Comparison

Barrage vs Marquee

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

Head to head
About

Barrage

Create custom LED marquee signs for various situations. Display scrolling text with cool fonts and bright colors to get attention at concerts, find people at busy locations, or communicate messages discreetly.

Highlights
  • Customizable LED marquee signs
  • Scrolling text display
  • Cool fonts and bright colors
  • Concert and event support
  • Airport and station pick-up aid
  • Meeting and communication tool
Features
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【Concert Support】Stuck in the back row? Turn on LED scroll text for your idol—cool fonts & bright colors make you stand out more than lightsticks! 【Airport Pick-up】Crowded airports/stations? Type "Picking up XX"—the rolling text is clear, no more tiptoeing to find each other! 【Bus Seat Reminder】Too shy to ask for a seat? Type "Need a seat, please let me know"—the LED text passes kindness gently, no awkwardness! 【Meeting Communication】Need to pass info quickly? No more notes or whispers—show the text directly, efficient and polite!

About

Marquee

Create a vibrant, eye-catching LED scrolling display on your phone. Customize text, effects, and colors for concerts, events, or personal messages. Save and export your creations easily.

Highlights
  • Customizable LED scrolling text
  • Multiple dynamic effects (snow, fireworks, etc.)
  • Adjustable text size, speed, and color
  • Scene presets for common use cases
  • Save and manage text creations
  • Export as image, long image, or GIF
Features
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Make your message shine with Marquee. Turn your iPhone or iPad into an LED-style sign for concerts, airport pickups, birthdays, shop signs or quiet conversations. • Give your words more room Choose a text size up to 320, available to everyone. At 0x speed, new banners automatically size their text to the available canvas. Banners saved in earlier versions keep their previous sizing behavior until you choose a text size. • Adapt to a larger screen On Duo and wider screens, horizontal banners follow the canvas shape. Style and Settings move to a side panel when there is enough space, and the library adjusts its columns. Editing controls and saved banner titles support larger system text sizes. • Start with a scene Preview eight ready-to-use scenes and apply the one that fits your moment. Four scenes are free; animated premium scenes require PRO. • Make it yours Adjust direction, speed, text size, font, colors and effects. Tap the canvas to hide or show the controls. • Save your favorites Keep text, styles and effects together. Rename, favorite, update or duplicate saved banners. The free version saves up to three banners; PRO removes the limit. Your text history stays available. • Share a picture or GIF Export the current frame, a full-text image, or a complete scrolling loop as a GIF. Full-text images include text and background. Free exports include a watermark. • Lifetime PRO One purchase unlocks unlimited saved banners, premium scenes, fonts, themes and effects, watermark-free exports and an ad-free experience. No recurring subscription. Existing lifetime PRO users keep their access. Available in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Choose a language in Settings or follow your device language. Your own text and saved banners stay as written. No app account is required.

Screenshots

Barrage4 screens
Marquee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Marquee at Free against Barrage's $1.99. Marquee also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). Barrage's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, device support and iOS requirement 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

Marquee is free to download; Barrage costs $1.99 up front. Marquee sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Barrage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Barrage against 5.0 for Marquee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Barrage has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barrage ships an update every 3 months, Marquee every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Barrage versus Marquee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarrageMarquee
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (27 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer欣明 封xiangshang

Customer experience

Barrage

All ratings27 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Marquee

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Barrage

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Marquee

One-time1
  • Lifetime PRO$2.99

Questions

Is Barrage free?
Barrage costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marquee free?
Marquee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Barrage or Marquee?
Marquee is rated higher. Barrage averages 5.0 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Marquee averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Barrage or Marquee have ads?
Marquee shows ads; Barrage does not.
Which is updated more often, Barrage or Marquee?
Barrage ships an update every 3 months, and Marquee every 10 days. Most recently, Barrage was updated on October 26, 2026 and Marquee on October 25, 2026.

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