WidgText vs Lock Screen Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WidgText
Customize your device's home and lock screens with personalized text widgets. Choose from various fonts, colors, and styles to display quotes, reminders, or goals. The app offers multiple independent widgets and a quote rotation feature for daily inspiration.
- Multiple independent text widgets
- Extensive font and color customization
- Gradient and border styling options
- Quote rotation for daily content
- Live preview for easy editing
- Personalized app icon options
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Put your words where you will see them. WidgText brings daily affirmations, mindful quotes, and your own reminders to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Choose a look, make it yours, and keep a little calm nearby. NEW LOOKS FOR THE SEASON • Explore seasonal collections of widget designs and mindful words, starting with Cozy Evenings. • New collections arrive every few weeks. Earlier favorites stay in the archive. • Start with free designs, choose an optional rewarded ad to keep a featured look, or unlock Pro collection designs. • Turn on collection reminders if you want a gentle nudge when something new arrives. A LITTLE CALM, SHARED • Preview a widget image before sending it with a link to WidgText or its collection look. • Your personal text appears only in the image you choose to share. It is never included in the link. MAKE IT YOURS • Write your own mantra, intention, reminder, or inside joke. • See your widget change as you edit colors, gradients, type, alignment, shadows, and borders. • Preview small, medium, and large Home Screen widgets and Lock Screen styles. iPad adds an Extra Large widget and a sidebar workspace. • Choose from 120 classic mindful messages, plus words in seasonal collections. • Keep one thought, or rotate a short list automatically. • Receive an optional daily mindful notification at a time you choose. FREE TO START. PRO IS ONE PURCHASE. Free includes one widget slot, eight classic themes, all 120 classic messages, daily thoughts, and free seasonal looks. The free version includes ads. Rewarded ads are optional. WidgText Pro adds a personal library of named looks saved on this device, Pro collection designs, up to 8 independent widget slots, all 34 fonts, three exclusive classic themes, advanced gradients and borders, grain texture, unlimited rotating quotes, full scheduling, eight alternate app icons, and no ads. One purchase. No subscription. No account is needed. Your widget text and saved looks stay on your device unless you choose to share an image. Firebase Analytics measures app use; Google AdMob supports the free version. Your words. Your look. A calmer Home Screen.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lock Screen Text at none against WidgText's shown. Lock Screen Text also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. WidgText sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lock Screen Text sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
WidgText ships an update fortnightly, Lock Screen Text every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WidgText | Lock Screen Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Price | Kok Lam Chong |
In-app purchases
WidgText
- WidgText Pro$0.99
Lock Screen Text
- Lifetime Pro$4.99








