Mayday Safety vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mayday Safety
This app enables users to send and receive emergency alerts with precise location sharing to family and nearby contacts. Designed with input from military veterans, it offers a clear communication method for various emergencies, aiming to improve response times and safety.
- Send and receive emergency alerts
- Share precise location
- Global family and nearby contact alerts
- Two-way feedback and messaging
- Use with multiple organizations
- Family safety check-ins
- Set off alarms on all family phones
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The Mayday Safety app allows users to send and receive emergency alerts to and from those nearby and family members world-wide. As long as there is a cell-phone signal or internet connection, the precise location of the alert and contact information can be shared. Mayday Safety was designed by, and with the input of, U.S. Special Operations veterans who recognized that some of today’s emergencies resemble more of what is seen on the battlefield than what civilians are used to encountering. This app is an attempt to bring tools and technology used to track events on the battlefield and put it in the hands of parents, teachers, and individuals looking for a clear method to communicate. Unfortunately, emergency responders may not know your precise location. Despite what movies show, 911 can often only get a rough area of your location. There are many stories in the news of people dying because first responders could not find their precise location. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), up to 10,000 lives a year could be saved in America if better emergency location information could be shared. Also, those nearby you, your family members, and members of your organization (workplace, school, church, etc.) may be in the best position to get help faster. According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the average school shooting lasts 12.5 minutes while the average police response time is 18 minutes. Emergencies can bring chaos and confusion. The Mayday Safety app allows for simple and effective communication during emergencies. Other solutions only send out a one-way alert or work with only one organization. The Mayday Safety app allows for feedback and messaging and can be used with as many organizations as a user chooses. **Use Examples** FLORIDA SCHOOL SHOOTING Students took to social media to try and communicate while teachers were confused about what was happening and what to do. With the Mayday Safety app, everyone with the app could have been immediately alerted to lock-down and the school could have sent communications directly to teachers and staff what to do. And unlike with other methods of alerting to problems (fire alarms, PA systems, texts, etc.), clear feedback can be received by organizations which can then see on a map who is safe and who needs help. ASSAULT Victims of assault may not know their exact location when an assault occurs and may not be able to make a phone call. By using the Mayday Safety app, victims can immediately alert those nearby and their family members that help is needed and exactly where they are. FAMILIES Parents can easily send a “safety check” from the app which will send a notification to their children’s phones. Later, when the child checks in safe, a notification appears on the parents phone. Also, children may ignore texts or calls. A parent can send out a family-only alert to set off an alarm on everyone’s phone. Spouses can also know when they need to check their phone during a meeting because it’s an emergency versus ignoring a text to check later. The Mayday Safety app gives users the ability to manage their safety by crowdsourcing alerts and communication. DISCLAIMER - THE MAYDAY SAFETY APP IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES. MASADA DEFENSE, LLC, AND ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS, HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE MAYDAY SAFETY APPLICATION. NO GUARANTEES ARE MADE AS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE APPLICATION NOR THE SAFETY OF ITS USERS. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. You may choose to have Mayday Safety only use your location during an active alert. Organizations, to include first responder services, interested in going the Mayday Safety system should visit MaydaySafety.com or contact us at info@maydaysafety.com
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: Mayday Safety at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Mayday Safety also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is chart position (#50 vs unranked) and ratings volume (590 vs 105). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Mayday Safety 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 — 4.6 for Mayday Safety against 4.6 for Any Text · Widgets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Any Text · Widgets has 590 ratings behind it against 105, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Mayday Safety's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.
Mayday Safety ships an update every 3 weeks, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mayday Safety | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | 4.6 (105 ratings) | 4.6 (590 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews — better | 81.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105 | 590 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #50 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Cleckner | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
Mayday Safety
Any Text · Widgets
User reviews
Mayday Safety
From 105 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Great idea for safety
- 👍 Easy to use and setup
- 🚀 Quick alerting mechanism
- 👨👩👧👦 Useful for families
- 🏫 Good for school safety
Room to improve
- 🐛 Verification code issues
- 🐛 Notifications not working
- 🐛 App not functioning correctly
- 🐛 Connection issues between devices
- 🐛 No support or contact for help
Any Text · Widgets
From 590 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
Mayday Safety
Reported bugs
5 issues- Verification codes not sending
- Notifications not received on iOS
- App requires constant re-verification
- Family members not connecting within the app
- Bad links for support on App Store
Requested features
6 requests- Improve notification reliability for iOS
- Ensure internal mapping and messaging system
- Provide better customer support and contact options
- Address issues with verification codes not sending
- Fix connection problems between family members' devices
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- Make all features available without a paid version
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
Mayday Safety
No in-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
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