Kotoba – Your Words Widget
Custom Text on Lock Screen
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
A quote widget: lines from books, films, or your own words, on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. No ads, no account. Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.
Put your own words on your Home Screen. Kotoba is a custom text widget with no subscription: the lines you love — from books, films, people, or promises you made to yourself — pinned to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. No ads, no notifications, no account. Pro also adds a word of the day widget that works offline — 365 English words with definitions and examples — and 365 Stoic quotes from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus.
Kotoba is your own private dictionary of phrases. Collect the lines you love and pin your favorite one as a widget. Not a feed to scroll: one phrase, chosen by you, waiting where you already look.
■ What it does (free)
・Save a phrase with its source, tags, and background color (up to 20)
・Browse them as a stack of cards, like a wallet
・Pull down to fan the cards open
・Tap to edit, swipe left to delete
・Filter by tag, search by keyword
・Sort by the date you added them
・Pin one phrase to a widget — Home Screen small, medium or large, and three Lock Screen styles (one widget)
・Tap the widget to open that phrase in the app
・Export your phrases as text
・Export a backup (for when you change phones)
■ Kotoba Pro (a one-time purchase, not a subscription)
・As many phrases as you like
・As many widgets as you like
・A new phrase each hour, day or week: one of your own, narrowed by tag if you like
・Widget looks: choose the font (standard, serif or rounded), text size and alignment for each widget
・Import a backup: bring your phrases back on a new device
・iCloud sync: your phrases, tags and display settings, the same on your iPhone and iPad
・Packs, built in and offline: Word of the day (365 English words) and Stoic quotes (365). One appears on your widget each day
Reaching the limit never deletes anything you already saved. Only adding new ones stops.
■ Made for
・Anyone who writes down lines from books and films
・Anyone who wants their motto in sight, every day
・Anyone who wants a Home Screen in their own words
No notifications. No account. No ads.
Your words are saved on your device. With Pro's iCloud sync, they stay in step across your own devices through your iCloud. They never reach the developer.
To improve the app, only anonymous usage (the app was opened, a widget was displayed) is sent. Never the phrases you save, and never your name, email, or advertising ID. You can turn it off under Privacy in the menu.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://spicysnow-sub.github.io/minari-app-feeds/privacy/kotoba/
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The developer, Minari Taniguchi, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Minari Taniguchi
- Size
- 2.8 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 17 more
- English, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Kotoba Pro $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Minari Taniguchi
