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Any Text · Widgets

by Sindre Sorhus

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 5 Aug 2026

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What it is
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At a glance
  • $4.00

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Key functions

Function Availability Access Scope Evidence
Family Sharing Yes Unknown App Store Store published

Screens

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11 store screenshots

Any Text · Widgets ipad screenshot 1
Any Text · Widgets ipad screenshot 2

Pricing & paywalls

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  • Price: $4.00

Ratings & reviews

App Store

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4.6 455 ratings · App Store

  1. 5/5Surprisingly useful!!

    My wife and I recently had our first child and when she heads to sleep with our daughter, I occasionally miss important text message notifications from her. I'll have "announce notifications" on, not silenced and somehow I kept having to constantly look at my phone and manually check for messages. Sometimes the notification on the Home Screen would get pushed down so I would open the messages app just to be safe. Too often I didn't see a timely text message until later than I would have liked. Enter Any Text to the rescue!! I have a Shortcuts Personal Automation that sets an Any Text widget to the last message my wife sent me. Paired with a Lock Screen widget (for normal use) and even better, a Standby widget (for when I'm working or sleeping) I can take a breath and rest assured that the last message my wife sent me will *ALWAYS* be visible on my screen. It's so simple and so friggin effective and useful. The only issue for me was that Shortcuts always wants to display a notification telling you the personal automation has just run. This was so annoying but I found out that you can turn off notifications for the Shortcuts app altogether via a tricky little route through Screen Time - google it if you would like to do the same.

    FrankTSays · 5 Aug 2026

  2. 5/5Multiple text?

    Can we have multiple text widgets BECAUSE I have 2 other lockscreens for work and chill time and I wouldn’t want to have the same text showing up. Also…I’m feeling like…could this possible be shared to family and friends? What I mean is- I don’t know if anyone else has done it but it would be cool if we could write a text and we can have shared with others on their lockscreen. This could be achieved if the app asks the contact to join the group in the app? Anyway, it’s awesome! Thanks so much for all of your apps.

    ʕᴥ• ʔ · 5 Aug 2026

  3. 5/5I love it! One suggestion.

    The widgets help organize my Home Screen a whole lot. I’d definitely recommend this app to anyone. My one suggestion is adding custom widget backgrounds. This could be nice for quotes, and, if someone wants a “transparent” widget, they could add a section of their wallpaper to it. Also, but not as necessary, maybe add the ability to edit the widget directly with “Edit Widget”. This I imagine could potentially have the ability to let people have unlimited widgets.

    MajesticStriker113 · 5 Aug 2026

  4. 5/5A Most Excellent App

    This app is fantastic. I hike in the mountains a lot, where data connectivity is often unavailable, and the built-in weather widgets become entirely useless. I use Sindre’s Actions app to periodically cache weather data when available, and Any Text to permanently display weather conditions on my Lock Screen, including both sunrise and sunset together. Except for some documented issues with delayed display updates, it’s been great! Thanks!

    Valana · 5 Aug 2026

  5. 4/5An exceptional app except for one area.

    It would really be nice if once I put a note up on my phone, there was some kind of a protection to keep my notes from being edited in error from miss handling of the phone screen on my part. I’ve lost a lot information because it got edited in error when I was handling my phone. I just updated to the latest version this will be addressed in that. If it wasn’t for this little thing, it would definitely be a five star.

    Smithalite · 5 Aug 2026

Privacy & accessibility

App Store

Privacy

  • Data Not Collected Developer declared

Accessibility

  • Dark Interface — SUPPORTED Store published
  • Differentiate Without Color Alone — SUPPORTED Store published
  • Larger Text — SUPPORTED Store published
  • Reduced Motion — SUPPORTED Store published
  • Sufficient Contrast — SUPPORTED Store published
  • Voice Control — SUPPORTED Store published
  • VoiceOver — SUPPORTED Store published

Versions

App Store

  • 1.10.0

    - Improved compatibility with the upcoming iOS version.

  • 1.10.1

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.10.2

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.10.3

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.11.0

    - The app now requires iOS 18. - Added iCloud syncing. - Now also available on Apple Watch.

  • 1.12.0

    - New: Show your note in a Live Activity — just tap the title while editing.

  • 1.12.1

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.12.2

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.13.0

    - The app now requires iOS 26.

  • 1.13.1

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.13.2

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.13.3 · 1 Jun 2026

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.4.2

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.5.0

    - Added supports for Home Screen widgets. - Added support for iPad (Home Screen widgets only).

  • 1.6.0

    - Added 2 more widgets. You can now have a total of 10 unique widgets with text.

  • 1.7.0

    - The app now requires iOS 17. - Added support for Lock Screen widgets on iPad too. - Added support for StandBy.

  • 1.7.1

    - The app now requires iOS 17. - Added support for Lock Screen widgets on iPad too. - Added support for StandBy.

  • 1.8.0

    - You can now set a custom text and background color for the widgets (except the Lock Screen widgets). - You can also set the colors from the Shortcuts app.

  • 1.8.1

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.8.2

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.8.3

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.8.4

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.8.5

    - Bug fixes.

  • 1.9.0

    - Added a smaller Lock Screen widget. - Added the ability to copy settings from one widget to another.

  • 1.9.1

    - Bug fixes.

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