# MyText Widget vs Addons

The clearest difference is price: Addons at Free against MyText Widget's $0.99. Addons also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 40 months). MyText Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#115 vs unranked). On ads there is nothing between them.

Addons is free to download; MyText Widget costs $0.99 up front. Addons sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MyText Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

Addons holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Addons has 337 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of MyText Widget's written reviews are positive against 60% of Addons's.

MyText Widget ships an update every 40 months, Addons every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | MyText Widget | Addons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [3.6 (14 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mytext-widget/id1312534841/reviews) | **[4.6 (337 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/addons-scripts-and-adblock/id6446811843/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 14 | **337** |
| Positive reviews | 37.2% of reviews | **60.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | **Every 5 weeks** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Best chart rank | **#115** | — |
| Size | 1 MB | 49 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Kappz LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/660496091) | [庆彬 邓](https://appshunter.io/developer/1630153590) |

## What reviewers say

### MyText Widget

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mytext-widget/id1312534841)

**Currently charting:** #115 Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

Display personalized text on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy mode. Customize fonts, colors, and sizes for reminders, quotes, or notes. Keep important information visible at a glance without unlocking your device.

**Highlights:** Display text on Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy, 5 font styles, Multiple color options, Adjustable text alignment, Automatic font size adjustment, Multiple widget sizes, One-tap clipboard paste

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Addons

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/addons-scripts-and-adblock/id6446811843)

Enhance Safari with custom scripts, ad blocking, resource downloading, and dark mode. This extension offers powerful customization for a personalized browsing experience across all Apple devices.

**Highlights:** Userscript support (Greasemonkey/Tampermonkey), Resource sniffing and video downloading, Customizable ad filtering, Tagit mode for selective ad removal, Smart search engine switching, Webpage dark mode

**Features:** Safari Extension, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Lifetime | $4.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Faster web loading
- 👍 Useful alternative to 'Stay'
- 👍 Great for many reasons
- 👍 Works very well
- 👍 Safari usability greatly improved

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Useless, bad bad bad
- 👎 Does nothing
- 👎 Stopped working
- 👎 Requires external apps
- 👎 Misleading claims

**Reported bugs**

- Web page sniffing function not working
- Stopped working after 24 hours
- Scripts adblocking and downloads sniffer not working
- Serious bug on iOS 17.4 Dev Beta: blank UI after clearing cookies
- Member logouts are frequent

**Requested features**

- Add Mac version support
- Improve sharing and link copying
- Fix persistent logouts for members


## Frequently asked questions

### Is MyText Widget free?

MyText Widget costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Addons free?

Addons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, MyText Widget or Addons?

Addons is rated higher. MyText Widget averages 3.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Addons averages 4.6 from 337 ratings.

### Do MyText Widget or Addons have ads?

Neither MyText Widget nor Addons shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, MyText Widget or Addons?

MyText Widget ships an update every 40 months, and Addons every 5 weeks. Most recently, MyText Widget was updated on September 30, 2026 and Addons on September 28, 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.*