EDUP Smart vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EDUP Smart
Control multiple smart devices remotely from a single application. Manage Internet of Things, smart home, and access control devices with fast networking and flexible settings. Share equipment with others for a connected experience.
- Remote device control
- Multi-device management
- Internet of Things integration
- Smart home control
- Access control management
- Equipment sharing
- Intelligent linkage
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1. Remote control, easy to worry, free control anytime and anywhere 2. Multipe smart devices can be added,and one APP realizes intelligent control of Internet of Things,Internet of Vehicles,smart home,access control,etc. 3. Fast networking, flexible Settings, free view 4. Sharing equipment and passing happiness 5. Intelligent linkage and scenario customization
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: EDUP Smart at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. EDUP Smart also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 44%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 16 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
EDUP Smart 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for EDUP Smart against 4.6 for Any Text · Widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 234 and 450 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of EDUP Smart's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.
EDUP Smart ships an update every 16 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EDUP Smart | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | 4.7 (234 ratings) — better | 4.6 (450 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 234 | 450 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #43 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 春平 周 | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
EDUP Smart
Any Text · Widgets
Bugs and requests
EDUP Smart
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
EDUP Smart
No in-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
