Sign vs Sysco Shop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sign
Control Alpha and Betabrite LED signs wirelessly from your iOS device. Dictate or type messages, customize text, and send them instantly. Save and share messages, with an optional one-time purchase to activate full functionality.
- Wireless messaging for LED signs
- Dictate or type messages
- Customize text colors and fonts
- Save and re-edit messages
- Share messages with other users
- Supports most Alpha/Betabrite displays
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Sign-Pro is a wireless messaging program for Alpha and Betabrite LED signs. • Dictate or type sign messages using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. • Use Menus to select text colors, fonts, display modes, speed, date, time, temperature, etc. in your messages. • Save up to 100 messages that you can re-edit and re-send to your sign. • Share sign messages with other users and iOS devices. • Sign-Pro will program most Alpha and Betabrite indoor and outdoor displays sold in the last 30 years. • A computer or infrared keyboard is not needed to program your display. • Sign-Pro uses WiFi or Bluetooth® 4.0 LE to send messages to signs with a WiFi, Bluetooth® LE, or Ethernet feature. • WiFi, Bluetooth® LE, and Ethernet wireless accessories may be purchased for any Alpha or Betabrite display. • Sign-Pro is free to download and use with its built-in Alpha sign Simulator. • A one-time In-App purchase activates Sign-Pro to send messages to your display. • Sign-Pro can be used on all your iOS devices with one Apple ID and one activation. • Extensive documentation and technical support are provided. • Sign-Pro is 100% made and supported in the USA.
Sysco Shop
This app provides a convenient way to browse Sysco's full product catalog, place orders, and manage your account. Access past orders, modify current ones before delivery cut-off, and build orders offline.
- Browse full product catalog
- Place quick orders
- Access 14 months of order history
- Modify orders before delivery cut-off
- Offline order building
- Search for key items
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Shop Sysco products, anytime, anywhere. Sysco Shop allows you to search Sysco’s complete product catalog, locate key items from any page, and place quick and easy orders on your schedule. You can access up to 14 months of previous order history and modify existing orders up to the delivery cut-off time. Sysco Shop also features offline sync, so you can continue to build your order anytime, anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sign at 100% against Sysco Shop's 48%. Sign also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). Sysco Shop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, ads 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. Sign sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sysco Shop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sign holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sysco Shop has 17K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Sign's written reviews are positive against 48% of Sysco Shop's.
Sign ships an update every 4 months, Sysco Shop fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sign | Sysco Shop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (17K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 47.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 17K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 368 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alpha-American | Sysco Corporation |
Customer experience
Sign
Sysco Shop
Bugs and requests
Sign
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sysco Shop
Reported bugs
4 issues- Orders not loading properly
- App freezing and lagging
- Issues with order submission
- Inconsistent behavior after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to zoom in on product images
- Option to select same-day delivery
- Easier order modification and deletion
- Improved search with predictive text
- Display of last price paid and default delivery date
In-app purchases
Sign
- Transmit to Sign$74.99
Sysco Shop
No in-app purchases
