Comparison

LEDit vs LED Message Board

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

LED Message Board

Transform your phone into a vibrant LED display. Type any message and present it full-screen in a clear, electronic signboard style. Ideal for events, cheering, or store displays, with customizable text and background colors.

Highlights
  • Full-screen LED display
  • Customizable text colors
  • Customizable background colors
  • Electronic signboard style
  • Ideal for events and displays
Features
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LED Message Board turns your smartphone into a bright and eye-catching LED display. Simply type your message and show it full-screen with a clear, electronic signboard style. Perfect for events, cheering, live shows, meeting points, or store displays. Customize text and background colors to create your own unique message board.

Screenshots

LEDit4 screens
LED Message Board1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LED Message Board at none against LEDit's 15. LED Message Board also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). LEDit's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 2). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. LED Message Board asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LED Message Board holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEDit has 4.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEDit ships an update every 11 days, LED Message Board every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LEDit versus LED Message Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEDitLED Message Board
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.3K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWessley Rochetaishin miyamoto

Customer experience

LEDit

All ratings4,280 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews1,393 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.3%

LED Message Board

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

LED Message Board

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
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  • 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
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  • 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
None

LED Message Board

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LEDit free?
LEDit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LED Message Board free?
LED Message Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LEDit or LED Message Board?
LED Message Board is rated higher. LEDit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while LED Message Board averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do LEDit or LED Message Board have ads?
LED Message Board shows ads; LEDit does not.
Which is updated more often, LEDit or LED Message Board?
LEDit ships an update every 11 days, and LED Message Board every 3 weeks. Most recently, LEDit was updated on October 25, 2026 and LED Message Board on October 13, 2026.

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