Comparison

Memory Knots 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

Memory Knots

Enhance your recall with color-coded reminders that are always accessible. This tool is ideal for managing multiple tasks, from academic schedules to daily errands, ensuring you stay organized and on track.

Highlights
  • Color-coded memory hints
  • Intuitive reminder system
  • Task management for busy individuals
  • Watch face complications for quick access
  • Instant app access from watch face
Features
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You never forget anything - sometimes all you need is a little hint. Give your memory a boost with intuitive, color coded reminders. Always on your wrist, they are perfect for anyone juggling multiple tasks - a student staying on top of exams and assignments, a nurse looking after many patients, a busy mom running from soccer to bake sales and sleepovers. This simple little app will let you stay on top of your game, all day, every day!  Complications (added in v.2) are available on most watch faces. They show a total number of To Do items and allow instant app access from the watch face.

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
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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

Any Text · Widgets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Any Text · Widgets at 82% against Memory Knots's 33%. Any Text · Widgets also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 23 months). Memory Knots's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.00) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On 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

Memory Knots costs $0.99 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 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Memory Knots's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory Knots ships an update every 23 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Memory Knots versus Any Text · Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemory KnotsAny Text · Widgets
Price$0.99 — better$4.00
Rating3.4 (9 ratings)4.6 (450 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9450 — better
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#122 — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB15 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGolmiumSindre Sorhus

Customer experience

Memory Knots

All ratings9 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral22.2%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Any Text · Widgets

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

Bugs and requests

Memory Knots

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

Memory Knots

No in-app purchases

None

Any Text · Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memory Knots free?
Memory Knots costs $0.99, 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, Memory Knots or Any Text · Widgets?
Any Text · Widgets is rated higher. Memory Knots averages 3.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Any Text · Widgets averages 4.6 from 450 ratings.
Do Memory Knots or Any Text · Widgets have ads?
Neither Memory Knots nor Any Text · Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memory Knots or Any Text · Widgets?
Memory Knots ships an update every 23 months, and Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, Memory Knots was updated on September 24, 2026 and Any Text · Widgets on September 25, 2026.

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