Comparison

Clocks 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

Clocks

Transform your device into a beautiful clock and weather display. Offers customizable clocks, animated backgrounds, and font options for a personalized experience. It's a private, ad-free alternative to standby modes, with optional matching screensavers for macOS.

Highlights
  • Animated backgrounds
  • Customizable clock variations
  • Font and color options
  • Private and ad-free
  • MacOS screensaver sync
  • Shortcuts support
Features
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The Clocks app transforms your phone, tablet, or mac into a beautiful clock display, perfect for any home office, bedroom, or studio. It's perfect as an alternative to Standby Mode with even more options: ◎ 28+ gorgeous and intentionally designed animated backgrounds ◎ 15+ variations of clocks you can pair in any combination ◎ Some font and font color options for more personalization ◎ Private, no ads. Designed to be simple and stunning. ◎ Pro Park includes a download for matching screen savers on MacOS so your display can match across your entire work setup. ◎ Three clocks and three backgrounds are usable for free! ◎ Best used on a MagSafe charger, but also works on phones without it. ◎ Shortcuts support to allow Clocks to open automatically when connected to a charger Does Clocks open automatically? Not by default, but within Settings there's a tutorial on how to set it up using Shortcuts. Does Clocks replace Standby mode? We think Clocks is better fitted for daytime use and the official Standby for night time. Will you release more packs in the future? Yes! I plan on designing more backgrounds and clocks in future updates, some which will be free some which will be paid (but affordable). Roadmap - Coming soon: - Timers - More font options and settings

About

Any Text Widgets

Display custom text, tasks, or handwriting directly on your lock screen or home screen. Keep reminders, goals, and notes always visible with customizable widgets.

Highlights
  • 15 Text Widgets
  • Text, Task, and Handwriting Modes
  • Customizable Widget Appearance
  • Interactive Checklists
  • Freehand Drawing and Sketching
  • One-Tap Editing
  • Shortcuts Integration
Features
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Put any text, tasks, or handwriting on your lock screen or home screen - keep your reminders, goals, to-do lists and notes always visible! Features - 15 Text Widgets - Place different content on various Lock Screen configurations or Home Screen layouts - 3 Widget Modes - Switch between Text, Task, and Handwriting modes for each widget TEXT MODE - Quick Notes - Perfect for reminders, quotes, passwords, or any text you want to see at a glance - Full Widget Customization - Custom background colors, background images, font colors, text styles, and sizes - Lock Screen Effects - Typewriter effect makes text appear character by character TASK MODE - Interactive Checklists - Check off completed tasks with a simple tap - Smart Sorting - Uncompleted items automatically stay on top - Drag to Reorder - Organize your priorities with drag and drop HANDWRITING MODE - Free Drawing - Write, sketch, or draw anything with your finger - Creative Freedom - Perfect for quick doodles, diagrams, signatures, or artistic expressions ADVANCED FEATURES - One-Tap Editing - Simply tap any widget to open the app and edit your content instantly - Advanced Tap Actions - Edit content, open a specific URL, run a Shortcut, or disable tap actions completely - Shortcuts Integration - Create powerful automations to dynamically update your widget content based on time, location, or any trigger you define - Timed Widget - Schedule different widgets to automatically rotate by time of day, set custom time slots to display the right content at the right moment Support available through App Suggestions in settings.

Screenshots

Clocks4 screens
Any Text Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clocks at every 3 days against Any Text Widgets's every 3 weeks. Clocks also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 38%) and iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Clocks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Any Text Widgets sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Clocks holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 435 and 538 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Clocks's written reviews are positive against 38% of Any Text Widgets's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clocks ships an update every 3 days, Any Text Widgets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Clocks versus Any Text Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClocksAny Text Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (435 ratings) — better4.4 (538 ratings)
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews — better38.5% of reviews
Number of ratings435538 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel Destefanis喜兰 梁

Customer experience

Clocks

All ratings435 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral16.3%
Negative23.3%

Any Text Widgets

All ratings538 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative53.8%

Bugs and requests

Clocks

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Infinite loop of pop-up ads when trying to use the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • Timer with start/stop functionality
  • Numbered screen savers for easier selection
  • Widget support

Any Text Widgets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clocks

One-time1
  • Clocks Pro Pack$3.99
2 purchases

Any Text Widgets

One-time2
  • Lifetime Promo$2.99
  • Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Clocks free?
Clocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Any Text Widgets free?
Any Text Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clocks or Any Text Widgets?
Clocks is rated higher. Clocks averages 4.6 out of 5 from 435 ratings, while Any Text Widgets averages 4.4 from 538 ratings.
Do Clocks or Any Text Widgets have ads?
Neither Clocks nor Any Text Widgets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clocks or Any Text Widgets?
Clocks ships an update every 3 days, and Any Text Widgets every 3 weeks. Most recently, Clocks was updated on September 23, 2026 and Any Text Widgets on September 22, 2026.

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