Comparison

LEDit vs Scan Translate

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

Scan Translate

Features
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Point, scan, understand. Scan Translate is a photo translator and camera translator that turns printed text on documents, menus, signs and labels into your language in seconds. Translate pictures from your library, scan a page with OCR, type or speak a sentence, or hold a two-way conversation with someone who speaks another language. Download language packs once and keep translating offline, even without Wi-Fi or roaming data. SCAN AND TRANSLATE WITH YOUR CAMERA • Scan pages with the document camera: edges are detected and text is straightened automatically • Translate documents, book pages, letters, forms and product labels • Import several pictures at once and translate each image page by page • Compare view shows the original and the translation side by side • Edit recognized text and translate again for the exact wording you need OCR TEXT SCANNER • Extract text from photos and screenshots with accurate text recognition • Copy recognized text, translate it, or share it to other apps • Works with printed text in Latin, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Devanagari scripts TYPE, SPEAK AND LISTEN • Type anything for a quick text translation • Use voice input with the mic instead of typing • Hear translations read aloud to check pronunciation CONVERSATION TRANSLATOR • Each person picks a language and speaks or types on their own side of the screen • Translate speech in both directions during a face-to-face chat • Ideal for hotels, taxis, shops, doctor visits and trips abroad OFFLINE TRANSLATOR • Switch on offline mode in the language picker • Language packs stay on your device for flights and places with weak signal 50+ LANGUAGES Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Turkish, Thai and many more language pairs. WHERE IT HELPS • Restaurants: translate a menu before you order • Travel: read street signs, tickets and timetables • Study and work: translate book pages, handouts and documents • Shopping: check labels, instructions and ingredients STAY ORGANIZED • History of scans, typed text and conversations • Search originals and translations • Star favorites, copy, share or save scanned images to Photos SCAN TRANSLATE PRO The free version includes a limited number of translations per day. Pro removes the daily limit and unlocks scan editing and favorites. Choose a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage it in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://st-read-privacy-policy.vercel.app/ Terms of Service: https://st-read-terms-of-service.vercel.app/

Screenshots

LEDit4 screens
Scan Translate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LEDit at every 11 days against Scan Translate's every 3 weeks. On price, 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

Both are free to download. LEDit sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Scan Translate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEDit ships an update every 11 days, Scan Translate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LEDit versus Scan Translate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEDitScan Translate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.016
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWessley Roche大容 吴

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

Scan Translate

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
2 purchases

Scan Translate

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is LEDit free?
LEDit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scan Translate free?
Scan Translate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LEDit or Scan Translate have ads?
Neither LEDit nor Scan Translate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LEDit or Scan Translate?
LEDit ships an update every 11 days, and Scan Translate every 3 weeks. Most recently, LEDit was updated on October 18, 2026 and Scan Translate on October 12, 2026.

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