Banner vs iLoveFireworks
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.
iLoveFireworks
Create stunning 3D fireworks displays with simple tap controls. Experience breathtaking visuals and realistic sounds. This app is designed for users of all ages, including very young children.
- Create fireworks displays
- Easy tap operation
- 3D graphics
- Realistic sounds
- Suitable for all ages
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With iLoveFireworks, you can create beautiful fireworks display by easy tap operation! Touch on the screen, you immediately see breath taking fireworks in 3D graphics and real sounds. Even 2 years old kids can enjoy iLoveFireworks! See our site for further description and demo movie. http://fireworksgames.net "They actually look pretty cool" - AppAdvice
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iLoveFireworks at 5.0 against Banner's 3.0. iLoveFireworks also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and review sentiment (81% vs 69%). Banner's advantage is chart position (#95 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Banner costs $0.99 and iLoveFireworks $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iLoveFireworks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Banner's written reviews are positive against 81% of iLoveFireworks's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Banner | iLoveFireworks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 80.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #95 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Fireworks Games |
Customer experience
Banner
iLoveFireworks
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
iLoveFireworks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Banner
No in-app purchases
iLoveFireworks
No in-app purchases
