Comparison

Dimension Marker vs Any Text · Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Dimension Marker

Easily add dimension lines and measurements directly onto photos or sketches. Ideal for home renovation, furniture fitting, or product visualization, it helps avoid confusion with visual measurements.

Highlights
  • Mark dimensions on photos/sketches
  • Vertical, horizontal, and arbitrary arrows
  • Choice of arrow and marker colors
  • Eraser and clear all functions
  • Insert photos from album
  • Save work to photo album
  • Auto-save functionality
Features
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*** 2017 New update is finally here! Thank everyone for the patience *** Dimension Marker makes it easy to mark the dimension of any space or object DIRECTLY on photos or sketches - turning your iPhone/iPod touch into a great assistant whenever, for example: - You need to fit new furniture when you redecorate or renovate your home. - You bump into a nice piece of home accessory and wondered if it fits somewhere in your home. - You need to explain the dimension of a product to your customers, in many cases, it's better to email a picture with marked dimensions than to talk over the phone. Few more examples when you need to remember sizes and dimensions during home improvement or renovation: - You want to pick the biggest possible flat panel TV that best fit the TV cabinet. - You bump into a nice piece of decorative item and wondered if it fits into your bookshelf. - There's a light switch on the wall and you want to find a bookshelf that's either short enough or narrow enough to leave the switch accessible. - Need to measure the sizes of the 6 windows in the 3 bed rooms, living room and dinning room in order to get the right curtain for the right window. - You want to get a new cabinet that's big enough but not blocking the power outlet and the picture hung on the wall. We normally take text notes but sometimes it's confusing. The bed room may have 2 windows and there are 3 walls in the dinning room. Which wall is exactly "wall B" on my note? Which window is "window 1" on my note? I jotted down the "length" of the cabinet, but now I forgot whether I meant the width or height. To avoid mistakes and confusions, nothing's as straight forward as marking the sizes and measurements on the real photo or even a simple sketch. Remember, a picture worth a thousand words. And that's what Dimension Marker's for. KEY FEATURES: - Marks measurements and dimension directly on photos or sketches - Vertical, horizontal and arbitrary arrows - Choice of Black or White arrows - Marker pen in Black or White - Eraser - Clear all sketches at once - Insert photo from Photos Album - Take photo with camera (on iPhones) - Save your note/work to Photo Album - Auto save QUICK TIPS: - Drag arrow heads to adjust arrow lengths (and the angle of arbitrary arrows) - Tab on the arrow text to edit - Drag the arrow body (avoid the text area) to move the arrow - Drag arrows to the buttons panel (or onto the bin) to delete - Press the Black/White square button to toggle new arrow and sketch color

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
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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.

Screenshots

Dimension Marker4 screens
Any Text · Widgets3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Any Text · Widgets at 82% against Dimension Marker's 24%. Any Text · Widgets also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 42 months). Dimension Marker's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.00) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dimension Marker costs $0.99 and Any Text · Widgets $4.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Any Text · Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Any Text · Widgets has 450 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Dimension Marker's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dimension Marker ships an update every 42 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Dimension Marker versus Any Text · Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDimension MarkerAny Text · Widgets
Price$0.99 — better$4.00
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)4.6 (450 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.4% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2450 — better
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#55 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperY LauSindre Sorhus

Customer experience

Dimension Marker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive24.4%
Neutral9.8%
Negative65.9%

Any Text · Widgets

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

Bugs and requests

Dimension Marker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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

In-app purchases

None

Dimension Marker

No in-app purchases

None

Any Text · Widgets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dimension Marker free?
Dimension Marker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Any Text · Widgets free?
Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dimension Marker or Any Text · Widgets?
Any Text · Widgets is rated higher. Dimension Marker averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Any Text · Widgets averages 4.6 from 450 ratings.
Do Dimension Marker or Any Text · Widgets have ads?
Neither Dimension Marker nor Any Text · Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dimension Marker or Any Text · Widgets?
Dimension Marker ships an update every 42 months, and Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. Most recently, Dimension Marker was updated on September 8, 2026 and Any Text · Widgets on September 25, 2026.

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