Banner vs Berline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Banner
Create custom LED-matrix-style displays for messages, time, date, tweets, and music information. Personalize your display with adjustable speeds, orientations, and element styles. Ideal for unique visual notifications and information sharing.
- Customizable messages
- Display time and date
- Show tweet feeds
- Display music info
- Adjustable scroll/blink speed
- Customizable LED appearance
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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.
Berline
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See the line before you go. Berline shows you the real-time queue size and waiting time for Berlin’s most popular clubs — including Berghain, Sisyphos, Tresor and more. • Check live, crowd-sourced waiting times • View upcoming events and full lineups • Instantly preview artists with one tap • Follow who’s on stage right now with iOS Live Activity • Only in Berlin Stop guessing how long the line is. With Berline, you know before you leave home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Berline at Free against Banner's $0.99. Berline also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Berline is free to download; Banner costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Banner ships an update every 3 months, Berline every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Banner | Berline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Egemen Toykan |
Bugs and requests
Banner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Text editing cursor issues
- Orientation-related bugs
- Freezing or crashing
Requested features
5 requests- More color and font options
- Ability to add symbols like heart
- Vertical scrolling or screen saver mode
- Random message playback
- Ability to manipulate individual pixels
Berline
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Banner
No in-app purchases
Berline
No in-app purchases
