Kotoba

Your own words on your Home Screen — a custom text widget. No subscription.

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Kotoba is a quote widget for iPhone with no subscription. Keep the words you want to remember, and pin one of them to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Not a feed to scroll. One phrase, chosen by you, waiting where you already look.

Pricing, plainly

• Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
• No ads.
• No notifications. It never tries to pull you back in.
• No account.
• Twenty phrases and one widget stay free forever.

What it does

• Save a phrase with its source and tags — quotes, mottos, lines from books and films, or your own words
• Pin one of them to a Home Screen widget (small, medium, large) or a Lock Screen widget
• A colour for each card, so a phrase is recognisable at a glance
• Pro: as many phrases and widgets as you like, a new phrase from your own collection each day or each week, and widget fonts, sizes and alignment
• Export as text, or as a backup for a new phone
• Available in English, Japanese, Indonesian and Simplified Chinese
• iOS 17 or later

Questions people ask

Is there an iPhone widget that shows my own words or custom text on the Home Screen?
Yes. Kotoba is a custom text widget: type any words — a motto, a line from a book, a promise to yourself — and pin them to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. Twenty phrases and one widget are free, and Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.

Is there a quote widget for iPhone that doesn't need a subscription?
Yes. Kotoba's Pro is a one-time purchase. Twenty phrases and one widget are free forever, with no ads and no account.

How do I put my own quote or favorite words on my iPhone Home Screen?
Save the phrase in Kotoba, add a Kotoba widget to your Home Screen, and choose which phrase it shows. Lock Screen widgets work the same way.

Is there a quote app that isn't a feed and doesn't send notifications?
Kotoba shows one phrase you chose yourself. No feed, no notifications. Pro can rotate a new phrase from your own collection each day or each week.

Can I show a line from a book or a motto on my Lock Screen?
Yes — any phrase you save can go on a Lock Screen widget as well as a Home Screen widget.

Do I need an account? Where are my phrases stored?
No account. Your phrases stay on your device and are never sent anywhere.

Privacy

Your phrases stay on your device. Privacy policy.

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