Live text vs Show U
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Live text
Create dynamic and attention-grabbing text messages with customizable colors, fonts, and animations. Save your creations for later use. Perfect for making your messages stand out.
- Customizable background and text colors
- Wide color palette and custom color editor
- Multiple font choices
- Animated effects (bounce, rotate, etc.)
- Save and revisit previous texts
- Marquee sign style
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Live Text helps you create eye-catching messages in seconds. Type your text, customize the background and text colors, pick a font, and add animations like bounce and rotate to bring your message to life. What you can do with Live Text • Create custom text messages with background and text color control • Use a wide color palette and a custom color editor • Choose from multiple fonts • Add animated effects (bounce, rotate, and more) • Save and revisit your previous texts with text history Make your text look like a marquee sign—or create your own style.
Show U
Transform your phone screen into a dynamic LED sign for events and gatherings. Customize text, colors, fonts, images, and animations to create eye-catching displays. Make any occasion more memorable with personalized messages.
- Customizable LED text signs
- Combine text, colors, fonts
- Add images and animations
- Use at concerts and events
- Personalize special moments
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Show U: LED Text Maker is the ultimate app that turns your phone screen into a custom LED sign. Express yourself at concerts, sports events, parties, and more! Key Features: - Freely combine text, colors, fonts, images, and animations Make your special moments shine even brighter with Show U. Try it :) Terms of Use: [Apple Standard EULA](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Live text at none against Show U's 5. Live text also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). Show U's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 16 months). On price, rating 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. Show U sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Live text asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Live text against 5.0 for Show U. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Live text ships an update every 16 months, Show U every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Live text | Show U |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanimir Petrov | Just For Fun (Apps) |
Customer experience
Live text
Show U
In-app purchases
Live text
No in-app purchases
Show U
- PRO Weekly$0.997 Days
- PRO Monthly$1.991 Month
- PRO Annual$9.991 Year
- PRO Lifetime$6.99
- PRO Lifetime$11.99
