TextShow vs BigFont Display
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.
BigFont Display
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BigFont Display turns your iPhone or iPad into a clear, full-screen message display. Type what you want to say. BigFont makes it large, bright, and easy to read from across a room, in a noisy place, through a window, or when speaking out loud is not practical. Use it for quick notes, public spaces, classrooms, travel, accessibility, events, pickup signs, quiet rooms, or any moment when your screen needs to say something clearly. Features: • Huge full-screen messages • Simple tap controls • Double-tap to edit • Pages for longer messages • Custom fonts, colors, and alignment • Keep screen awake while displaying • Shake to flash for attention • Lock controls before handing over your device • Works on iPhone and iPad • Optional Translation unlock for multi-language display How to use BigFont Display: 1. Open the app. 2. Double-tap to type your message. 3. Tap once to show controls. 4. Adjust size, color, font, pages, or lock. 5. Hold up your screen. Translation Mode is available as a one-time in-app purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TextShow at 10.0 against BigFont Display's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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, BigFont Display monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextShow | BigFont Display |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| 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 | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Satoshi Kondo | Richard Montoya |
In-app purchases
TextShow
No in-app purchases
BigFont Display
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TextShow free?
Is BigFont Display free?
Do TextShow or BigFont Display have ads?
Which is updated more often, TextShow or BigFont Display?
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