Simply Conserve vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simply Conserve
Control your smart home devices remotely and automate their functions. Operate devices directly from your phone without needing a hub. Integrate with voice assistants for hands-free control.
- Remote device control
- Automated scheduling
- No hub required
- Voice control integration
- Control multiple devices
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It’s not just bright, it’s smart1. Stay connected to your home devices from anywhere at any time using the Simply Conserve app2. Schedule automatic functions in sync with your busy lifestyle3. Operate devices directly from your phone with no hub required4. Control multiple devices with one app5. Use Amazon Alexa or the Google Assistant for easy voice control
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: Simply Conserve at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Simply Conserve also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 40%) and chart position (#49 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Simply Conserve 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 Simply Conserve against 4.6 for Any Text · Widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 704 and 450 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Simply Conserve's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.
Simply Conserve ships an update every 3 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simply Conserve | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | 4.7 (704 ratings) — better | 4.6 (450 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 704 — better | 450 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #49 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AM Conservation Group, Inc | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
Simply Conserve
Any Text · Widgets
User reviews
Simply Conserve
From 704 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Excellent brightness and color options
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 🚀 Alexa skill restored
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Slow app performance
- 🐛 Inability to set time off
- 🐛 Syncing issues between bulbs
- 🔒 No Alexa integration
Any Text · Widgets
From 450 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
Simply Conserve
Reported bugs
3 issues- Alexa skill not working
- Bulbs losing connection
- App crashing or not opening
Requested features
3 requests- Add widgets for quick on/off controls
- Allow color customization in automation
- Provide better instructions and support
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
Simply Conserve
No in-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
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