Daily Sound Notes vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Daily Sound Notes
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EASY TO RECORD, SIMPLE TO PLAY Record the daily sound as soon as possible. Make the note for the sound. Listen the talking of the note. Listen the playback of the sound. Save our wonderful experience in the device. Long press the table cell of the main view to play the single sound note. Tap the play button of the main view to play all the notes repeatedly. FEATURES: 1 Record the sound 1.1 Tap the record button to record 1.2 Pinch the screen to record 1.3 Shake the device to record 1.4 Add the new note and tap the record button in the single view. In this case, the user could input the text and record the sound at the same time. In the 1.1 1.2 1.3 , we will record first and input the text later. In the screenshot 1, we only record the sound and do not input the text. In the screenshot 2, we already record the sound and already input the text. 2 Add the text for the sound 2.1 If already record the sound, tap the single table cell, then the single note view will be displayed , so input the text. In the latest iOS 16 devices, when we need to input the text content, we could just long press the text view, the live text scan button will be displayed, so we could input the text by capturing the text content from the camera directly. In iOS 16, The languages currently supported by Live Text include English, French, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese, and Korean. Several old iOS devices may not support this feature. 2.2 If add a new note, tap the + button at the bottom right corner, then the single note view will be displayed, so input the text. 3 Play the sound, talk the text 3.1 Tap the play button at the bottom tool bar in the main view, all of the sound and text note will be played and talked one by one.(Screen shot 3) 3.2 Long press the single cell of the mail list view, the sound and text in this cell will be displayed and talked repeatedly. (Screen shot 4) 3.3 In the single note view, tap the play button to play the sound, tap the talk button to talk the text. 4 Other features: 4.1 Export the sound file by using iTune File Sharing,Email the sound file, or to iCloud Drive. Using the email, need to already set the default email box of the device. 4.2 Rename the sound file 4.3 Share the sound file with iTunes 4.4 Only Talk the text from the main view 4.5 Select the specific language for the text. So different notes could have the different languages. 5 Incoming phone call 5.1 When this App is recording the sound , and a phone call is coming, then the App will stop the recording job and save the sound file automatically. 5.2 About talking in the phone call. First , accept the incoming phone call, then start the talking features, in the main view, tap the first button in the bottom tool bar, or long press the single cell. In the single view, tap the talk button. Both of the sides of the call could hear the same talking content in the same speed. The other side of the phone call could only hear the talking but could not hear the sound from the sound file in this app. 6 Background recording should be used only when it is necessary. 6.1 When the App is recording, then the user press the home key, the recording action could work in the background status. At this time , the user could use other Apps. 6.2 When the App in the background status, the recording action is out of control, the user should let the App reactive as soon as possible. 6.3 If the recording action is in the background, the user use other sound related App, the recording job will be stop and save the sound file automatically.
Any Text · Widgets
Display any text on your Lock or Home Screen to keep important notes, goals, or tasks visible. Customize text with Markdown and utilize 20 different widgets. Integrates with Shortcuts for powerful automations and syncs across devices via iCloud.
- Customizable text widgets
- Lock Screen and Home Screen support
- Markdown styling (bold, italic, strikethrough)
- Live Activity and StandBy support
- iCloud device syncing
- Shortcuts app integration
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Put any kind of text on your Lock Screen or Home Screen so you won't miss it. It could be an important note, your goal, a list of tasks, etc. It also supports Live Activity and StandBy. The app includes 20 widgets that lets you put different text on different Lock Screen configurations or Home Screen. You can style parts of the text bold, italic, or strikethrough using Markdown. Syncs seamlessly across your devices with iCloud. Simply tap the widget to open the app to edit the text. ■ Shortcuts The app is scriptable through the Shortcuts app, enabling a lot of powerful use-cases. For example, you could use an automation to change the text at a certain point in the day or at certain places. The only limit is your creativity. ■ Support You can contact me through the feedback button in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Any Text · Widgets at every 6 weeks against Daily Sound Notes's every 5 months. Any Text · Widgets also leads on chart position (#73 vs unranked). Daily Sound Notes's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.00) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On 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
Daily Sound Notes costs $0.99 and Any Text · Widgets $4.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Daily Sound Notes ships an update every 5 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Daily Sound Notes | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (584 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 81.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 584 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #73 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 方 沈 | Sindre Sorhus |
Bugs and requests
Daily Sound Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Any Text · Widgets
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget not showing on Lock Screen
- Text not updating in a timely manner
- Force show when locked doesn't work
Requested features
6 requests- Allow alternating/rotating text
- Add custom font support
- Provide full-width widget options
- Add custom widget background colors
- Enable editing widgets directly
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- Add Apple Watch widget support
In-app purchases
Daily Sound Notes
No in-app purchases
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Daily Sound Notes free?
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