Comparison

Gift Exchange Organizer 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

Gift Exchange Organizer

Easily organize gift exchanges for any group. Create events, set budgets, and share links to invite participants. A secret Santa-style raffle assigns gift recipients, with options for gift suggestions and blocking specific participants.

Highlights
  • Create custom gift exchange events
  • Set event location, date, and time
  • Define gift cost limits
  • Share event links for easy participant joining
  • Automated secret Santa style raffles
  • Add and view gift suggestions
  • Block specific participants from being assigned to you
Features
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Gift Exchange is an app that allows you to exchange gifts with any group of people you want. - Create events - Add location, date and time - Set a gift cost - Share the link with your friends to join At the beginning of the exchange, a raffle is made among the participants where they will be notified who they will have to give a gift. You can add 3 gift suggestions that you hope to receive. Remember that you can also see the list of suggestions of the person who you give away to. As an additional function, you can block only ONE PERSON per exchange (So that person does not touch you in the draw), this means that you will not be touched in the draw (If all participants block the same person, the block will be canceled) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Gift Exchange Organizer3 screens
Any Text · Widgets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gift Exchange Organizer at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Gift Exchange Organizer also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (82% vs 52%). On ratings volume, 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

Gift Exchange Organizer is free to download; Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00 up front. Gift Exchange Organizer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Any Text · Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gift Exchange Organizer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 661 and 602 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Gift Exchange Organizer's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gift Exchange Organizer ships an update fortnightly, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Gift Exchange Organizer versus Any Text · Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGift Exchange OrganizerAny Text · Widgets
PriceFree — better$4.00
Rating4.8 (661 ratings) — better4.6 (602 ratings)
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings661 — better602
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#44 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB15 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJoel Andre Hernandez InfanteSindre Sorhus

Customer experience

Gift Exchange Organizer

All ratings661 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative40.4%

Any Text · Widgets

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

Bugs and requests

Gift Exchange Organizer

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

2 purchases

Gift Exchange Organizer

Subscriptions1
  • Ad-Free for One Year$0.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ad-Free for Life$4.99
None

Any Text · Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gift Exchange Organizer free?
Gift Exchange Organizer 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, Gift Exchange Organizer or Any Text · Widgets?
Gift Exchange Organizer is rated higher. Gift Exchange Organizer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 661 ratings, while Any Text · Widgets averages 4.6 from 602 ratings.
Do Gift Exchange Organizer or Any Text · Widgets have ads?
Neither Gift Exchange Organizer nor Any Text · Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gift Exchange Organizer or Any Text · Widgets?
Gift Exchange Organizer ships an update fortnightly, and Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, Gift Exchange Organizer was updated on November 7, 2026 and Any Text · Widgets on November 7, 2026.

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