Marquee vs Bullet Screens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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. • 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 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 exactly as written.
Bullet Screens
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A lightweight bullet-screen (danmu) tool for livestreams, short videos, parties, and offline events. Turn your iPhone or iPad into a full-screen display in one tap. Type your text, pick a style, and show it instantly — scrolling or stationary, portrait or landscape. Features: • Instant display — tap Show Now and go full screen • Custom look — font, color, text size, letter spacing, and scroll speed • Black, white, and a full color spectrum for text and background • Auto layout — text switches to landscape when you rotate the device • Chinese and English — follows your system language • No ads, no clutter Perfect for livestream overlays, welcome signs, karaoke, classrooms, and any moment that needs a big, clear message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bullet Screens at none against Marquee's 1. Bullet Screens also leads on ads (none vs shown). Marquee's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.2). On price 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. Marquee sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bullet Screens asks for nothing beyond the download.
Marquee ships an update every 5 weeks, Bullet Screens every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marquee | Bullet Screens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | xiangshang | 向龙 卢 |
In-app purchases
Marquee
- Pro (LifeTime)$1.99
Bullet Screens
No in-app purchases









