Any Text Widgets vs Decode Plus!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 15 Text Widgets
- Text, Task, and Handwriting Modes
- Customizable Widget Appearance
- Interactive Checklists
- Freehand Drawing and Sketching
- One-Tap Editing
- Shortcuts Integration
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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.
Decode Plus!
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Decode Plus! is the fast, focused barcode and QR scanner built for people who are interested what's behind the code! Point your camera at virtually any barcode or label and Decode reads it in real time — no button tap required. Whether it's a QR code at a café, a UPC barcode on a product, a PDF417 on a boarding pass, or a UPS shipping label on a doorstep package, Decode handles it with a single app. Smart Results That Do Something Decode doesn't just show you a string of text — it understands what it scanned. URLs are tapped to open directly in your browser. Shipping tracking numbers are automatically recognized for UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, and Roadie. Tap once to jump straight to the carrier's tracking page. Shopping barcodes will offer to look the item up at major retailers. Everything else can be long-pressed to copy to your clipboard instantly. Universal — Works with any barcode type. Great for everyday mixed scanning. Linear — Tuned for 1D barcodes: UPC, EAN, Code 128, Code 39, ITF-14, Codabar, and shipping labels. PDF417 — High-accuracy mode for dense barcodes on airline boarding passes, driver's licenses, and freight labels. 2D / QR — Optimized for QR codes, Data Matrix, and Aztec symbols. Gallery Scanning Can't get a clean camera read? Open any image from your photo library and Decode will find and highlight every barcode in the image. Tap a hotspot to select the result. Scan History Revisit any result, tap to reopen a link or tracking page, or long-press to copy — all without re-scanning. Clean, Distraction-Free Interface Pinch-to-zoom or use the precision zoom slider for tight labels Torch tip surfaces automatically when lighting is poor No ads, no account required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Decode Plus! at none against Any Text Widgets's 2. Decode Plus! also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Any Text Widgets sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Decode Plus! asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Any Text Widgets | Decode Plus! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (538 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 538 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 喜兰 梁 | Neareast Software LLC |
In-app purchases
Any Text Widgets
- Lifetime Promo$2.99
- Lifetime$3.99
Decode Plus!
No in-app purchases
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