Comparison

Clinical Field Notes 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

Clinical Field Notes

This app allows users to create detailed medical field notebooks with rich media notes, including text, audio, images, and drawings. It offers tools for measurement and calculation, with options for password protection and secure export of notes.

Highlights
  • Rich media note-taking (text, audio, image, drawing)
  • Medical image tracing and measurement tools
  • Password protection for entries
  • Secure note export via email or Dropbox
  • No account sign-up required
  • Individual media expiration
Features
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Clinical Field Notes is a note taking app that allows the user to create medical field notebooks containing written, audio, image, and free hand drawing notes. It is a timeline style notes/journaling app that features: - Rich Media (Text, Image, Audio, Video, Free Hand Drawing, Web-link, Location, Events) - Tools (Tracing over a medical image, Ruler Measurement, Calculator) - Multiple Photos per Entry - Expiration for Individual media (expiry of 7 days) - Passwords for Individual Entry, Clinical Privacy Protect - Sending to Mail - No Accounts to sign up for - Export whole note by sending a zipped html file to Mail, or backup via Dropbox ===== About the author ===== Liansheng is a senior software developer who worked 4 years at EA mobile and has more than 10 years experiences of developing mobile applications. He has worked on large range of mobile platforms. After joining EA Mobile in 2006, Liansheng contributed to many of EA's major mobile products, he worked in frameworks team with special focus on 3D graphic and sound engine, he built the sound engine for the Rockband. Before joining EA, Liansheng worked at Isee3D, My Virtual Model and AppsGo. He has a Ph.D in Geochemistry from University of Paris, France. Please send your feedback to: clonecase@gmail.com

About

Any Text Widgets

Display custom text, tasks, or handwriting directly on your lock screen or home screen. Keep reminders, goals, and notes always visible with customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • 15 Text Widgets
  • Text, Task, and Handwriting Modes
  • Customizable Widget Appearance
  • Interactive Checklists
  • Freehand Drawing and Sketching
  • One-Tap Editing
  • Shortcuts Integration
Features
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Put any text, tasks, or handwriting on your lock screen or home screen - keep your reminders, goals, to-do lists and notes always visible! Features - 15 Text Widgets - Place different content on various Lock Screen configurations or Home Screen layouts - 3 Widget Modes - Switch between Text, Task, and Handwriting modes for each widget TEXT MODE - Quick Notes - Perfect for reminders, quotes, passwords, or any text you want to see at a glance - Full Widget Customization - Custom background colors, background images, font colors, text styles, and sizes - Lock Screen Effects - Typewriter effect makes text appear character by character TASK MODE - Interactive Checklists - Check off completed tasks with a simple tap - Smart Sorting - Uncompleted items automatically stay on top - Drag to Reorder - Organize your priorities with drag and drop HANDWRITING MODE - Free Drawing - Write, sketch, or draw anything with your finger - Creative Freedom - Perfect for quick doodles, diagrams, signatures, or artistic expressions ADVANCED FEATURES - One-Tap Editing - Simply tap any widget to open the app and edit your content instantly - Advanced Tap Actions - Edit content, open a specific URL, run a Shortcut, or disable tap actions completely - Shortcuts Integration - Create powerful automations to dynamically update your widget content based on time, location, or any trigger you define - Timed Widget - Schedule different widgets to automatically rotate by time of day, set custom time slots to display the right content at the right moment Support available through App Suggestions in settings.

Screenshots

Clinical Field Notes2 screens
Any Text Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Any Text Widgets at Free against Clinical Field Notes's $4.99. Any Text Widgets also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Clinical Field Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On ads and device support 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

Any Text Widgets is free to download; Clinical Field Notes costs $4.99 up front. Any Text Widgets sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Clinical Field Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Any Text Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Any Text Widgets has 538 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clinical Field Notes ships an update every 6 months, Any Text Widgets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Clinical Field Notes versus Any Text Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClinical Field NotesAny Text Widgets
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (538 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—38.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1538 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiansheng Zhang喜兰 梁

Customer experience

Clinical Field Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Any Text Widgets

All ratings538 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative53.8%

In-app purchases

None

Clinical Field Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Any Text Widgets

One-time2
  • Lifetime Promo$2.99
  • Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Clinical Field Notes free?
Clinical Field Notes costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Any Text Widgets free?
Any Text Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clinical Field Notes or Any Text Widgets?
Any Text Widgets is rated higher. Clinical Field Notes averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Any Text Widgets averages 4.4 from 538 ratings.
Do Clinical Field Notes or Any Text Widgets have ads?
Neither Clinical Field Notes nor Any Text Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clinical Field Notes or Any Text Widgets?
Clinical Field Notes ships an update every 6 months, and Any Text Widgets every 3 weeks. Most recently, Clinical Field Notes was updated on August 23, 2026 and Any Text Widgets on September 22, 2026.

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