Comparison

TextShow vs Gruff Automation

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Random card display
  • Full screen mode
  • Card management by deck
  • Card filtering
  • Adjustable display time
  • Active/inactive card status
Features
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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.

About

Gruff Automation

Features
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Control Your Electricity Costs: The Gruff Saver Socket is a Wi-Fi connected socket that monitors electricity prices and automatically turns on/off your devices to save you money during off-peak hours. Stop Overpaying for Electricity: Introducing the Gruff Saver Socket, the innovative way to take control of your electricity bills. This Wi-Fi connected socket seamlessly integrates with your home network and retrieves real-time market electricity prices. With this information, the Gruff Saver Socket can automatically switch on and off your plugged-in devices based on the current price per hour. This means your appliances will only operate during off-peak hours when electricity is cheapest, saving you money without any manual effort. Smart Savings, Simplified: The Gruff Saver Socket is easy to set up and use. Simply connect it to your Wi-Fi network and configure it through the user-friendly app. You can then choose which devices you want to connect to the socket and set personalized preferences for their operation based on electricity prices. The Gruff Saver Socket takes care of the rest, automatically optimizing your energy consumption and saving you money on your electricity bills. Benefits: Reduce your electricity costs by automatically using appliances during off-peak hours. Gain real-time insights into market electricity prices. Easy to set up and manage through a user-friendly app. Convenient and automated solution for saving energy. Gruff Saver Socket - Smarter Electricity Use, Lower Bills.

Screenshots

TextShow4 screens
Gruff Automation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TextShow at fortnightly against Gruff Automation's every 6 weeks. TextShow also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextShow ships an update fortnightly, Gruff Automation every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TextShow versus Gruff Automation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextShowGruff Automation
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSatoshi KondoAltos Engineering OU

In-app purchases

None

TextShow

No in-app purchases

None

Gruff Automation

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TextShow free?
TextShow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gruff Automation free?
Gruff Automation is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TextShow or Gruff Automation have ads?
Neither TextShow nor Gruff Automation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextShow or Gruff Automation?
TextShow ships an update fortnightly, and Gruff Automation every 6 weeks. Most recently, TextShow was updated on November 2, 2026 and Gruff Automation on November 8, 2026.

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