Comparison

Shout It vs Instant Sign

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

Head to head
About

Shout It

Display messages in large, clear, scrolling text on your device. Customize with colors, fonts, and emojis for various communication needs. Ideal for crowded spaces, events, or simple greetings.

Highlights
  • Large, clear scrolling text
  • Cloud synchronization
  • Full-color picker
  • Expansive font choices
  • Emoji support
  • Mirror text option
  • External display support
Features
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Shout It is a simple app that displays a message on your device in large, clear type with smooth scrolling without pixelation. Advanced features like cloud sync, unlimited messages, full-color picker, expansive font choices, and emoji support make this the best banner program on the App Store! If you're in a large crowded room or you just wanna fun way of saying "Hey" to that stranger across the room, why not use your device? You write your message and watch as heads turn to see it scrolling across your device in large, clear text like a marquee. Use it to find your friends in a crowd or send a message to the driver next to you! Some other uses: • Communicate and get noticed by your favorite on-stage performers or at your favorite sporting event. • Get with your friends and Shout It at a sports game. • Send messages across a crowded bar, club, or concert. • Use to call your friends over in a dark movie theater. • Tell the driver in front of you not to cruise in the passing lane. • Send messages to people behind you. • Use to announce to a presenter how much time is left. • Place in front of you at meetings as a name tag so no one forgets your name. • Use your device as a window sign for your business or as a banner at a trade show booth. • Limo drivers can use this instead of a piece of paper at the airport to flag their clients. • A great and flexible tool for accessibility. • Turn your device into a scorecard for judging competitions. • Can be used to communicate between sealed sound-proof rooms. Don't just say it, Shout It! Features: • Complete interface re-design makes modifying your messages effortless. • iCloud synchronization which allows you to keep all your devices in sync. • Full-color support for text and backgrounds with a color picker that allows you to easily pick any color you desire. • System color picker allows favoriting colors and accessing favorite colors from other apps. • Pick the font to display your message for even more customization. • In addition to standard characters, Shout It supports all existing (and future) emoji. • Mirror option allows you to flip text for display to drivers in front of you (only as a passenger) or in social apps with the front-facing camera. • Cycle alert to know when the message repeats—useful when holding the phone up in a crowd. • External display support when AirPlaying or using an AV adapter. • Per-message speed settings. • Left-handed mode puts the edit buttons on your preferred side. • Universal app means you only purchase the app once to use on all your supported devices. • Family sharing supported. • Easily share with others via AirDrop, Messages, email, or social media. If you have any problems or want to see something new, send an email to support@kudit.com or use the built-in support feature to contact us or check the updated FAQ.

About

Instant Sign

Easily create custom signs with text, images, and designs on your iPad. Share them on social media, print them, or display them directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Create custom signs
  • Add text and images
  • Variety of designs
  • Share on social media
  • Print signs
  • Simple and handy
Features
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Sometimes, all you need is a sign. --- I made this app so I could easily put some words on my iPad screen and hold it up like a sign. It does that. It also makes fancier signs from a variety of designs. Customize your signs with pictures and clever messages, then put them on display, share them on the "social medias", or even print them straight from your device. It's simple, handy, fun, and free!

Screenshots

Shout It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Instant Sign at Free against Shout It's $3.99. Instant Sign also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 48%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Shout It's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads 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

Instant Sign is free to download; Shout It costs $3.99 up front. Instant Sign sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shout It asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shout It holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of Shout It's written reviews are positive against 71% of Instant Sign's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shout It ships an update every 3 months, Instant Sign every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Shout It versus Instant Sign: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShout ItInstant Sign
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKudit LLCCat in a Box Software

Customer experience

Shout It

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral17.5%
Negative35.0%

Instant Sign

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

Shout It

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Instant Sign

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is Shout It free?
Shout It costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Instant Sign free?
Instant Sign is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shout It or Instant Sign?
Shout It is rated higher. Shout It averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Instant Sign averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Shout It or Instant Sign have ads?
Neither Shout It nor Instant Sign shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shout It or Instant Sign?
Shout It ships an update every 3 months, and Instant Sign every 16 months. Most recently, Shout It was updated on October 13, 2026 and Instant Sign on October 23, 2026.

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