Any Text · Widgets vs Still Clock
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.
Still Clock
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Still is a quiet, animated clock for your iPhone or iPad. Choose a mood for every moment: Flip brings a tactile split-flap transition, Glow adds a soft after-hours light, Paper keeps time with warm editorial calm, and Orbit traces each minute around a simple dial. Keep Still open on a desk, nightstand, studio, or anywhere you want the time to stay in view. Tap to focus and hide the controls, rotate for landscape, and tune the display with 12- or 24-hour time, seconds, date, night dimmer, and screen wake options. Still has no accounts, ads, analytics, tracking, or network requirements. Your clock preferences stay on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Still Clock at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Still Clock also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is chart position (#49 vs unranked). On ads, 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
Still Clock 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.
| Parameter | Any Text · Widgets | Still Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.00 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (596 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 596 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #49 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindre Sorhus | Kaif Khalifa |
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
Still Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
Still Clock
No in-app purchases
Questions
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