Comparison

Any Text · Widgets vs Coverage Map

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
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.

About

Coverage Map

This app provides a crowdsourced map of cellular network performance and coverage across the US, Canada, UK, and Puerto Rico. Users can view real-time speed test data, compare carrier performance, and check signal strength in specific areas. It also includes a built-in speed test to contribute to the map.

Highlights
  • Crowdsourced speed test map
  • Real-time performance data
  • Download, upload, and latency details
  • Carrier and network type filters
  • Built-in speed test functionality
  • Signal strength mapping (US only)
  • Data-driven coverage reports (US only)
Features
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Coverage Map helps you find the #1 cell phone carrier in your area. It is a crowdsourced map of cellular networks in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico with more countries launching soon. SPEED TEST MAP (All Countries) • Highly accurate: see real-world performance reported by users • Real-time: map updates in real-time as new data comes in • Rich detail: tap any square to see download speeds, upload speeds, and latency for all carriers in that area • Powerful filters: filter by carrier, LTE/5G, download speeds, upload speeds, or see your speed tests only • Helpful color profiles: default, heat map, and best carrier help you visualize and understand the data • Easy to understand: see what carrier performs best in an area at a glance with the Best Carrier color profile BUILT-IN SPEED TEST (All Countries) • Test your speeds: see how fast your LTE or 5G connection is by running a speed test • Accurate results: get accurate results for download speed, upload speed, and latency • Recurring tests: run up to 500 recurring tests automatically and customize the pause duration between tests • Set a data limit: limit how much data the app can use • Tag your tests: tag a test as indoor, outdoor, driving, or other • Improve the Speed Map: running a speed test automatically contributes to the fastest-growing crowdsourced map of cellular networks (note: if your country is not currently supported, when we do launch in your country all of your tests will instantly be mapped and will show up on the map) SIGNAL STRENGTH MAP (US only) • Check reception: see where each carrier has great, good, or poor coverage • Compare coverage footprints: toggle between carriers to see how coverage footprints compare in different areas • Data for every location: the Signal Strength Map uses data from the FCC Broadband Collection, which has coverage data for the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii COVERAGE REPORT MAP (US only) • Data-driven reports: the Coverage Report Map aggregates all available data points to generate detailed reports of cellular coverage & performance in every state, county, city, and ZIP code • Percentage covered: see what percentage of an area each carrier covers • Weighted median: see weighted median values for download speed, upload speeds, and latency for a better picture of real-world cellular performance • Carrier rankings: see what carrier ranks best for coverage, speed, reliability, and overall performance in every area • Distribution graphs: see the distribution graphs for download speeds, upload speeds, and latency • Performance by time of day: see how data speeds vary over the course of day as network traffic picks up Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://coveragemap.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Any Text · Widgets3 screens
Coverage Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Coverage Map at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Coverage Map also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (82% vs 68%). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Coverage Map 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Any Text · Widgets against 4.7 for Coverage Map. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 450 and 798 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Any Text · Widgets's written reviews are positive against 68% of Coverage Map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Any Text · Widgets ships an update every 6 weeks, Coverage Map fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Any Text · Widgets versus Coverage Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAny Text · WidgetsCoverage Map
Price$4.00Free — better
Rating4.6 (450 ratings)4.7 (798 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.9% of reviews — better67.7% of reviews
Number of ratings450798 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#47 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSindre SorhusCoverage Map LLC

Customer experience

Any Text · Widgets

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

Coverage Map

All ratings798 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.8%

User reviews

Any Text · Widgets

From 450 App Store ratings

What 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

Coverage Map

From 798 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 User-friendly
  • 🚀 Large data collection
  • 👍 Detailed coverage maps
  • 👍 Crowdsourced data
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High data usage
  • 🔍 Inaccurate coverage maps in some areas
  • 🔍 Missing some carrier information
  • 🔍 Limited options for customization

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

Coverage Map

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes when viewing maps
  • Speed test failures and timeouts
  • Inconsistent speed test results
  • Incorrect location detection

Requested features

5 requests
  • Low data mode
  • Offline coverage map downloads
  • Ability to set test duration and frequency
  • Display cell tower locations
  • Expand to international coverage

In-app purchases

None

Any Text · Widgets

No in-app purchases

None

Coverage Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Any Text · Widgets free?
Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coverage Map free?
Coverage Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Any Text · Widgets or Coverage Map?
Coverage Map is rated higher. Any Text · Widgets averages 4.6 out of 5 from 450 ratings, while Coverage Map averages 4.7 from 798 ratings.
Do Any Text · Widgets or Coverage Map have ads?
Coverage Map shows ads; Any Text · Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Any Text · Widgets or Coverage Map?
Any Text · Widgets ships an update every 6 weeks, and Coverage Map fortnightly. Most recently, Any Text · Widgets was updated on September 29, 2026 and Coverage Map on September 29, 2026.

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