Comparison

GulfSAR 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

GulfSAR

This app provides a critical communication channel during natural disasters when traditional emergency services may be overwhelmed. It sends your emergency details and precise GPS location to responders via internet or text message, increasing the chances of timely assistance.

Highlights
  • Emergency alerts during disasters
  • GPS location sharing
  • Internet and SMS communication
  • Optional personal/medical data inclusion
  • Secure on-device data storage
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Hurricanes, Tropical Storms, Large area natural disasters happen and are dangerous. They can even overwhelm traditional 911 systems either through an overload of emergency calls or damaged cell towers leaving people with serious emergencies frustrated and unable to get through to emergency services. That's where GulfSAR comes in. With GulfSAR installed on your smartphone we will use any connection available including internet connection and text message to get your emergency to the right emergency services along with your exact GPS coordinates to help emergency responders get to your location faster. Any emergency that you send through GulfSAR will send all relevant data first through your device’s internet connection (if available) and then via SMS text message through the “Text to 911” service (where available), thus increasing the odds even during natural disasters that your situation will be communicated to emergency responders. Along with your GPS coordinates and current emergency situation, some of the information that you can optionally include are: - Name - Age - Gender - Medications that you currently take - Important Medical Conditions or History - Allergies - Special Needs or Considerations All of this information is kept securely on your smartphone and will ONLY be sent to emergency responders to help them better respond to your situation.

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

GulfSAR4 screens
Any Text · Widgets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GulfSAR at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. GulfSAR also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is ratings volume (450 vs 1) and chart position (#127 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

GulfSAR 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GulfSAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Any Text · Widgets has 450 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
GulfSAR versus Any Text · Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGulfSARAny Text · Widgets
PriceFree — better$4.00
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (450 ratings)
Positive reviews—81.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1450 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#127 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSR2 Solutions, LLCSindre Sorhus

Customer experience

GulfSAR

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Any Text · Widgets

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

Bugs and requests

GulfSAR

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

GulfSAR

No in-app purchases

None

Any Text · Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GulfSAR free?
GulfSAR is free to download, 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, GulfSAR or Any Text · Widgets?
GulfSAR is rated higher. GulfSAR averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Any Text · Widgets averages 4.6 from 450 ratings.
Do GulfSAR or Any Text · Widgets have ads?
Neither GulfSAR nor Any Text · Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GulfSAR or Any Text · Widgets?
GulfSAR ships an update every 6 weeks, and Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, GulfSAR was updated on July 5, 2026 and Any Text · Widgets on September 25, 2026.

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