Comparison

Banner vs AR Missile

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable messages
  • Display time and date
  • Show tweet feeds
  • Display music info
  • Adjustable scroll/blink speed
  • Customizable LED appearance
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

AR Missile

Experience augmented reality by launching missiles at anything in your camera's view. The app features automatic target tracking and allows for simultaneous missile launches, offering an exhilarating way to relieve stress or capture unique photos.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality missile launching
  • Automatic target tracking
  • Supports up to 32 simultaneous missiles
  • Two missile types
  • Beautiful 3D graphics integration
  • Snapshot and time shift functions
  • Front camera support
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"AR Missile", the innovative AR (Augmented Reality) app. Because target painting is so last century! The AR Missile app allows you to shoot missiles at anything within your camera's sights. Simply tap the screen to send missiles flying along beautiful trajectories before exploding on your targets. Shaking cameras and moving targets are no match for AR Missile's automatic target tracking, powered by our original image analysis technology. The feeling of sending limitless waves of missiles and seeing them all hit their target is so exhilarating, you might become addicted to it! Use AR Missile to release daily stress or take funny pictures. *AR Missile requires a camera to operate. Please make sure your device is equipped with a camera before buying this app. Main Features: - Supports up to 32 simultaneous missiles. *1 - 2 types of missile - Beautiful graphics combining the image from your camera with 3D graphics. - Automatic tracking feature powered by original image analysis technology. *2 - Can switch to the front camera. - Hold button allows to you to hold the missiles while you touch the screen and shoot them all in one salvo when you release the screen. - Display the image analysis results in Sensor mode. - Snapshot function. - Time Shift function allowing fine tuning of the special effects after taking a snapshot. - Send your pictures to other apps, share functionality (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) *1 Limited to 16 missiles on iPhone4/4S. *2 If the automatic tracking is failing, please switch to sensor mode and select areas that have a high color contrast and little flickering. Caution! Shooting missiles in the real world can trigger wars and/or damage the environment. Let's restrict our missile shooting activities to within AR Missile.

Screenshots

Banner4 screens
AR Missile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AR Missile at 3.3 against Banner's 3.0. AR Missile also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Banner costs $0.99 and AR Missile $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AR Missile holds the better App Store score, 3.3 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 79% of AR Missile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Banner versus AR Missile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBannerAR Missile
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.9% of reviews79.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasayuki AkamatsuPSOFT

Customer experience

Banner

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews293 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral13.7%
Negative17.4%

AR Missile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive79.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative15.4%

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

AR Missile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Banner

No in-app purchases

None

AR Missile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Banner free?
Banner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AR Missile free?
AR Missile costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Banner or AR Missile?
AR Missile is rated higher. Banner averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while AR Missile averages 3.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Banner or AR Missile have ads?
Neither Banner nor AR Missile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Banner or AR Missile?
Banner ships an update every 3 months, and AR Missile every 3 months. Most recently, Banner was updated on October 31, 2026 and AR Missile on October 29, 2026.

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