Smart Link vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Link
Control all your Thomson home appliances remotely from a single app. Schedule routines, manage multiple homes, and monitor device status in real-time. Enjoy effortless home management from your smartphone.
- Remote appliance control
- Single application for all devices
- Schedule custom routines
- Manage multiple homes
- Real-time device monitoring
- Smartphone accessibility
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Découvrez Smart Life, l'application pour connecter l'ensemble de vos appareil électroménagers Thomson UNE SEULE APPLICATION Tous vos appareils électroménagers Thomson sont compatibles avec votre application pour tous les contrôler à distance. ACCESSIBLE D'OU VOUS VOULEZ Lancez vos appareils Thomson depuis votre smartphone n'importe où. Il n'a jamais été aussi simple de s'occuper de sa maison. COMME VOUS LE DESIREZ Programmez vos routines, contrôlez plusieurs domiciles. Tout est facilité avec l'application et se fait du bout des doigts. EN TEMPS REEL Suivez le parcours de votre aspirateur robot en temps réel pour vous assurer que Attention, nous ne pouvons assurer le fonctionnement intégral de l'application sur les versions iOS inférieures à 8.0
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: Smart Link at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Smart Link also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 23 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Smart Link 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.
Smart Link ships an update every 23 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Link | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (450 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 450 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #71 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 182 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SCHNEIDER CONSUMER GROUP | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
Smart Link
Any Text · Widgets
Bugs and requests
Smart Link
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
Smart Link
No in-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Smart Link free?
Is Any Text · Widgets free?
Do Smart Link or Any Text · Widgets have ads?
Which is updated more often, Smart Link or Any Text · Widgets?
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