# Any Text · Widgets

> Put text on Lock/Home Screen

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1643199620](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1643199620)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1643199620`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Sindre Sorhus
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (539 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.13.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-01
- **First published:** 2022-09-12
- **Size:** 15 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/any-text-widgets/id1643199620)
- **Website:** [https://sindresorhus.com/any-text](https://sindresorhus.com/any-text)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/sindresorhus/privacy-policy/blob/main/any-text.md](https://github.com/sindresorhus/privacy-policy/blob/main/any-text.md)

## Description

Put customizable text on your Lock Screen or Home Screen with **20 widgets**. Display notes, goals, or task lists and format text with Markdown (bold, italics, strikethrough) to stand out across configurations.

iCloud sync keeps widgets in sync across devices. With support for **Live Activity** and **StandBy**, you stay informed, and tapping a widget opens the app to edit. The **Shortcuts** integration enables powerful automations to update text automatically. For support, use the in-app feedback button.

## Rankings

- #71,014 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Any Text · Widgets for its ultra-simple, intuitive UI that makes updating lock screen and watch widgets quick and reliable. The app is valued for its simplicity, flexibility, and scriptable nature, letting users automate content via Shortcuts and Personal Automations without requiring a subscription. It supports a range of use cases—from daily quotes and name displays to find-my-phone functionality and last-message visibility—across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. While a few reviewers mention minor setup quirks and occasional lag, overall feedback highlights strong utility, good value, and solid customer support.

### Pros

- Very easy and intuitive UI for updating widget text on iPhone and Apple Watch
- Simple, flexible app that meets a wide range of needs and offers creative uses without requiring a subscription
- Strong automation potential via Shortcuts/personal automations; scriptable and supports data processing for widgets
- Useful across devices, especially lock screen and watch widgets, with features like last-message display and find-my-phone
- Responsive customer support and quick responses to questions

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1643199620)