Comparison

BlinkTalker 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

BlinkTalker

Communicate by blinking with this app. It uses your device's Face ID to detect blinks, allowing you to form sentences by combining eye blinks and winks. You can also input custom words and have them read aloud.

Highlights
  • Communicate via blinking
  • Use eye blinks and winks
  • Enter custom words and sentences
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Face ID integration
  • Immediate use after download
Features
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BlinkTalker is an app that allows you to talk by blinking. No complicated calibration or settings are required. You can start using it immediately after downloading. With the combination of blinking with both eyes and blinking with one eye (wink), you can enter characters to create a sentence. You can also enter the customized words and sentences. The text you enter can be read aloud by a synthetic voice. BlinkTalker only works on hardware with Face ID. Since the built-in camera is used to detect blinks, it may not operate as expected depending on the environment and conditions of use. * Important notes Please do not use BlinkTalker continuously for a long time, and use it with appropriate breaks. If you feel tired or uncomfortable while using BlinkTalker, stop using it immediately.

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

BlinkTalker1 screens
Any Text · Widgets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BlinkTalker at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. BlinkTalker also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (450 vs 3). On rating, 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

BlinkTalker is free to download; Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00 up front. BlinkTalker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Any Text · Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for BlinkTalker 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of BlinkTalker's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlinkTalker ships an update every 2 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 19, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
BlinkTalker versus Any Text · Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlinkTalkerAny Text · Widgets
PriceFree — better$4.00
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (450 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3450 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#42 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLegal Prompt Inc.Sindre Sorhus

Customer experience

BlinkTalker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Any Text · Widgets

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

Bugs and requests

BlinkTalker

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
Show 1 more
  • Add Apple Watch widget support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BlinkTalker

One-time1
  • Remove restrictions$12.99
None

Any Text · Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlinkTalker free?
BlinkTalker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Any Text · Widgets free?
Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BlinkTalker or Any Text · Widgets?
BlinkTalker is rated higher. BlinkTalker averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Any Text · Widgets averages 4.6 from 450 ratings.
Do BlinkTalker or Any Text · Widgets have ads?
Neither BlinkTalker nor Any Text · Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlinkTalker or Any Text · Widgets?
BlinkTalker ships an update every 2 months, and Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, BlinkTalker was updated on August 19, 2026 and Any Text · Widgets on September 20, 2026.

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