Count Widget vs Any Text Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Count Widget
Customize your device's Home screen and Today view with custom widgets to manually count events or items. Easily increment, decrement, or reset counters with customizable names and appearances. Supports iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets and Dark Mode.
- Customizable Home Screen Widgets
- Today View Widgets
- Manual Event Counting
- Increment/Decrement Counters
- Customizable Widget Names
- Dark Mode Support
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Thanks to this application (and the other Widget apps from PacoLabs), you can now customize the Home screen and the Today view of your device, by adding custom widgets for some specific purposes. From anywhere in your device, you'll have access to your own information and actions. Each Count widget allows to manually count the various events or the things of your choice. The values of your counters can be incremented, decremented and also reset by touching the dedicated buttons. A custom name can be displayed and the look can be customized. Those Widgets are compatible with the new iOS 14 Home Screen Widgets. The application is really easy to use and is adapted to the fresh look of your device. Dark mode of iOS13 is supported. In Today view: You can add as many widgets as you want and they will be displayed in up to 3 different lists. Those same lists will be available in the Today view and in the application (although it is possible, if you want, to hide some widgets in the Today view). To avoid overloading the Today view, when too many widgets are displayed, an intuitive control will allow you to navigate from one widget to another. Even if the main purpose of the app is to view the widgets in the Today view, it can also be very handy to view them directly in the application (a long press on a widget in the Today view will open it directly in the main application).
Any Text Widget
Instantly display any text on your device's Lock Screen, Home Screen, or StandBy. Quickly add notes, goals, or reminders with a simple and intuitive interface. Update your text with a single tap.
- Custom text display
- Lock Screen widgets
- Home Screen widgets
- StandBy mode integration
- Tap to edit functionality
- Emoji support
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Any Text Widget — As easy as it get With Any Text Widget, you’ll never forget what matters most. Instantly put any text on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or in StandBy — whether it’s a quick note, your daily goal, a to-do list, or a reminder that keeps you focused. • Ridiculously Simple Just open the app, type your text, and it appears in your widget. That’s it — no clutter, no fuss. • Flexible & Personal Type whatever you want, and add emojis if you wish. • Tap to Edit Need to update your text? Just tap the widget — your note is always one tap away. Add Widgets in Seconds Not sure how to add a widget? Learn how here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/118610 Always Here to Help Got feedback? Reach out anytime through the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Count Widget at 60% against Any Text Widget's 0%. Count Widget also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and chart position (#186 vs unranked). Any Text Widget's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Count Widget costs $0.99 and Any Text Widget $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Count Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Count Widget has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Count Widget's written reviews are positive against 0% of Any Text Widget's.
Count Widget ships an update every 6 months, Any Text Widget every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Count Widget | Any Text Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #186 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francis Bonnin | Two4Tea |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Count Widget
No in-app purchases
Any Text Widget
No in-app purchases
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