CallBell vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CallBell
Experience realistic sound effects with this app, featuring high-quality audio and visuals. Customize your experience with a dress-up function that changes sound effects based on themes. Explore augmented reality features for an enhanced simulation.
- Realistic call bell sound simulation
- High image and sound quality
- Refined 3D design
- Dress-up function with themes
- Augmented Reality support
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Call Bell is an entertaining app that simulates the sound of a real Call Bell. Easy operation - no explanation needed! High image and sound quality with a refined design Realistic high-res image by 3D technology The best selected sound effects Check out all other effects reproduced! Dress-up function (extra) Get new themes by meeting cretain conditions! Watch the sound effect change! Get one and try it on your own. Augmented Reality
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CallBell at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. CallBell also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, 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
CallBell 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.
Any Text · Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Any Text · Widgets has 450 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of CallBell's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.
CallBell ships an update every 21 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 6, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CallBell | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | 3.5 (30 ratings) | 4.6 (450 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 450 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #93 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | whitez | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
CallBell
Any Text · Widgets
Bugs and requests
CallBell
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
CallBell
No in-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
Questions
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