Comparison

Blurt vs Banner Led

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

Head to head
About

Blurt

Transform your device into a large, full-screen scrolling banner for messages. Display text, emoji, and photos with smooth scrolling and customizable colors. Ideal for getting attention from a distance or in noisy environments.

Highlights
  • Full-screen scrolling banner
  • Supports text, emoji, and photos
  • Ultra-smooth scrolling
  • Portrait, landscape, and free rotation modes
  • Over 40 color options
  • Message library and playlist functionality
  • Mirror mode for car use
Features
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Say it so they can see it. Blurt turns your iPhone or iPad into a bold, full-screen message display. Whether you’re across a noisy room, meeting someone at the airport, trying to get someone’s attention, or simply need your words to travel farther, Blurt makes your message hard to miss. Type a message, choose how it looks, and display it full screen in seconds. Blurt lets you: • Display large, highly visible messages • Create messages on the fly with Siri AI • Scroll text or fit it to the screen • Choose colors and fonts • Adjust scrolling speed • Add emoji to your messages • Use oversize text for maximum visibility • Mirror messages when needed • Add effects such as bounce • Save messages so they’re ready to use again • Control orientation and message timing Blurt is useful anywhere speaking isn’t practical — crowded rooms, concerts, sporting events, airports, classrooms, conferences, noisy workplaces, through windows or glass barriers, and countless everyday situations. Sometimes a text message isn’t enough. Blurt it!

About

Banner Led

Create and display custom animated messages with vibrant, shiny colors. Easily type your desired text to make it stand out for any occasion.

Highlights
  • Custom animated messages
  • Shiny color options
  • Type any text
  • Highlight messages
Features
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Display animated messages! Type whatever you want to show and highlight it with a beautiful and shiny color.

Screenshots

Blurt4 screens
Banner Led1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Blurt at none against Banner Led's shown. Blurt also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 67%). Banner Led's advantage is ratings volume (297 vs 28) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Blurt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Banner Led sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Blurt against 4.7 for Banner Led. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Banner Led has 297 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Blurt's written reviews are positive against 67% of Banner Led's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Blurt ships an update every 5 weeks, Banner Led every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Blurt versus Banner Led: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlurtBanner Led
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (28 ratings)4.7 (297 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings28297 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperYodel CodeFrancisco Navarro Aguilar

Customer experience

Blurt

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews156 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative16.0%

Banner Led

All ratings291 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Blurt

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes after updates
  • Doesn't work on iPad Air 2
  • Cuts off top half of message
  • Crashes on launch

Requested features

7 requests
  • Output to other apps like WhatsApp
  • Output as photo, video, and GIF formats
  • Alarm function
  • Save message as background
  • More color options
Show 2 more
  • Different font choices
  • Numerical speed display

Banner Led

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Blurt

One-time1
  • Blurt Pro$3.99
1 purchases

Banner Led

One-time1
  • No ads version$2.99

Questions

Is Blurt free?
Blurt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Banner Led free?
Banner Led is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Blurt or Banner Led?
Banner Led is rated higher. Blurt averages 4.6 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Banner Led averages 4.7 from 297 ratings.
Do Blurt or Banner Led have ads?
Banner Led shows ads; Blurt does not.
Which is updated more often, Blurt or Banner Led?
Blurt ships an update every 5 weeks, and Banner Led every 4 weeks. Most recently, Blurt was updated on October 12, 2026 and Banner Led on October 15, 2026.

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