Comparison

LEDit vs Text Banner

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

Head to head
About

LEDit

Transform your device's screen into a vibrant, scrolling LED banner. Ideal for making messages visible in noisy environments, expressing yourself, or creating dynamic visual displays for various events and situations.

Highlights
  • Live LED banner display
  • Scrolling message maker
  • Silent communication tool
  • Attention-grabbing visuals
  • Customizable text banners
Features
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Featured by Apple in Staff Picks. #1 in more than 20 countries. Type a message and your iPhone becomes a bright, scrolling LED sign. Hold it up at a concert, cheer from the stands or find your friend at arrivals. Everyone sees it, nobody has to shout. PERFECT FOR • Concerts and festivals: cheer for your favorite artist • Sports: back your team from the stands • Airport pickups and finding each other in a crowd • Birthdays, weddings and parties • Silent messages in class, in meetings or across a loud bar MAKE IT YOURS • Pixel fonts designed for LED displays, plus classic typefaces • Any color, speed and size, with true black for a real LED look • Blink, mirror and invert effects, round or square LED dots • Haptics let you know when your message has scrolled by • Optional max brightness so it shines even in daylight SHARE IT • Export your banner as a GIF or video • Start a banner with Siri, Shortcuts or the share sheet • Save the messages you use again and again • Apple Watch app for a banner on your wrist • Made for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, in landscape or portrait FREE TO START Create and show LED banners for free. LEDit Pro unlocks every font, saved messages, blink, color brightness, custom app icons and exports without a watermark, with a subscription or a one-time purchase. Download LEDit and light up your next message. -- Terms of Use: https://ledit.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://ledit.app/privacy

About

Text Banner

Transform your device into a vibrant, animated text banner. Customize messages with diverse colors, fonts, and effects like mirroring and flashing to make your words unmissable. Ideal for events, presentations, or adding flair to any message.

Highlights
  • Animated text banners
  • Customizable colors and fonts
  • Mirror effects
  • Speed adjustments
  • Flashing effects
  • Easy to use
Features
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TURN YOUR iPHONE INTO A GIANT SCROLLING MESSAGE Need to get someone's attention in a crowded place? Text Banner creates giant, animated text that's impossible to miss. PERFECT FOR • Calling a taxi or Uber in busy streets • Airport pickups ("WELCOME HOME!") • Concerts, sports events, festivals • Birthday surprises and celebrations • Store promotions and announcements • Emergency situations FEATURES • Giant full-screen scrolling text • Adjustable speed - slow to super fast • Rainbow color picker • Visual effects: Flash, Mirror, Mix colors • High contrast mode for bright environments • Message history - save and reuse texts • Works offline - no internet needed HOW IT WORKS Type your message → Choose your colors → Rotate to landscape → Done! Your text scrolls automatically in beautiful, smooth animation. It's that simple. WHY TEXT BANNER? Sometimes the best way to communicate is with a message so big it can't be ignored. No yelling, no waving - just clear, visible text that everyone can read from far away. Download now and make your next message impossible to miss! Privacy: All messages stay on your device. We never collect or transmit your data.

Screenshots

LEDit4 screens
Text Banner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LEDit at none against Text Banner's shown. LEDit also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 58%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. LEDit sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Text Banner 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

LEDit holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEDit has 4.3K ratings behind it against 291, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of LEDit's written reviews are positive against 58% of Text Banner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEDit ships an update every 9 days, Text Banner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LEDit versus Text Banner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEDitText Banner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better4.5 (291 ratings)
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better291
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWessley RocheAlan Roldan

Customer experience

LEDit

All ratings4,283 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews1,394 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.3%

Text Banner

All ratings290 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.8%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative37.5%

Bugs and requests

LEDit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Vibrate function not working as expected
  • Issues with sharing messages to social media
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for right-to-left text display
  • Implement a static display mode
  • Allow for custom font sizes
  • Integrate more emojis and symbols

Text Banner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

LEDit

Subscriptions4
  • LEDit Pro (1 Month)$0.991 Month
  • LEDit Pro (1 year)3 Days trial$5.991 Year
  • LEDit Pro (1 year)3 Days trial$9.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • LEDit Pro (1 year)3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time11
  • Game Over$0.99
  • Do the Robot$0.99
  • LEDit Sans HD$0.99
Show 8 more
  • Mineworks$0.99
  • Bubblegum$0.99
  • Format C$0.99
  • LEDit Sans Condensed$0.99
  • Cathode Font$0.99
  • All the Fonts$1.99
  • Lifetime$14.99
  • Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Text Banner

One-time1
  • Premium$8.99

Questions

Is LEDit free?
LEDit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text Banner free?
Text Banner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LEDit or Text Banner?
LEDit is rated higher. LEDit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Text Banner averages 4.5 from 291 ratings.
Do LEDit or Text Banner have ads?
Text Banner shows ads; LEDit does not.
Which is updated more often, LEDit or Text Banner?
LEDit ships an update every 9 days, and Text Banner every 2 months. Most recently, LEDit was updated on October 28, 2026 and Text Banner on October 24, 2026.

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