Extended Rest Operations vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Extended Rest Operations
Easily calculate inflight rest periods for long-haul flights. Features multiple rest distribution options and flight data input methods. Includes a round-up feature for clear schedules and optional alarms for crew changes.
- Calculate inflight rest periods
- Over 10 rest distributions
- Multiple flight data input methods
- Round-up feature for schedules
- Wake-up alarms for crew changes
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Good morning, Crew! Flying long-haul? We’ve got you covered. Calculate your inflight rest periods in just a few taps. Choose from over 10 rest distributions and 3 ways to input your flight data. Use the round-up feature to get a friendly, easy-to-read schedule—your crew-friendly assistant in the sky. The app can even wake you at each crew change, so you never miss your rest. Whether you’re a Cruise Relief Pilot, Cruise Captain, or any other rank, this app works for you. Cabin crew? One, two, or three services—you deserve your rest too. Built with input from dozens of pilots and cabin crew, this is the #1 app for inflight rest management. Simple, reliable, and tailored to the skies.
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: Extended Rest Operations at $0.99 against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. Extended Rest Operations also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is ratings volume (450 vs 65) and chart position (#36 vs #184). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Extended Rest Operations costs $0.99 and Any Text · Widgets $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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Any Text · Widgets has 450 ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Extended Rest Operations's written reviews are positive against 82% of Any Text · Widgets's.
Extended Rest Operations ships an update every 3 weeks, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Extended Rest Operations | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | 4.4 (65 ratings) | 4.6 (450 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 | 450 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #184 | #36 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Santiago Borja Lopez | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
Extended Rest Operations
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Bugs and requests
Extended Rest Operations
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
Extended Rest Operations
No in-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
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