Comparison

Twab 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

Twab

Features
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Twab is a new geolocation app for iphones. It promises to improve your daily life and to help you in case of an emergency. It connects to your phone contacts and shows you which of these contacts are in close proximity to your location. You chose the contacts with which you want to share your location. You chose the duration that you wish your location trail to remain active. In case of an emergency, you simply press the “Panic Button” and twab automatically sends an SOS alert, notifying your situation and location simultaneously to all your contacts that have registered you on the “emergency list” All the options in twab are tailor-made to suit your individual needs in order to help you feel better and safer! Twab is a tool that helps in everyday life. A tailor-made geo-location tool to suit the needs of every individual user. All the options in the settings menu are customized so that the user of twab has the ultimate control while using the app. So: Through the contacts menu, the user can select whether to share/not share his/her current location with a contact. To which contacts he/she wishes to be visible or not. The user also selects the contacts for which he/she wishes to be notified once they press the “Panic Button” Finally the user can adjust the duration that he/she wishes for his location trail to remain active. These three parameters render twab a valuable geolocation tool that is here to help us and simplify our everyday life in a nice way. Reflect on the times that you have felt isolated and lonely simply because you were unaware of the presence of friends and loved ones that were in close proximity to you. With twab we can have a pretty clear picture of friends/family that are near our location, so that we can meet up or ask for their help in case of an emergency. Of course only if they want to be traced by us. Nobody can see your location if you don’t allow them to. If you change your mind about a specific contact and you no longer want to share your location with them, you can simply de-activate the sharing of the location through the contacts menu. This person will NOT be notified about your action. The philosophy of twab has nothing to do with spying on people but has every individual user as its epicenter, and that’s why there is a 20km limit in the scan radius. Twab does not spy on people, it locates contacts that want to be visible to you so you can meet up! Nice and easy! Panic Button Twab has another highly important function. The "Panic Button" is active on the main screen of the premium version! Through the contacts menu, twabers are asked to specify which of their phonebook contacts they want to notify in case of an emergency, by activating them as "panic contacts". When a twaber presses the Panic Button the following options appear: Medical Emergency Fire Breaking & entering/robbery Attempted rape/persecution Once the user selects one of these options, all contacts who have him / her active in the "panic button" alerts will simultaneously receive an SOS (morse code) notification with the exact location and the reason for the distress signal. Free Version users can list Premium Version users as “Panic Button contacts”. Free Version users can only be notified in case of an emergency of others but not use the Panic Button for themselves. The purpose of the "Panic Button" function is to provide us with a sense of security when we are alone and/or feel threatened. When we need help, silently, without having to speak, we can immediately inform people that we trust about our location and situation so that they can help us. Read our terms of service: https://www.twabapp.com/info/terms Please report any problems at support@itworx.gr

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

Twab4 screens
Any Text · Widgets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Twab at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Twab also leads on iOS requirement (15 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Twab is free to download; Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00 up front. Twab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Any Text · Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Twab ships an update every 5 weeks, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Twab versus Any Text · Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwabAny Text · Widgets
PriceFree — better$4.00
Rating—4.6 (450 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—81.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—450 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank—#31 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDimitrios ChasapisSindre Sorhus

Bugs and requests

Twab

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

3 purchases

Twab

Subscriptions3
  • Premium 1 month$2.991 Month
  • Premium 3 months$6.993 Months
  • Premium 12 months$20.491 Year
None

Any Text · Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twab free?
Twab 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.
Do Twab or Any Text · Widgets have ads?
Twab shows ads; Any Text · Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Twab or Any Text · Widgets?
Twab ships an update every 5 weeks, and Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, Twab was updated on September 15, 2026 and Any Text · Widgets on September 20, 2026.

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