# WidgetPack vs Text Workflow

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Workflow at 95% against WidgetPack's 50%. Text Workflow also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.4). WidgetPack's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Text Workflow is free to download; WidgetPack costs $4.99 up front. Text Workflow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. WidgetPack asks for nothing beyond the download.

Text Workflow holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Workflow has 176 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of WidgetPack's written reviews are positive against 95% of Text Workflow's.

WidgetPack ships an update every 4 days, Text Workflow monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | WidgetPack | Text Workflow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [3.4 (17 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/widgetpack/id1526805384/reviews) | **[4.8 (176 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-workflow-clean-any-text/id1623230250/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 17 | **176** |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **95.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 days** | Monthly |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Size | 8 MB | 34 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Bouke van der Bijl](https://appshunter.io/developer/1219803271) | [Georgios Trigonakis](https://appshunter.io/developer/439577899) |

## What reviewers say

### WidgetPack

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/widgetpack/id1526805384)

Design custom widgets for your homescreen using the power of Shortcuts. Utilize built-in elements like images and text, or create unique designs from scratch. Display any information directly on your device.

**Highlights:** Create custom widgets, Utilize Shortcuts integration, Modify built-in examples, Design from scratch, Add images and symbols, Apply colors and effects

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Text Workflow

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-workflow-clean-any-text/id1623230250)

Automate repetitive text editing tasks with a powerful yet user-friendly tool. Create custom workflows by combining over 45 transformation actions to format, clean, and convert text. All processing is done on-device for enhanced security and privacy.

**Highlights:** Combine transformation actions, Save and reuse workflows, Over 45 text transformation actions, On-device processing, JSON, CSV, YAML conversion, URL and Base64 encoding/decoding, Shortcuts integration

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Text Workflow Full Access | $0.99 | per month |
| Text Workflow Full Access | $6.99 | per year |
| Lifetime Premium | $12.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Adds significant functionality to Shortcuts
- 💡 Powerful text manipulation and data conversion
- 👍 Excellent for testing Regex patterns
- 👍 Incredibly useful and handy
- 👍 Magic in your pocket

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Family sharing for subscription not enabled
- 🐛 Free plan has a 100-character limit
- 🐛 Restore purchase doesn't work
- 🐛 Last update broke Shortcuts
- 🐛 Redirecting behavior in Shortcuts even without using the action

**Reported bugs**

- Last update broke Shortcuts
- Shortcuts open the app and stop instead of returning data
- Error message when selecting a workflow in Shortcuts action
- Restore purchase doesn't work

**Requested features**

- Support for family sharing for subscriptions
- Support for more languages
- Ability to convert VB code to C#
- Ability to change AI models (e.g., 16K ChatGPT, 32K GPT-4)
- Ability to alter AI temperature settings, top-p, top-K, frequency penalties, token limit, stop sequence


## Frequently asked questions

### Is WidgetPack free?

WidgetPack costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Text Workflow free?

Text Workflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, WidgetPack or Text Workflow?

Text Workflow is rated higher. WidgetPack averages 3.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Text Workflow averages 4.8 from 176 ratings.

### Do WidgetPack or Text Workflow have ads?

Neither WidgetPack nor Text Workflow shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, WidgetPack or Text Workflow?

WidgetPack ships an update every 4 days, and Text Workflow monthly. Most recently, WidgetPack was updated on September 20, 2026 and Text Workflow on September 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*