Banner Basic vs Large Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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.
Large Text
Transform your device's widgets into dynamic text displays. Easily showcase quotes, notes, or reminders with adaptive font scaling and full color customization. Shake your device to instantly flash vibrant text and background combinations.
- Adaptive font scaling
- Full font style customization
- Vibrant text and background colors
- Home screen widget support
- Shake to flash color feature
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Introducing Your Text Display App – Make Your Words Stand Out! Transform your iPhone and iOS widgets into dynamic text displays with our innovative app. Whether you need to display a powerful quote, a quick note, or an important reminder, this app makes it seamless and visually appealing. Key Features: Adaptive Font Scaling: No matter how many words you type, the app intelligently adjusts the font size to fill your screen perfectly. Full Customization: Choose from a variety of font styles to match your mood or message. Vibrant Personalization: Customize text and background colors to create eye-catching displays that suit your needs. Widget Support: Display large, clear text directly on your home screen widgets for quick viewing at a glance. Perfect for creating standout messages, enhancing productivity, and personalizing your device with ease. Let your words take center stage! Shake to Flash: Shake your device to instantly flash the text color and background color in vibrant, eye-catching combinations. Perfect for grabbing attention at airports, rocking out at concerts, or just having fun! Make your message impossible to miss with this playful and dynamic feature.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Large Text at 4.4 against Banner Basic's 3.2. Large Text also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months). Banner Basic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and monetization model 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. Large Text sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Banner Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Large Text holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Banner Basic's written reviews are positive against 60% of Large Text's.
Banner Basic ships an update every 7 months, Large Text every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Banner Basic | Large Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (25 ratings) | 4.4 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 48 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | 娜 张 |
Customer experience
Banner Basic
Large Text
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
Large Text
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Banner Basic
No in-app purchases
Large Text
- Remove Ads$0.99
