Comparison

Sanwa Connect vs Any Text · Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Sanwa Connect

Control smart home devices like air conditioners, TVs, and fans remotely. Monitor your home with a surveillance camera and manage smart plugs and door sensors from your phone.

Highlights
  • Remote appliance control
  • Robot vacuum mapping
  • Home surveillance camera
  • Smart plug management
  • Door sensor monitoring
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サンワサプライスマート、スマートホーム、スマートライフ      1、リモコン コントロール:エアコン、テレビ、扇風機などの家電をスマートリモコンで簡単にコントロールできる                2、ロボット掃除機:掃除したところと掃除してないところをはっきりアップリの地図で見える;    3、監視カメラ:どこでも家の状況を画面で確認できる、           4:スマートプラグ :わざわざ行かなくて、ワンステップで電気を全部切れる。               5:ドアセンサー:ドアの開けと閉めを携帯でコントロールできる

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

Screenshots

Sanwa Connect4 screens
Any Text · Widgets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sanwa Connect at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Sanwa Connect also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 38%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 17 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Sanwa Connect 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sanwa Connect ships an update every 17 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Sanwa Connect versus Any Text · Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSanwa ConnectAny Text · Widgets
PriceFree — better$4.00
Rating—4.6 (593 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—593 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#43 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size204 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerサンワサプライ株式会社Sindre Sorhus

Customer experience

Sanwa Connect

Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative53.8%

Any Text · Widgets

All ratings450 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.5%

Bugs and requests

Sanwa Connect

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

None

Sanwa Connect

No in-app purchases

None

Any Text · Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sanwa Connect free?
Sanwa Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Any Text · Widgets free?
Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sanwa Connect or Any Text · Widgets have ads?
Neither Sanwa Connect nor Any Text · Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sanwa Connect or Any Text · Widgets?
Sanwa Connect ships an update every 17 months, and Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, Sanwa Connect was updated on October 24, 2026 and Any Text · Widgets on October 30, 2026.

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