Big Note. vs Big Text Display
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Note.
This app offers versatile note-taking with adjustable font sizes, quick jotting, and interactive features for real-time communication. Organize thoughts with bulleted lists and categorized folders, and utilize speech-to-text and text-to-speech for enhanced accessibility and collaboration.
- Dynamic font size adjustment
- Quick note creation with placeholders
- Interactive notes with speech-to-text
- Bulleted lists for organization
- Speech-to-text and text-to-speech
- Categorized folders for notes
- Shake to create new notes
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Big Note is your ultimate note-taking companion, designed to make communication and organization effortless. Whether typing, speaking, or listening, Big Note adapts to your needs with powerful features and an intuitive interface. Key Features: Classic Notes: Create simple, no-frills notes with a slider to dynamically adjust the font size. Choose your font, text alignment, and theme to personalize every note. Premium subscribers can access the Speech-to-Text microphone with support for non-standard accents and far-from-microphone situations. Quick Notes: Jot down short ideas or temporary thoughts with placeholders that disappear as you type. Shake your phone or swipe to create a new note effortlessly, keeping the flow of ideas going. Interactive Notes: Designed for real-time conversations — perfect for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Type while the other person speaks, with Speech-to-Text transcribing their voice instantly into the speech area. A microphone icon can be shown to signal when recording is active. Text-to-Speech reads your highlighted text aloud. Each note is saved automatically for reference later. Bulleted Notes: Organize your tasks and ideas with intuitive bulleted lists. Whether you're making a shopping list, brainstorming, or creating a structured outline, bulleted notes keep everything neat and focused. Text Size Adjustment: Customize the font size dynamically across all note types using a convenient slider, ensuring easy readability for everyone. Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech: Transform speech into written text effortlessly or have the app read your notes aloud. Premium subscribers get advanced on-device speech recognition with support for accents and distance, available in Classic Note and Interactive Note. Themes: Personalize your notes with beautiful themes. Create your own custom theme or choose from the built-in collection to match your style. Categorized Folders: Keep your notes organized by creating folders like "Work," "Shopping List," or "Personal." Move notes between folders, rename them, or delete them as needed to stay productive and clutter-free. Shake to Create: Quickly start a new note by shaking your phone, making note-taking faster and more convenient. Yearly Subscription: Save with the new yearly plan at $20.00/year, alongside the existing $1.99/month option. Big Note helps you stay productive, communicate with ease, and organize your thoughts better than ever. Whether you're creating a shopping list, brainstorming, or managing conversations, this app simplifies every step of the process. Terms of Use: https://www.termsfeed.com/terms-conditions/10e4d8169e31378752d19d3f4ec4ee7a
Big Text Display
Display messages in large, screen-filling text for easy visibility from a distance. Features speech synthesis, shake-to-flash, and saved favorites for quick access. Ideal for noisy environments or accessibility needs.
- Full-screen text display
- Speech synthesis
- Shake to flash message
- Save favorite messages
- Accessibility features
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Write messages in really big font for others to see easily! The message will take up your whole screen. SHARE FROM FAR AWAY Share from across the room, even when noisy. Use speech synthesis and audio transcription to easily use this for accessibility needs. SHAKE AND CATCH ATTENTION Shake to flash your message for more attention, grabbing more attention even in a hard to see situation. SAVE FAVORITES Double-tap to save your favorite messages for easy access, with a list of favorites that you can see or your most recent ones a swipe away.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Big Text Display at none against Big Note.'s 5. Big Text Display also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Big Note.'s advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (241 vs 24). 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. Big Note. sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Big Text Display asks for nothing beyond the download.
Big Note. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Note. has 241 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Big Note.'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Big Text Display's.
Big Note. ships an update every 3 months, Big Text Display every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Note. | Big Text Display |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (241 ratings) — better | 4.4 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 241 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Macias | Kathryn Gonzalez |
Customer experience
Big Note.
Big Text Display
Bugs and requests
Big Note.
Reported bugs
5 issues- Shake to clear not working on iPad
- App not opening after update (initially)
- Adding emojis breaks text to speech
- Text to speech repeats first paragraph
- Keyboard cannot be lowered
Requested features
7 requests- Disable shake to clear feature
- Way to make keyboard go away/lower
- Ability to align text
- Feature to set specific font size
- Categories for saving notes
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- Fix text to speech repeating paragraphs
- Save custom words to dictionary
Big Text Display
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Big Note.
- Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Annual Premium$9.991 Year
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- Annual Premium$19.991 Year
- Big Note Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
Big Text Display
No in-app purchases
Questions
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