Calcat vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calcat
A calculator app designed for cat lovers, featuring a cute cat sound when calculations are complete. It prioritizes ease of use with a clear display of input and results, allowing users to review their steps and correct mistakes.
- Cat sound on calculation
- Easy-to-use interface
- View calculation history
- Input process display
- General calculator mode
- Function calculator mode
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"Calcat" is a calculator for people who like cats. When you push the "="button, you hear a cute mew of the cat. Not only cute, it is a calculator sticking to ease of use. You can leave calculation results, see the process of input and immediately notice a mistake. This calculator calculates in input order like a general calculator. *General Calculator (calculation in input order) 1 + 2 × 3 = 9 [1 + 2 × 3 = 9] *Function Calculator 1 + 2 × 3 = 7 [1 + (2 × 3) = 7]
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: Calcat at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Calcat also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 12 months). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Calcat 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 Calcat against 4.6 for Any Text · Widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 105 and 450 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Calcat's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.
Calcat ships an update every 12 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calcat | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | 4.7 (105 ratings) — better | 4.6 (450 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.7% of reviews — better | 81.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105 | 450 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #36 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sky-nexus Inc. | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
Calcat
Any Text · Widgets
Bugs and requests
Calcat
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
Calcat
No in-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
Questions
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