Signature Widget vs Lock Screen Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Signature Widget
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Create and display your handwritten signature right on your iPhone or iPad Home Screen and Lock Screen. Draw your signature with your finger or Apple Pencil on a natural canvas, pick the ink color, and save it. Then add a widget to any screen — from the small Lock Screen accessories to the large Home Screen widgets — and your signature is always one glance away. FREE TO START - Your first signature and the Home Screen widget, free forever - iCloud sync across your devices PREMIUM (7-day free trial on the annual plan) - Signature widget on your Lock Screen - Unlimited signatures — save several and switch between them - Export as a transparent PNG and paste it into PDFs, documents and emails - Natural drawing canvas with smooth strokes - Any ink color - Home Screen widgets in Small, Medium and Large - Rectangular and circular Lock Screen widgets - Resolution-independent rendering — crisp on any screen Whether you want a personal touch on your Home Screen or your signature always within reach, Signature Widget makes it simple. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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
Signature Widget and Lock Screen Text are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Signature Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Lock Screen Text sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Signature Widget | Lock Screen Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ramon Dos Santos | Kok Lam Chong |
In-app purchases
Signature Widget
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$24.99
Lock Screen Text
- Lifetime Pro$4.99
Questions
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