Comparison

Text Calculator vs Launcher with Multiple Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Text Calculator

Enter mathematical formulas as text and get instant results. Review past calculations with a history feature for error checking and reuse. Supports advanced functions and constants, and can email your calculation history.

Highlights
  • Text-based formula input
  • Calculation history
  • Reuse past calculations
  • Email history
  • Advanced functions and constants
  • iPad split screen support
Features
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This is a full text calculator. Just enter your formula in the text box and tap the '=' button (or 'Return' on the keyboard). It keeps a history of your calculations. This way you can check for typos and errors in your calculations. Features: - Just tap the result or formula in the history to reuse it. - Email the history for backup or further processing - You can use the Google calculator as well (e.g. for unit conversions). - Available functions: sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, sqrt, exp, log, pow, abs, round, ceil, floor, random - Available constants: PI, E, LN2, LN10, LOG2E, LOG10E, SQRT2, SQRT1_2 - iPad split screen support - Support iPhone 6 and 6+

About

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

This app allows extensive customization of your iPhone and iPad home and lock screens with powerful widgets. Access contacts, websites, apps, and perform actions with a single tap. Premium features offer dynamic icon changes, advanced organization, and unlimited widget creation.

Highlights
  • Customizable home and lock screen widgets
  • One-tap app launching
  • Contact shortcuts (call, message, email)
  • Website and location shortcuts
  • Shortcut app integration
  • Dynamic widget icons (premium)
  • Folders for organization (premium)
Features
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Launcher is the original app launching widget -- and still the best! Launcher puts your favorite apps, people, and actions one tap away: on your Home Screen, your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on your Apple Watch. Top 10 Productivity App in over 80 countries and counting! Over 5 million downloads! "It belongs on everyone's iDevice for one-swipe access to favorites" - AppAdvice.com "One of the most flexible widgets out there." - Gizmodo.com "It will speed up your iOS usage in a real way." - Tidbits.com "One of the best time-saving apps out there." - BusinessInsider.com NEW: QUICK WIDGET (iOS 27) Launch any app or shortcut on your device straight from the widget, with no detour through the Launcher app. Choose your shortcuts, pick an icon size, and go. LIVE ACTIVITIES WIDGETS ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN AND DYNAMIC ISLAND Put launchers where you see them most. Launcher can keep your Live Activities widget running 24/7 by automatically restarting it throughout the day, so it's always there when you pick up your phone. With just a tap on a Launcher widget you can: - Call, message, email, and FaceTime the people you contact the most. - Get directions to specific locations or search for nearby businesses. - Quickly access your favorite websites. - Run Shortcuts, fire off a canned email or message, and perform actions inside your favorite apps. - Start playing your favorite music immediately with music launchers. - Launch any app on your device. WIDGETS FOR EVERY SCREEN - Home Screen widgets in small, medium, large, extra large portrait, and extra large (iPad) sizes. - Lock Screen widgets, both circular and rectangular. - Live Activities widgets for the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. - Quick Widget for direct launching of apps and shortcuts on iOS 27. - Apple Watch: initiate calls, messages, map directions, and music from your wrist. - Designed for the new look of iOS 26 and iOS 27, with icons that adapt to tinted, clear, and dark Home Screens. Unlock these features with Launcher Premium: - Change widget icons automatically based on day, time or location! Set up specific widget views for morning, weekends, home, work, gym, etc. and always have relevant launchers just a swipe away. - Change icon sizes from tiny to huge and fit dozens of launchers in a single widget. - Remove icon labels for a cleaner look. - Folders. Save space and keep your launchers more organized by grouping them into folders. - Stack widgets for better space utilization. - Backup and restore your launchers with iCloud. - Unlimited number of widgets! FREE FEATURES: - Customize your icons and backgrounds with colors or images. - Import wallpaper to create simulated transparent widget backgrounds. Optionally add a transparent color overlay. - Shortcut Launchers bring even more power to Launcher. Utilize the power of the Shortcuts app easily without the complexity. - Launch every app on your device. No more limits. - Settings shortcut launchers have the ability to launch to most screens in the Settings app. - One tap launchers for turning Wifi, Bluetooth, Low Power Mode, DND, Cellular Data, and Airplane Mode on and off. - Option to open Web Launchers in different web browsers. - Launcher triggers: Get a notification to launch an app at set times or locations. - Ability to create custom launchers for apps and actions that aren't yet supported. - Great accessibility for the sight-impaired. - Available in 12 languages. Please support further development on the app by unlocking Launcher Premium today. Thanks! Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in your Apple account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.cromulentlabs.com/launcher/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Text Calculator4 screens
Launcher with Multiple Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Launcher with Multiple Widgets at Free against Text Calculator's $0.99. Launcher with Multiple Widgets also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). Text Calculator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

Launcher with Multiple Widgets is free to download; Text Calculator costs $0.99 up front. Launcher with Multiple Widgets sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Text Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Launcher with Multiple Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Launcher with Multiple Widgets has 3.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Text Calculator's written reviews are positive against 73% of Launcher with Multiple Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Calculator ships an update every 18 months, Launcher with Multiple Widgets every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Text Calculator versus Launcher with Multiple Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText CalculatorLauncher with Multiple Widgets
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (3 ratings)4.5 (3.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews72.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasCromulent Labs

Customer experience

Text Calculator

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

All ratings3,382 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews1,383 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative20.9%

In-app purchases

None

Text Calculator

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Launcher with Multiple Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Launcher Premium Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • Launcher Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time7
  • Buy Greg a Song$0.99
  • Pro Version$1.99
  • Unlock Multiple Widgets$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Pro Version2 variants$2.99
  • Unlock Multiple Widgets$3.99
  • Premium Version Discounted$4.99
  • Premium Version$14.99

Questions

Is Text Calculator free?
Text Calculator costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Launcher with Multiple Widgets free?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Calculator or Launcher with Multiple Widgets?
Launcher with Multiple Widgets is rated higher. Text Calculator averages 2.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Launcher with Multiple Widgets averages 4.5 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Text Calculator or Launcher with Multiple Widgets have ads?
Neither Text Calculator nor Launcher with Multiple Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Calculator or Launcher with Multiple Widgets?
Text Calculator ships an update every 18 months, and Launcher with Multiple Widgets every 2 months. Most recently, Text Calculator was updated on November 13, 2026 and Launcher with Multiple Widgets on November 14, 2026.

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