets/id1643199620)

**Currently charting:** #67 Top Paid · Utilities (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Useful utility
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔒 Secure and bug-free
- 💡 Great for organizing screens
- 🔒 Helpful for lost phone info

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Doesn't work on some devices
- 🔒 Family sharing doesn't work
- 🔒 Text not showing on Lock Screen
- 👎 Text box too small
- 👎 Difficult to apply

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

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


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Luach free?

Luach 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, Luach or Any Text · Widgets?

Any Text · Widgets is rated higher. Luach averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Any Text · Widgets averages 4.6 from 450 ratings.

### Do Luach or Any Text · Widgets have ads?

Neither Luach nor Any Text · Widgets shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Luach or Any Text · Widgets?

Luach ships an update weekly, and Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, Luach was updated on October 9, 2026 and Any Text · Widgets on October 17, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*