Banner vs Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling
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.
Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling
Create custom scrolling text banners for various situations. Easily communicate messages discreetly, even with emojis. This simple, ad-free app is perfect for quick, versatile text displays.
- Customizable scrolling text banner
- Emoji support
- Ad-free experience
- Simple and effective interface
- Small app size
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What people are saying: "Just perfect! Small app size and custom options. Does exactly what is needed...just download a keep!!!" "Just what I've been looking for. Simple to use and effective!" "The simplest things are best. Clear, versatile, does what it needs to do. Download it now!" This app is a simple text banner/ticker. It is not overloaded with features, and is just right for everyone. With it you can talk to friends during class! Even slip a girl your number while eating lunch with a friend! Now with no ads! Works with Emojis!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling at 4.7 against Banner's 3.0. Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling also leads on ratings volume (341 vs 2) and review sentiment (79% vs 69%). Banner's advantage is chart position (#186 vs unranked) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). 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
Banner costs $0.99 and Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling has 341 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Banner's written reviews are positive against 79% of Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Banner | Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (341 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 78.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 341 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #186 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Masayuki Akamatsu | Wendy Bernfeld |
Customer experience
Banner
Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling
User reviews
Banner
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast scrolling
- 👍 Customizable colors and styles
- 💡 Multiple saved messages
- 👍 Fun and useful app
- 🚀 Improved over free version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional freezing or crashing
- 🐛 Text editing issues
- 🐛 Orientation issues
- 🐛 Missing features from free version
Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling
From 341 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and straightforward
- 🚀 Smooth scrolling
- 💡 Customizable font, color, and speed
- 🎨 Supports Unicode/multilingual text
- 🤩 Fun and entertaining
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- ⚠️ Limited message length
- 🔁 No ability to save/reuse messages
- 🔄 Orientation issues when displaying on TV
- 🔒 No sharing/sending options
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
Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to save messages
- Scrolling in the wrong direction on some devices
- Text not displaying properly on larger screens
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save/reuse messages
- Horizontal scrolling option
- More font/color customization
- Live preview of scrolling speeds
- Ability to send/share messages
In-app purchases
Banner
No in-app purchases
Scroll 'n Roll Text Scrolling
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Banner free?
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