JJY Simulator vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JJY Simulator
This utility app simulates standard radio waves used by Japanese radio-controlled clocks. It outputs a 13.3kHz audio signal to synchronize your clock, allowing you to manually set the time.
- Simulates JJY standard radio waves
- Outputs 13.3kHz audio signal
- Synchronizes radio-controlled clocks
- Uses 40kHz for time adjustment
- Requires earphone connection
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日本で市販されている電波時計をiPhoneで合わせるユーティリティです。 日本の電波時計の基準局(JJY)で使用される標準電波を模擬した信号を、13.3kHzの音声として出力し、3倍高調波(40kHz)を利用して時刻を合わせます。 1. イヤホンをiPhoneのイヤホンジャックに接続し、電波時計のすぐそばに置きます。 2. 音量を最大に設定します。 3. 「音声信号を出力」をオンにします。 4. 電波時計を強制受信モードにし、時刻が合うまで数分間待ちます。
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: JJY Simulator at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. JJY Simulator also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 66 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
JJY Simulator 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.
Any Text · Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Any Text · Widgets has 450 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of JJY Simulator's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.
JJY Simulator ships an update every 66 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JJY Simulator | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | 4.2 (18 ratings) | 4.6 (450 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.1% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 | 450 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 66 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #65 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NeoCat | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
JJY Simulator
Any Text · Widgets
Bugs and requests
JJY Simulator
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
JJY Simulator
No in-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
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