TodaysMemo vs Any Text · Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TodaysMemo
This minimalist memo app allows you to quickly create, manage, and view your notes. Easily access your notes directly from your device's notification center for instant checking.
- Minimalist design
- Note list
- Note registration
- Note deletion
- Note update
- Display notes in notification center
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"Today's memo" is the best in convenient minimalist design memo The contents of the memo can be displayed in the notification center, I can immediately check the contents. The main function - List of note - Registration of Note - Delete notes - Note the update - Note display in the Notification Center - Note display release to the notification center
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 price: TodaysMemo at Free against Any Text · Widgets's $4.00. TodaysMemo also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). Any Text · Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 40%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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
TodaysMemo is free to download; Any Text · Widgets costs $4.00 up front. TodaysMemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Any Text · Widgets asks for nothing beyond the download.
TodaysMemo ships an update every 3 months, Any Text · Widgets every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TodaysMemo | Any Text · Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.00 |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (450 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 450 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #35 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASS Ltd. | Sindre Sorhus |
Customer experience
TodaysMemo
Any Text · Widgets
Bugs and requests
TodaysMemo
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
TodaysMemo
- remove ads$0.99
Any Text · Widgets
No in-app purchases
