Comparison

Sign vs Run it Back Networking

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

Run it Back Networking

This app helps you remember and follow up with people you meet at events. It allows you to quickly capture contact details, add notes about your conversation, and tag them by event for easy organization and follow-up reminders.

Highlights
  • QR-based LinkedIn capture
  • Event tagging for contacts
  • Follow-up reminders
  • Private notes for contacts
  • One-tap LinkedIn connect
  • Offline contact saving
Features
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Never lose a connection again. You keep meeting great people. The mentor. The intro. The "let's grab coffee" that never happened. Without a follow-up, they fade. Run it Back is the nudge that brings them back. HOW IT WORKS Scan. Their LinkedIn QR. One tap. Done. Note. Capture the conversation while it's fresh. Reconnect. We'll remind you to follow up, when it counts. WHAT YOU GET • Scan LinkedIn QR codes, digital business cards and Run it Back codes • Capture what you talked about, how you can help, and what you need from them • Reminders two days out, while you're still fresh in their mind, or on any date you pick • Choose the hour your reminders arrive • Snooze a reminder, mark it done, or ask to be reminded again • See who's overdue at a glance, right on your contact list • Your own Run it Back code, carrying your name, title and company. Someone scans it, and you're in their phone • Know the moment someone scans you, and add them with one tap • Group contacts by event and see who's still waiting on a follow-up • The event name carries over as you work the room, with past events suggested as you type • Search and filter everything you've captured • Sign in with Apple, Google, LinkedIn or email • Face ID and Touch ID unlock • Light and dark mode, or match your phone NO SIGNAL, NO PROBLEM Conference halls are where signal goes to die. Open the app with no connection at all, scan, and save. Run it Back codes carry the basics with them, so a scan with no signal still fills in a name, title and company. Everything syncs the moment you're back on. YOUR NOTES ARE YOURS Private notes stay private. Your contacts belong to you, not to a network. Delete your account and everything goes with it. Free to use.

Screenshots

Sign4 screens
Run it Back Networking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Run it Back Networking at none against Sign's 1. Run it Back Networking also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months). Sign's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

Both are free to download. Sign sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Run it Back Networking asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sign against 5.0 for Run it Back Networking. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sign ships an update every 4 months, Run it Back Networking every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sign versus Run it Back Networking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSignRun it Back Networking
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB50 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAlpha-AmericanGermain Preston

Customer experience

Sign

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Run it Back Networking

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sign

One-time1
  • Transmit to Sign$74.99
None

Run it Back Networking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sign free?
Sign is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Run it Back Networking free?
Run it Back Networking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sign or Run it Back Networking?
Sign and Run it Back Networking are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Sign or Run it Back Networking have ads?
Neither Sign nor Run it Back Networking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sign or Run it Back Networking?
Sign ships an update every 4 months, and Run it Back Networking every 8 days. Most recently, Sign was updated on October 7, 2026 and Run it Back Networking on October 23, 2026.

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