Comparison

TextShow vs BigFont Display

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

BigFont Display

Features
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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.

Screenshots

TextShow4 screens
BigFont Display4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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, BigFont Display monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TextShow versus BigFont Display: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextShowBigFont Display
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSatoshi KondoRichard Montoya

In-app purchases

None

TextShow

No in-app purchases

None

BigFont Display

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TextShow free?
TextShow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BigFont Display free?
BigFont Display is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TextShow or BigFont Display have ads?
Neither TextShow nor BigFont Display shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextShow or BigFont Display?
TextShow ships an update fortnightly, and BigFont Display monthly. Most recently, TextShow was updated on October 4, 2026 and BigFont Display on October 8, 2026.

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