Any Text · Widgets vs despresso for DE1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
despresso for DE1
This application connects directly via Bluetooth to a specific espresso machine, allowing for enhanced control and monitoring. It supports various scales and is designed for users of the DE1 espresso machine.
- Direct Bluetooth BLE connection
- Control DE1 espresso machine
- Monitor machine status
- Supports multiple scales
- Tested with DE1 hardware
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A new app for the decent de1 espresso machine. It is intended to be running with a direct Bluetooth BLE connection to the decent espresso machine. Supported devices: - decent de1 (tested with 1.43 hardware) - Atomax Skale 2 (thx for sponsoring us!) - Acaia Lunar - Eureka - Decent scale, Half decent scale - ...
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Any Text · Widgets at 82% against despresso for DE1's 20%. Any Text · Widgets also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (602 vs 9). despresso for DE1's advantage is price (Free vs $4.00) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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
despresso for DE1 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.
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 602 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Any Text · Widgets's written reviews are positive against 20% of despresso for DE1's.
Any Text · Widgets ships an update every 6 weeks, despresso for DE1 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Any Text · Widgets | despresso for DE1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.00 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (602 ratings) — better | 3.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 602 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #67 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | Markus Miertschink |
Customer experience
Any Text · Widgets
despresso for DE1
Bugs and 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
despresso for DE1
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
despresso for DE1
No in-app purchases
Questions
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