SkyText vs TrueText
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.
TrueText
Create unique animated messages with rich text, hand drawings, and images. Share them directly via iMessage, SMS, Mail, and Facebook without needing animation expertise. Organize and reuse your creations easily.
- Rich text editing with custom fonts and emojis
- Hand drawing with animation replay
- Image search and download for backgrounds/emojis
- Direct integration with iMessage, SMS, Mail, Facebook
- Export as text, image, animated GIF, or video
- Organize and reuse saved messages
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Send stylish and authentic animated message with rich text and hand drawing. - Create your own unique messages with powerful Text/Drawing/Image Tools. - No previous knowledge about animation/video creation needed. It just works. - Direct integration with iMessage/SMS, Mail and Facebook. Don't need to copy and paste anymore. - Easy to use but powerfull [ TEXT TOOL ] RICH TRUE TYPE FONTS - Use all the fonts available in your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. - Any style of fonts you want - Outline Fonts, Bold, Italic. - Add small or BIG Emoji into your messages - Any sizes of fonts - Touch resize or move the text box - Smart scale of whole text using slider - Millions of color for text, highlight and outline. - Text will be replayed as if it is typed in your friends phone. - Sometimes, simple "YES" in a big font will be enough. [ DRAWING TOOL ] A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS - Add your own drawing to the message in different layer - Powerful pen stroke smoothing algorithm. - With millions of color and varying brush/eraser size - Drawing will be replayed as animated GIF or Video in iMessage, Mail or Facebook - If you don't have time, just draw a simple check mark and send [ IMAGE TOOL ] SEARCH AND DOWNLOAD EMOJI, BACKGROUND AND WALLPAPER - Free download - no need to buy extra package - Search and add emoticons by color - Available color options are Any Color/Black/White/Red/Green/Orange/Yellow/Blue/Team/Purple/Pink/Brown/Gray. - Millions of background, texture, wallpapers downloaded from internet. - Use any style of images available in the web - photo, line drawing or clipart. - Add special effects to the background image using 60+ dynamic image filters. - Uses safe search by Google [ ANIMATED GIF or VIDEO ] - Share/Send/Post your message in one of these formats - Text/Image/Animated GIF/Video - iMessage or Mail will play animated GIF. Your friends see the animation like they see any text. - Animated Gif is not supported in Facebook. Use Video or Image format instead. - Share your message without leaving the app using direct integration with Message, Mail and Facebook. - Use iOS7 sharing button to share your message in Image/Animated Gif/Video/Text format. [ EASY TO USE ] - Unlimited Undo/Redo for text edit - Unlimited Undo/Redo for painting - Drag and Drop resizing of text view (Tap outside of the text and Resize handles will be appeared) - Easy to use and intuitively clean menu system - Swipe gesture to switch between various keyboard/menu (Keyboard, Text Style, Paint, Background and Tools) - Preview animation of your text and paint and share/send/post using your preferred tool [ ORGANIZE YOUR MESSAGES AND REUSE IT ] - Organize your message in folders. - Supports Copy and paste your message between folders. - Use it like Message App. Your message will be grouped by recipients and you don't need to type the recipients again. - One click reuse of any message you sent or saved [ COMPATIBILITY ] - Requires iOS7 or higher - Runs on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch - Supports iOS7 sharing option for Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and Vimeo. - Save your work in the app or Photo Album - Supports Air Print. - Support Copy and Paste [ To Enable Emoji ] - Go to Home > Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > Emoji [ DEMO ] - Visit our web site for video demos. http://imapletree.com [ NOTE ] - Please rate and review the app if you like it. It really helps to bring more features. - If you have any questions, suggestions or want to report any problems, please send them to truetext@imapletree.com or visit the site Download the app and start sending unique messages today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TrueText at Free against SkyText's $1.99. TrueText also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). SkyText's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (82% vs 67%). On rating, update cadence, ads 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
TrueText is free to download; SkyText costs $1.99 up front. TrueText sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. SkyText asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SkyText against 5.0 for TrueText. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of SkyText's written reviews are positive against 67% of TrueText's.
SkyText ships an update every 21 months, TrueText every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SkyText | TrueText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 20 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #42 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Heynow Software | Mapletree Apps |
Customer experience
SkyText
TrueText
In-app purchases
SkyText
No in-app purchases
TrueText
- 60+ Image Filters$0.99
- LED Scroll Text$0.99
- Remove Ad$0.99
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- Search Upgrade$0.99
- Pro Package$1.99









