Comparison

WidgetPack 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

WidgetPack

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
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Create your own Widgets with Shortcuts. With WidgetPack you can use the power of Shortcuts to design your own widgets. Use and modify the built-in examples to get started, or create a widget from scratch and unleash your creativity. WidgetPack has many elements built-in including images, symbols, text and more. All the elements can be transformed with shadow, colors and effects to create exactly the widgets you want. Shortcuts integration means you can take any kind of information and display it on your homescreen.

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

WidgetPack2 screens
Any Text · Widgets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Any Text · Widgets at 4.6 against WidgetPack's 3.4. Any Text · Widgets also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (82% vs 50%). WidgetPack's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

WidgetPack costs $4.99 and Any Text · Widgets $4.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Any Text · Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Any Text · Widgets has 450 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 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WidgetPack ships an update weekly, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
WidgetPack versus Any Text · Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgetPackAny Text · Widgets
Price$4.99$4.00 — better
Rating3.4 (17 ratings)4.6 (450 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17450 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#67 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBouke van der BijlSindre Sorhus

Customer experience

WidgetPack

All ratings17 ratings
Positive52.9%
Neutral11.8%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Any Text · Widgets

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

Bugs and requests

WidgetPack

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

WidgetPack

No in-app purchases

None

Any Text · Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WidgetPack free?
WidgetPack costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Any Text · Widgets free?
Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WidgetPack or Any Text · Widgets?
Any Text · Widgets is rated higher. WidgetPack averages 3.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Any Text · Widgets averages 4.6 from 450 ratings.
Do WidgetPack or Any Text · Widgets have ads?
Neither WidgetPack nor Any Text · Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WidgetPack or Any Text · Widgets?
WidgetPack ships an update weekly, and Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, WidgetPack was updated on October 7, 2026 and Any Text · Widgets on October 13, 2026.

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