Comparison

Any Text Widgets vs Lock Screen Text

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

Head to head
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.

About

Lock Screen Text

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Lock Screen Text keeps your favorite quotes and short notes front and center with clean, minimalist Lock Screen widgets. Key Features: 1. Instant Focus: Display your favorite quotes and short notes right where you'll see them. 2. Clean & Minimalist: Designed to look seamless and feel effortless to use. 3. Fully Customizable: Personalize your text, font style, and alignment to match your style. 4. Simple & Lightweight: No account required, no unnecessary complexity, just clean Lock Screen widgets. 5. Free Forever: Use Text Slot 1 for free with full customization. 6. Optional Upgrade: Unlock all 10 text slots with a one-time purchase - no subscriptions, ever.

Screenshots

Any Text Widgets4 screens
Lock Screen Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lock Screen Text at every 2 days against Any Text Widgets's every 3 weeks. Lock Screen Text also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Any Text Widgets ships an update every 3 weeks, Lock Screen Text every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Any Text Widgets versus Lock Screen Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAny Text WidgetsLock Screen Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (538 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings538 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer喜兰 梁Kok Lam Chong

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Any Text Widgets

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

Lock Screen Text

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Any Text Widgets free?
Any Text Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lock Screen Text free?
Lock Screen Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Any Text Widgets or Lock Screen Text have ads?
Neither Any Text Widgets nor Lock Screen Text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Any Text Widgets or Lock Screen Text?
Any Text Widgets ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lock Screen Text every 2 days. Most recently, Any Text Widgets was updated on October 13, 2026 and Lock Screen Text on October 2, 2026.

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