Comparison

Sign vs ezModbus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

ezModbus

Features
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Connect to industrial devices quickly and easily over direct WiFi communication (no middleware, no Internet needed). Fast and easy access to any Modbus devices. All setup is done and permanently saved on the phone for anytime immediate access. Add mobile connectivity quickly, easily and inexpensively yourself at any time. Ezmodbus is an easy to use Modbus app that lets you setup and save devices directly on your phone. Set up the device and the register map for text display directly on your phone and save the device and register map right on the phone for immediate and later use. All setup is permanently saved on the phone for convenient access at any time. Multiple options are provided to create the register maps for quick setup of multiple copies of the same or quick modification of similar devices. All setup is done right on the phone, no internet connection, downloads, or other apps are needed. Technical Specifications Modbus® Supported functions: Read Coil Read Analog Inputs Read Holding Registers Read Discrete Inputs Read multiple registers supported for long integers and floats. Data Formats supported: Unsigned Integer 16 bit Unsigned Integer 32 bit Signed Integer 16 bit Signed Integer 32 bit Float 32 bit (IEEE-754 floating point) Float 64 bit (IEEE-754 floating point) 32-bit ‘Modulus-10000’ Format (Schneider Electric ION) Unsigned char (8 bit), Most Significant Byte and Least Significant Byte Signed char (8 bit), Most Significant Byte and Least Significant Byte

Screenshots

Sign4 screens
ezModbus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sign at Free against ezModbus's $4.99. Sign also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 41 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). ezModbus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Sign is free to download; ezModbus costs $4.99 up front. Sign sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ezModbus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sign ships an update every 4 months, ezModbus every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sign versus ezModbus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSignezModbus
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 41 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAlpha-AmericanBitmakers LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sign

One-time1
  • Transmit to Sign$74.99
None

ezModbus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sign free?
Sign is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ezModbus free?
ezModbus costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sign or ezModbus have ads?
Neither Sign nor ezModbus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sign or ezModbus?
Sign ships an update every 4 months, and ezModbus every 41 months. Most recently, Sign was updated on October 7, 2026 and ezModbus on October 13, 2026.

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