Big Text vs Large Text Display
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Big Text
This app converts your speech into large, readable text in real-time. It's designed for noisy environments and helps users communicate effectively, especially those who are visually or hearing impaired. Save, share, and replay your messages with customizable fonts and colors for optimal visibility.
- Real-time speech to text conversion
- Large, readable text display
- Message library for saving messages
- Save and share transcripts
- Customizable colors and fonts
- Message playback with animations
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Real time speech to text! Big Text helps you communicate in noisy environments and through face coverings, a useful tool for visually & hearing impaired users. Type your message or use speech recognition to display your words in real-time! Save messages in the message library for instant recall. Save & Share transcripts. A range of colours and fonts chosen to be readable from distance. Play back your messages with typing and banner animations.
Large Text Display
This utility app transforms your device into a large, customizable LED banner. Display scrolling text for events, shops, or any situation requiring attention. Adjust text size, speed, and colors to create impactful visual messages.
- Large scrolling text display
- Customizable text size
- Adjustable text speed
- Customizable text color
- Customizable background color
- LED banner effect
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An app that displays scrolling text across the entire screen. Display large text and use it like an LED banner or electronic signboard. You can customize the text size, speed, text color, and background color. Perfect for grabbing attention when needed. Great for concerts, parties, events, or use in shops and bars. Ideal for electronic signboards, LED banners, and text displays. Easy to use and simple to operate — give it a try!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Large Text Display at none against Big Text's 1. Large Text Display also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). Big Text's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (482 vs 6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Big Text sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Large Text Display asks for nothing beyond the download.
Large Text Display holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Text has 482 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Big Text ships an update every 13 months, Large Text Display every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Big Text | Large Text Display |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (482 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 482 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Gaskill | Ryouhei Azuma |
Customer experience
Big Text
Large Text Display
In-app purchases
Big Text
- Full Version Unlock$1.99
Large Text Display
No in-app purchases
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