TextShow vs LargeText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
LargeText
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入力された文字を大きなフォントサイズで表示します！ 文字を入力すると即時に最大の文字サイズに拡大します。 入力エリアがそのまま表示エリアとなっていますので、入力から表示までのタイムラグがなく、快適にご使用いただけます。 [無料] ・文字拡大機能を無料でお使いいただけます。 ・広告表示はありません。 [有料オプション（App内課金）] 【フォント変更可能】 ゴシック体・明朝体の太字や細字、書き順フォントも選択することができます。 【ごみ箱ボタン、調べるボタン】 ワンタップで操作ができる便利な2つのオプションボタンが使用できます。 【外観モード変更可能】 アプリ内でライトモード/ダークモード/ダークグレイモードの切替が可能です。 利用規約（Terms of Use）：https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TextShow at fortnightly against LargeText's every 17 months. TextShow also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TextShow ships an update fortnightly, LargeText every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextShow | LargeText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Satoshi Kondo | Blue Goat Works |
In-app purchases
TextShow
No in-app purchases
LargeText
No in-app purchases
