Comparison

LEDit vs LED Scroll Display

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 Scroll Display

Transform your device into a vibrant LED display, scrolling text banner, or marquee sign. Easily create eye-catching messages for concerts, parties, shops, and more with customizable styles and effects. Make your message impossible to ignore.

Highlights
  • Scrolling text display with adjustable speed and direction
  • Realistic LED-style banner and marquee messages
  • Customizable text styles including fonts, colors, and effects
  • Dynamic backgrounds with gradients, images, and video
  • Strobe flash effect for high-visibility messages
  • Ready-made templates and saved designs
  • Full-screen mode for clear, bright signs
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Turn your iPhone into a powerful LED display, LED sign and scrolling text banner in seconds. LED Scroll Display helps you create eye-catching LED signs, marquee messages, neon-style text, ticker banners and full-screen message boards for concerts, parties, events, shops, taxi pickups, festivals, bars, clubs and more. Create your message, customize the style, and show it in full screen whenever you need to grab attention. FEATURES • Scrolling Text Display Create smooth moving text with adjustable speed, direction, brightness and blink effects. • Two-Line Messages Create LED signs using one or two lines of text. • Multicolor Text Customize individual words with different colors and multicolor effects. • LED Banner & Marquee Sign Show realistic LED-style messages with vibrant pixel visuals. • Custom Text Styles Choose fonts, colors, sizes, spacing, glow, shadows and neon effects. • Dynamic Backgrounds Use gradients, images, video backgrounds and animated effects. • Strobe Flash Effect Add flashing color effects for high-visibility messages. • Ready-Made Templates Start fast with pre-designed LED message styles. • Save Your Designs Save and reuse your favorite banners and message presets. • Full-Screen Mode Turn your phone into a clear, bright sign with one tap. PERFECT FOR • Concerts and festivals • Parties and celebrations • Taxi and pickup signs • Shops and advertising • Bars, clubs and events • Sports and live shows • Communication in crowds • Fun messages with friends Whether you need a scrolling banner, LED sign, LED display, marquee text, neon message, ticker display, digital sign or full-screen message board, LED Scroll Display makes your message easy to notice. Download now and create your LED message in seconds.

Screenshots

LEDit4 screens
LED Scroll Display4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LEDit at none against LED Scroll Display's shown. LEDit also leads on ratings volume (4.3K vs 8). LED Scroll Display's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 LED Scroll Display 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

LED Scroll Display 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 8, 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 100% of LED Scroll Display's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEDit ships an update every 9 days, LED Scroll Display every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LEDit versus LED Scroll Display: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEDitLED Scroll Display
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.3K ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.3K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWessley RocheAlbert Sarda Blancafort

Customer experience

LEDit

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

LED Scroll Display

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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 Scroll Display

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
1 purchases

LED Scroll Display

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is LEDit free?
LEDit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LED Scroll Display free?
LED Scroll Display is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LEDit or LED Scroll Display?
LED Scroll Display is rated higher. LEDit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while LED Scroll Display averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do LEDit or LED Scroll Display have ads?
LED Scroll Display shows ads; LEDit does not.
Which is updated more often, LEDit or LED Scroll Display?
LEDit ships an update every 9 days, and LED Scroll Display every 2 weeks. Most recently, LEDit was updated on October 29, 2026 and LED Scroll Display on October 24, 2026.

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