Comparison

Text Case vs Favorites Widget

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Text Case

This utility app offers over 60 text formatting options, from simple encoding to creative styles and custom transformations. It integrates seamlessly with iOS via a Share Extension and Siri Shortcuts for easy access anywhere.

Highlights
  • Over 60 text formats
  • Customizable format flows
  • iOS Share Extension
  • Siri Shortcuts support
  • Text replacement and modification
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Text Case is a text transformation utility, that can be as powerful as you make it, and accessible throughout iOS. ### Flows ### These are customisable combinations of formats, that can be put together to create more complex and personal text transformations. ## Tons of Formats ## There's over 60 text formats to choose from in the app, from simple ones such as Base64 encoding, to fun ones such as Mocking SpongeBob or Clap Case, various Markdown formats, and even some more complex formats which allow customisation such as replacing all occurrences of a string, or adding a prefix/suffix. ## Share Extension ## It comes packed with an action extension that lets you select text anywhere in iOS, tap the Share button, and then you’ll find the “Convert Text” action. This will show you a preview of all available formats, and a simple tap on one of those will copy it to your clipboard, and you’ll be returned to the original app. You can customise the extension to show just the flows you've created, the standard formats, or both. ## Siri Shortcuts Support ## You can access all flows and formats inside the Shortcuts app, which come along with dedicated actions for the more complex actions such as Replace, Remove, and Add Prefix/Suffix.

About

Favorites Widget

Quickly call or message your favorite contacts directly from your Lock or Home Screen. Customize widgets to perform actions like opening URLs or running shortcuts with a single tap.

Highlights
  • Call/message from Lock Screen
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Customizable tap actions
  • Open URLs
  • Run shortcuts
  • Direct calling
Features
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Call or message your favorite people directly from the Lock Screen or Home Screen. The widgets are customizable and you can even choose to open a URL or run a shortcut when tapping a widget. It also supports calling without a confirmation (must be enabled in setting). ■ Widget tap actions • Call • FaceTime • Send email • Send message • WhatsApp • Telegram • Open URL • Run shortcut ■ FAQ 〉How is it different from the built-in Contacts widget? This one is available on the lock screen, customizable, you can call or message by tapping the widget, and more. ■ Support You can contact me through the feedback button in the app.

Screenshots

Text Case4 screens
Favorites Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Text Case at Free against Favorites Widget's $3.00. Text Case also leads on ratings volume (144 vs 17) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.1). Favorites Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On update cadence, 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

Text Case is free to download; Favorites Widget costs $3.00 up front. Text Case sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Favorites Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Favorites Widget holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Case has 144 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Text Case's written reviews are positive against 100% of Favorites Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Text Case versus Favorites Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText CaseFavorites Widget
PriceFree — better$3.00
Rating4.7 (144 ratings)5.0 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings144 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristopher R HannahSindre Sorhus

Customer experience

Text Case

All ratings144 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral14.8%
Negative7.4%

Favorites Widget

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Text Case

One-time4
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Huge Tip$9.99
None

Favorites Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Case free?
Text Case is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Favorites Widget free?
Favorites Widget costs $3.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Text Case or Favorites Widget?
Favorites Widget is rated higher. Text Case averages 4.7 out of 5 from 144 ratings, while Favorites Widget averages 5.0 from 17 ratings.
Do Text Case or Favorites Widget have ads?
Neither Text Case nor Favorites Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Case or Favorites Widget?
Text Case ships an update every 2 months, and Favorites Widget every 2 months. Most recently, Text Case was updated on July 4, 2026 and Favorites Widget on September 12, 2026.

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