LASCO vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LASCO
Transform your house into an intelligent home with wireless security and automation solutions. Control lighting, sensors, and more remotely via a smartphone app for enhanced safety and convenience. Enjoy a simpler, safer life with cutting-edge, user-friendly technology.
- Wireless security sensors
- Smart lighting control
- Remote device management
- Home automation solutions
- User-friendly design
- 100% wireless connectivity
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With everything getting so smart these days (from smartphones to smart TVs, smart cars and everything in-between) isn’t it time your home security got a little smarter too? We agree. That’s why Lasco was born; providing home security and automation solutions that work just as hard as you do. We boast all the technology needed to turn an ordinary house into an intelligent home, through simple yet powerful control systems that make it a pleasure to arrive home after a long day’s work – time and time again. We believe in challenging norms, maintaining our spot at the forefront of innovation. We combine high-tech creations with user-friendly designs, making your life simpler and safer – one day at a time. NO WIRES. NO STRESS. Forget cumbersome cables that only get in the way. Each of our forward-thinking solutions is 100% wireless, connecting to your devices of choice in seconds. From security sensors to alert you, lighting solutions and so much more, you don’t even need to be home to flip a switch. Left for work, but forget to put your bedroom light off? Do it from your smartphone and connected app – even from the other side of the planet. With Lasco by your side, the only thing you need to worry about is living the secure life you deserve – while our cutting-edge technology takes care of the rest.
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: LASCO at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. LASCO also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 45%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months). 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
LASCO 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 — 4.7 for LASCO 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 83, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of LASCO's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.
LASCO ships an update every 9 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LASCO | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | 4.7 (83 ratings) — better | 4.6 (450 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 | 450 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #36 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 205 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jefferson Nolasco | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
LASCO
Any Text · Widgets
Bugs and requests
LASCO
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
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- Add Apple Watch widget support
In-app purchases
LASCO
No in-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases








