Any Text · Widgets vs Cape
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.
Cape
This app helps you regain focus by pausing excessive app usage and restoring access later. It's designed to reduce distractions, curb impulsive app openings, and promote healthier digital habits, especially for those with attention challenges.
- Set daily screen time limits
- Schedule app breaks
- Customize pause screen
- On-demand access control
- Automate access with zones and schedules
- Receive notifications and reports
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If you find yourself spending too much time on social media, short-form videos, or games, Cape can help you stay focused by pausing excess app usage and restoring access at the right time. By adding gentle pauses and clear boundaries, Cape helps reduce distraction, curb impulsive app openings, and support healthier digital habits -— especially for people who struggle with attention or ADHD-related challenges. What you can do with Cape: - Set daily screen time limits: Apps pause automatically when you reach your limit. - Take a Break: Cape pauses apps after extended usage and resumes them automatically once your break ends. - Customize the Pause Screen with a personal message, countdown, and usage summary, shown when you open paused apps to help you stay mindful. - Use On-demand Access and Delayed Resume to reduce impulsive app openings. - Automate with Allow Zones & Block Zones, schedules, and Shortcuts to control access automatically. - Stay informed with notifications and reports. With Cape, pausing excess screen time becomes automatic, intentional, and easy. Contact developer team: root@getcape.app Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://getcape.app/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cape at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Cape also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 588) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (82% vs 58%). On rating, ads 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
Cape is free to download; Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00 up front. Cape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Any Text · Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Any Text · Widgets against 4.6 for Cape. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cape has 15K ratings behind it against 588, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Any Text · Widgets's written reviews are positive against 58% of Cape's.
Any Text · Widgets ships an update every 6 weeks, Cape every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Any Text · Widgets | Cape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.00 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (588 ratings) | 4.6 (15K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better | 58.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 588 | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #49 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | Air Matters Network Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Any Text · Widgets
Cape
User reviews
Any Text · Widgets
From 588 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Useful utility
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔒 Secure and bug-free
- 💡 Great for organizing screens
- 🔒 Helpful for lost phone info
Room to improve
- 🐛 Doesn't work on some devices
- 🔒 Family sharing doesn't work
- 🔒 Text not showing on Lock Screen
- 👎 Text box too small
- 👎 Difficult to apply
Cape
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic and no subscription
- 🔒 Great for increasing security
- 👍 One-time purchase for pro version
- 👍 Completely hides apps for free
- 🔒 Provides good privacy and security
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches, crashes, and lag
- 🐛 App freezes on password screen
- 🐛 Widgets not working after update
- 🐛 Apps not disappearing properly
- 🐛 Restoring shortcut doesn't work
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
Cape
Reported bugs
8 issues- App freezes on password screen
- Widgets not working after update
- Restoring shortcut doesn't work
- Apps not disappearing properly
- Hiding apps doesn't always work
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- Cloak app not working on iPad Pro
- Apps reappearing in recently added
- Cloak app getting stuck on startup
Requested features
9 requests- More functional incognito note app
- Unlimited app groups
- Free incognito passcode option
- Ability to hide battery statistics
- Option to hide the Cloak app itself
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- Wider cloaking options (full screen)
- Danger zone to auto-hide all apps
- Option to change Cloak app name/icon
- Ability to restore apps to original folders
In-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
Cape
- Cape Pro Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Cape Pro Lifetime$19.99
Questions
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