Heyyy vs TextShow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Heyyy
This utility app allows you to create large, attention-grabbing text messages for various situations. Easily format, edit, and save your messages, then share them as images. Use it responsibly for clear communication in noisy environments or for visual displays.
- Full screen text display
- Portrait and landscape modes
- Save multiple messages
- Smart word wrapping
- Re-order messages
- Edit messages
- Share as images
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Make your text fill the screen Works in portrait or landscape mode Save many messages Smart word wrapping Re-order the messages by dragging Edit messages by double tapping Share messages as images Loud bar? Concert? Car window? No problem Use responsibly.
TextShow
This utility app allows users to create and manage text cards, displaying them randomly in full screen. It's designed for passive information display during work, with customizable display times and card status.
- Random card display
- Full screen mode
- Card management by deck
- Card filtering
- Adjustable display time
- Active/inactive card status
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Simple & easy to use! An app that displays created cards randomly. - Features - random display of created cards - full screen display - card management by deck - card filtering by deck and tag - control of display time (10s 〜 10m) - switch card status (active or inactive) - Purpose - Displaying text information passively during some work. - Assumed usage - create cards that wrote what you want to be aware of during some work and then stand your iphone on the desk side to display created cards randomly during the work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Heyyy at 5.0 against TextShow's 3.0. Heyyy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). TextShow's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.5). 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. Heyyy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TextShow asks for nothing beyond the download.
Heyyy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Heyyy ships an update weekly, TextShow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Heyyy | TextShow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.5 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Grigonis Brothers Software | Satoshi Kondo |
Customer experience
Heyyy
TextShow
In-app purchases
Heyyy
- Unlock Unlimited Messages$0.99
TextShow
No in-app purchases
