Comparison

Large Text, Big Text to Speech vs TypeScale

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

Head to head
About

Large Text, Big Text to Speech

Enlarge text to full screen and have it read aloud. Customize background, font colors, and voice settings. Features include screen flash, inversion, and sharing. Save favorite texts and use home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Full-screen text display
  • Text-to-speech with voice settings
  • Customizable screen colors and fonts
  • Screen flash and inversion effects
  • Save favorite texts
  • iOS home screen widget
Features
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It's an app that enlarges the text in full screen and reads it out aloud. All features are completely free to use. - Quick start - Tap the screen to enter text (voice input supported) - Screen background color, gradient, font color setting - Read aloud (volume, speed, pitch setting) - Screen flash (interval, shake and flash setting) - Screen inversion (up / down / left / right) - Screen sharing (image) - Unlimited storage of favorite texts - Folder code, color code - iOS14 home screen widget - Dark mode - Free & no additional charge * WARNING Screen flashes can cause seizures. Please use at your own risk. URL scheme: large://

About

TypeScale

Features
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TypeScale helps you generate harmonious typographic scales in seconds. Choose a base size and ratio — minor third, golden ratio, perfect fourth, and more — then see every step rendered in real time. Tap any value to copy px, rem, pt, or em directly into your CSS, Figma, or SwiftUI project. Save unlimited scales across projects and switch between them instantly. Features: • Build modular type scales from any base size and ratio • Live preview of headings and body text together • Copy values as px, rem, pt, or em with one tap • Save and manage a library of type scales • Works 100% offline — no account needed — SUBSCRIPTION — TypeScale Premium unlocks all features. - Weekly: $9.99 per week - Yearly: $49.99 per year (3-day free trial) Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Large Text, Big Text to Speech3 screens
TypeScale3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Large Text, Big Text to Speech at none against TypeScale's 2. TypeScale's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TypeScale sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Large Text, Big Text to Speech asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Large Text, Big Text to Speech ships an update every 2 months, TypeScale every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Large Text, Big Text to Speech versus TypeScale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLarge Text, Big Text to SpeechTypeScale
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (216 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings216 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFugaPiyo Inc.Phuc Pham

In-app purchases

None

Large Text, Big Text to Speech

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

TypeScale

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Large Text, Big Text to Speech free?
Large Text, Big Text to Speech is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TypeScale free?
TypeScale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Large Text, Big Text to Speech or TypeScale have ads?
Large Text, Big Text to Speech shows ads; TypeScale does not.
Which is updated more often, Large Text, Big Text to Speech or TypeScale?
Large Text, Big Text to Speech ships an update every 2 months, and TypeScale every 3 weeks. Most recently, Large Text, Big Text to Speech was updated on October 25, 2026 and TypeScale on October 7, 2026.

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