Neon vs Text Banner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Neon
Display large, customizable text on your phone instantly. Perfect for communication in noisy environments, events, or group settings. Its simple interface ensures quick and efficient use.
- Display large text
- Show short phrases
- Use emojis
- Clean interface
- Fast performance
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Show large text on your phone in seconds! A word, a short phrase or some cool emoji. Use it with friends, at a rally, in a meeting, or at a concert. Clean. Easy. Lightning Fast. "Couldn't be easier" "Better and faster than all of the other large text apps!" "All apps should be this simple"
Text Banner
Transform your device into a vibrant, animated text banner. Customize messages with diverse colors, fonts, and effects like mirroring and flashing to make your words unmissable. Ideal for events, presentations, or adding flair to any message.
- Animated text banners
- Customizable colors and fonts
- Mirror effects
- Speed adjustments
- Flashing effects
- Easy to use
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TURN YOUR iPHONE INTO A GIANT SCROLLING MESSAGE Need to get someone's attention in a crowded place? Text Banner creates giant, animated text that's impossible to miss. PERFECT FOR • Calling a taxi or Uber in busy streets • Airport pickups ("WELCOME HOME!") • Concerts, sports events, festivals • Birthday surprises and celebrations • Store promotions and announcements • Emergency situations FEATURES • Giant full-screen scrolling text • Adjustable speed - slow to super fast • Rainbow color picker • Visual effects: Flash, Mirror, Mix colors • High contrast mode for bright environments • Message history - save and reuse texts • Works offline - no internet needed HOW IT WORKS Type your message → Choose your colors → Rotate to landscape → Done! Your text scrolls automatically in beautiful, smooth animation. It's that simple. WHY TEXT BANNER? Sometimes the best way to communicate is with a message so big it can't be ignored. No yelling, no waving - just clear, visible text that everyone can read from far away. Download now and make your next message impossible to miss! Privacy: All messages stay on your device. We never collect or transmit your data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Neon at 100% against Text Banner's 58%. Neon also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Text Banner's advantage is ratings volume (291 vs 2). On price 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
Both are free to download. Text Banner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Neon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Neon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Banner has 291 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Neon's written reviews are positive against 58% of Text Banner's.
| Parameter | Neon | Text Banner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (291 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 291 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bharat Gupta | Alan Roldan |
Customer experience
Neon
Text Banner
In-app purchases
Neon
No in-app purchases
Text Banner
- Premium$8.99
