SkyText vs Bimmerpost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SkyText
Type messages on your device and display them as scrolling text in real time. Ideal for noisy environments or when silent communication is needed. Offers preset messages and customizable display options.
- Real-time scrolling text display
- Silent communication
- Preset message storage and editing
- Day/night color themes
- Automatic scrolling on orientation change
- Supports upside-down display
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SkyText is the premier text-scrolling application for the iPhone and iPod Touch from Heynow Software. SkyText allows you to type messages on your touch device and display them instantly as scrolling text on its screen. In real time. All from one screen. Here's how it works: 1. Hold your iPhone/iPod Touch in portrait orientation and type text on the keyboard, just like text messaging. 2. Raise your hand (the one holding the device) and face the screen toward the person that you want to display the message to, in landscape orientation. SkyText uses the accelerometer to sense the change in orientation and automatically scrolls the message. That's it. Quick and easy. The way it should be. When would you use SkyText? • In a loud, crowded bar • A hottie is looking at you from a distance and you want to break the ice • You've become thirsty • Your buddy is a the end of the bar, and you just need to taunt him • At a concert • On the golf course • At the airport • At a sporting event • In the parking lot, picking up your kids after a concert • At the beach • In the library • At the race track • While hunting or fishing • Six of you are going skiing, 3 people each in 2 cars. Cell reception is spotty, you need to communicate and don't want to "scream & freeze" • You're a sound engineer and you need to tell the guitar player to turn down • You're in church and need to discreetly tell the reverend that his fly is unzipped • Anywhere you need to communicate with somebody and: • They are unable to hear you • You need to get their attention • You can't get to them • You can't make a sound but want to get a message across When would *you* use SkyText? And, in case you're wondering: √ Yes, after the message ends there's a brief delay, you get a single vibration, and the message scrolls again. √ Yes, when you bring your hand back down, SkyText has cleared the text-entry box and the cursor is blinking, ready for you to type your next message. √ Yes, if you want re-display the last message, it's still available on the screen. Just tap on it to display it again. √ Yes, you can store messages as preset messages and quickly select them for display with one tap. √ Yes, you can also edit a preset message quickly and display it, with or without saving the edits to the preset itself! √ Yes, you can quickly go between hand-typing and preset messages on the same screen. √ Yes, there are two font/background color combinations for day and night display, quickly accessible on the screen. √ Yes, we know some people are left-handed. SkyText scrolls the text properly regardless of which way you turn it into landscape. You can even flip your phone upside down once it's scrolling, and watch the fun. We put a lot of time and effort into SkyText because, frankly, you shouldn't have to. We're Heynow.
Bimmerpost
Stay updated with the latest BMW news and engage with a vibrant community of enthusiasts. Get breaking news before other blogs and access active forums for discussions, buying, and selling.
- Latest BMW news updates
- Dedicated BMW blog
- Active community forums
- Buy/sell items in forums
- Push notifications for news
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BIMMERPOST is a dedicated community forum and news site for BMW enthusiasts. The Bimmerpost app brings all the latest news about BMW vehicles right to your fingertips. Known for breaking stories first, the app pushes updates straight to your pocket the moment they are published. In fact, this is how a lot of other competing blogs get their news. Get the news before they can get it! Bimmerpost is also the most active community of BMW owners on the planet. With this app, you have full access to our forums to read, ask questions, share photos, and buy/sell items. Our community is highly active for discussions about the cars, sharing photos, videos and wallpapers. The mobile application brings all the features you love from the web directly to your iPhone and iPad. Disclaimer: BIMMERPOST is an independent, unofficial community and news site. BIMMERPOST is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or associated with BMW AG or any of its subsidiaries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bimmerpost at Free against SkyText's $1.99. Bimmerpost also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (7.1K vs 1). SkyText's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 65%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Bimmerpost is free to download; SkyText costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SkyText holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bimmerpost has 7.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of SkyText's written reviews are positive against 65% of Bimmerpost's.
SkyText ships an update every 21 months, Bimmerpost every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | SkyText | Bimmerpost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (7.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better | 64.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #89 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Heynow Software | BIMMERPOST |
Customer experience
SkyText
Bimmerpost
Bugs and requests
SkyText
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bimmerpost
Reported bugs
6 issues- Logging out frequently
- No connection errors
- Issues with YouTube video playback
- Marketplace search not working
- Posting and private messaging problems
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- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to save draft posts
- Option to return to previous post position
- Shortcut to specific model forums
- Ability to hold backspace to delete text
- Notification for new replies to posts
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- Daily email digest of new forum posts
- Improved search functionality
- Easier image/file upload process
In-app purchases
SkyText
No in-app purchases
Bimmerpost
No in-app purchases









