Comparison

Any Text · Widgets vs Resurface

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

Resurface

Features
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Stop losing the things you save. Resurface captures links in one tap, then brings back the right ones at the right time — based on what you're working on now, not a fixed schedule. SAVE IN ONE TAP Paste a link or type a URL. Resurface extracts the title, image, and source automatically. Tag it if you want, or just save and move on. Under 2 seconds. CONTEXT-AWARE RESURFACING This isn't a reminder app. Resurface uses keyword and tag clustering to surface saved links that connect to what you're currently interested in. It shows you why each item was resurfaced — the connections between your saves. BUILT FOR KNOWLEDGE WORKERS Designers saving Dribbble shots. Developers bookmarking GitHub repos. Writers collecting research. Anyone drowning in bookmarks they never reopen. SMART TRIAL Full access for 7 days. If you save fewer than 10 items, the trial extends automatically — no pressure, no hard cutoff. FREE TIER After the trial: save unlimited links, search and tag everything, get one resurface per day, and a weekly digest. PRO ($4.99/MONTH) Unlock unlimited daily resurfacing with connection context, daily push digests timed to when you actually open the app, unlimited snooze (1 day, 3 days, 1 week), and full export (JSON/CSV). YOUR DATA STAYS LOCAL Everything stored on your device. No account required. Export anytime as JSON or CSV. IMPORT YOUR BOOKMARKS Bring your existing saves from Pocket (HTML export), JSON, or CSV. No starting from zero. Start free. Save smarter. Resurface what matters.

Screenshots

Any Text · Widgets3 screens
Resurface4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Resurface at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Resurface also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#46 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Resurface is free to download; Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00 up front. Resurface sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Any Text · Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Any Text · Widgets ships an update every 6 weeks, Resurface every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Any Text · Widgets versus Resurface: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAny Text · WidgetsResurface
Price$4.00Free — better
Rating4.6 (588 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings588 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#46 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSindre SorhusAndrew Osborne

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
Show 1 more
  • Add Apple Watch widget support

Resurface

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Any Text · Widgets

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Resurface

One-time1
  • Resurface Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Any Text · Widgets free?
Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00, with no in-app purchases.
Is Resurface free?
Resurface is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Any Text · Widgets or Resurface have ads?
Neither Any Text · Widgets nor Resurface shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Any Text · Widgets or Resurface?
Any Text · Widgets ships an update every 6 weeks, and Resurface every 2 weeks. Most recently, Any Text · Widgets was updated on October 25, 2026 and Resurface on October 24, 2026.

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