Comparison

Banner Basic vs wapo

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

Head to head
About

Banner Basic

Create custom LED-matrix-style messages and display them on your device. Show text, symbols, dates, times, tweets, and music information with various customization options for speed, appearance, and display settings.

Highlights
  • Customizable LED-matrix display
  • Show user-defined messages
  • Display date and time
  • Show tweet feeds
  • Display music information
  • Adjustable scroll and blink speeds
  • Customizable LED appearance (size, shape, color)
Features
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Banner is an LED-matrix-like display with which you can show custom messages. The following items can be shown: - 5 user-defined messages - 35 types of symbol characters - Date (3 formats) - Time (3 formats) - Bluesky (3 defined feeds based on user's timeline or keyword search) - Music (Artist, Song, Album) The application has the following settings: - Scroll speed - Blink speed - Landscape-only mode - Upside-down display - Mirror display - Double-tap editing - Sleep disable - Character size (3 sizes) - Element (LED) size (3 sizes) - Element (LED) shape (6 shapes) - Element (LED) color (Hue, Saturation) - Element (LED) color randomization Note - Bluesky posts will be updated every minutes or every posts displayed. - "Banner Basic" is a free version with ads; "Banner" and "Banner Extreme" are paid versions with no ad. - "Banner Extreme" has a little bit different from the others on the style and the speed.

About

wapo

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Screenshots

Banner Basic4 screens
wapo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Banner Basic at 3 against wapo's —. wapo's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Banner Basic versus wapo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBanner Basicwapo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (25 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsYes—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasayuki AkamatsuMakemark Intelligence Global Holdings Limited

Bugs and requests

Banner Basic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Distorted text display
  • Incompatibility with iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Speed control for scrolling
  • Color and font customization
  • Ability to save/recall preset messages
  • Orientation and display options
  • Improved performance and stability

wapo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Banner Basic

No in-app purchases

None

wapo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Banner Basic free?
Banner Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is wapo free?
wapo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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