Comparison

Big Words vs Surikata

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

Head to head
About

Big Words

Display any text or emoji on your Apple Watch with this simple app. It's ideal for quickly grabbing attention, passing messages, or making a statement. Easily edit and sync your messages across devices.

Highlights
  • Display text and emojis on Apple Watch
  • Swipe for multiple pages
  • Rotate for landscape and portrait
  • Double-tap to edit
  • Sync to Apple Watch
Features
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Tired of Twitter? Message in real life using Big Words. This simple app is great for quickly grabbing attention, passing messages, and making a statement. + SWIPE for Multiple Pages + ROTATE to Landscape and Portrait + DOUBLE-TAP to Edit + SYNC to Apple Watch Quite simply, Big Words is the easiest way to display any text or emoji on Apple Watch. "I've been addicted to Big Words for years. I've campaigned tirelessly for this app in SF, Berlin, Paris, London, and NY, and cannot stop using it. Someone help me. Seriously, someone help me stop." -@boltron Find out more via @DollarApp on Twitter.

About

Surikata

Features
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CREATE AND JOIN GUILDS Build your own communities, called Guilds. Each one has its own real-time IRC chat, members, and a custodian elected by the community. Public or private, the choice is yours. REAL-TIME IRC CHAT Every Guild includes a built-in IRC-style chat: fast, lightweight, and always active. Enjoy real conversations without the noise. WRITE AND SHARE Publish posts with a rich text editor. Add photos, create polls, and embed memes and GIFs. Express yourself your way. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from 7 built-in themes: Paper, Dark, Ocean, Forest, Nord, Dracula, and Sunset, or create your own custom theme from scratch with full color control. STAY NOTIFIED Receive push notifications for likes, comments, replies, follows, and Guild activity. Decide exactly which notifications you want in your settings. PRIVACY FIRST Your email is encrypted. No tracking. No ads. No algorithm deciding what you see. Your feed stays chronological and transparent. PREMIUM OPTIONS Support the platform with optional Premium subscriptions that unlock extra features and customization options. Payments are handled securely through Stripe. BUILT INDEPENDENTLY Surikata is built by a small independent team that believes social platforms should serve their users, not advertisers.

Screenshots

Big Words4 screens
Surikata4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Surikata at Free against Big Words's $0.99. Surikata also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4). Big Words's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 1) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Surikata is free to download; Big Words costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surikata holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Big Words has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Big Words versus Surikata: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig WordsSurikata
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (29 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#34 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDollarAppClaudio Sommariva

Bugs and requests

Big Words

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Text cut off at the top
  • Freezes or closes unexpectedly
  • Reset button missing after updates
  • Does not work on Apple Watch
  • Inconsistent swipe functionality
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  • Issues with older devices/OS
  • App crashes or goes black
  • Ads added to paid/free versions
  • Double-tapping on iPad brings up keyboard but not text box
  • Glitches with special characters like '@'

Requested features

28 requests
  • Shortcut and Siri support
  • Pre-saved lists and customization
  • In-app purchase for square layout
  • Easy image export
  • Update for iPhone X
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  • Ability to make lists and edit
  • Option to change font
  • Option to create different lists
  • Reset button functionality
  • Control over zooming
  • Advanced feature of a text editor
  • Shake to advance screen
  • Volume buttons to advance/retreat
  • Slideshow mode
  • Overview mode
  • External keyboard support
  • Color control
  • Emoji enlarging
  • Zoom control
  • Send directly without saving to camera roll
  • Post to Facebook directly
  • Store phrases for replay in a list
  • Auto-fill method
  • Ability to change font color
  • Create a slideshow of words
  • Save half a dozen messages for quick access
  • Vibrate, flash, pulsate options
  • Variety of color choices

Surikata

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Big Words

No in-app purchases

None

Surikata

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Big Words free?
Big Words costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surikata free?
Surikata is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Big Words or Surikata?
Surikata is rated higher. Big Words averages 3.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Surikata averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Big Words or Surikata have ads?
Neither Big Words nor Surikata shows ads.

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