Comparison

Make It Big vs Rokie

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Make It Big

Display large, customizable text messages that fill your entire screen. Easily edit text, switch between portrait and landscape modes, and even flash your message with a shake. Store recent messages for quick access.

Highlights
  • Full-screen text display
  • Customizable fonts and colors
  • Portrait and landscape support
  • Shake to flash message
  • Lock Screen Widgets
  • Recent message storage
Features
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Say it without speaking. Turn your iPhone or iPad into a full-screen message with Make It Big. Type what you want to say, then tap to display it in large text that automatically fits your screen. Show a message across a room, communicate in a noisy place, or hold up a name at an airport. Make It Big is also a simple way for Deaf, hard-of-hearing and nonverbal people, and anyone who cannot or prefers not to speak, to share a written message. No ads. No tracking. No account needed. Works offline. TYPE, TAP, SHOW Tap to edit your message, then tap again to hide the keyboard and show it full screen. Short messages make the biggest impression. FOR EVERYDAY MOMENTS Order in a busy café, share a note at a concert, show a pickup sign or communicate somewhere quiet without saying a word. WIDGETS, SIRI AND SHORTCUTS Keep your latest message handy with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Use Siri or the Shortcuts app to display a message, or open Make It Big from Control Center. PORTRAIT OR LANDSCAPE Hold your device whichever way works best. Your message automatically resizes when you rotate the screen. YOUR MESSAGE, YOUR STYLE Choose a font and set your text and background colours. Swap the colours whenever you like, and turn haptic feedback on or off. SHOW IT AGAIN Find previous messages in Recents so you can display them again without retyping. Share individual messages as text, or share all your saved messages at once. OPTIONAL FLASH MODE Shake your device to flash between your text and background colours. Adjust the flash speed or turn off shake to flash in Settings. WARNING: Flashing screens may trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Use flash mode responsibly.

About

Rokie

Control your Roku streaming device with this intuitive iOS app. Easily navigate menus, launch channels, and manage content from your iPhone or iPad. Connect to the same Wi-Fi as your Roku for seamless control.

Highlights
  • Automatic Roku device detection
  • Large touchpad for navigation
  • Direct channel launching
  • Compatible with all Roku models
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Rokie is an unofficial remote control app for Roku® Streaming Player and Roku TV™ on iPhone and iPad. It features a sleek design, an intuitive interface, and no unnecessary buttons or complicated settings. With this iOS app, accessing movies, and music becomes even simpler and more enjoyable—making you love your Roku even more. Just connect your iOS device and Roku to the same Wi-Fi network, and you're ready to go! Main Features: - Automatically detects Roku devices on your Wi-Fi network; - Large touchpad for easy menu and content navigation; - Launch Roku channels directly from the app; Compatibility: - Rokie is compatible with all Roku models, including Roku 1, Roku 2, Roku 3, Streaming Stick®, Express, Express+, Express 4K+, Premiere, Premiere+, Ultra, and Roku TV. - Some apps, such as YouTube and Hulu+, use their own on-screen keyboards and do not support input from the iOS keyboard. Terms of Use: https://kraftwerk9.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://kraftwerk9.com/privacy Disclaimer: Kraftwerk 9, LTD is not affiliated with Roku, Inc., and the Rokie application is not an official product of Roku, Inc. Trademark Notices: Roku, Roku TV, and Streaming Stick are trademarks or registered trademarks of Roku, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Screenshots

Make It Big4 screens
Rokie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Make It Big at 91% against Rokie's 43%. Make It Big also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). Rokie's advantage is ratings volume (715K vs 6.6K) and chart position (#68 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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. Rokie sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Make It Big asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Make It Big holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rokie has 715K ratings behind it against 6.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Make It Big's written reviews are positive against 43% of Rokie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make It Big ships an update every 3 weeks, Rokie monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Make It Big versus Rokie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake It BigRokie
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.6K ratings) — better4.5 (715K ratings)
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews — better43.5% of reviews
Number of ratings6.6K715K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#68 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAn TrinhKRAFTWERK 9 LTD

Customer experience

Make It Big

All ratings6,524 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews284 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.3%

Rokie

All ratings714,381 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews1,111 reviews
Positive43.5%
Neutral9.4%
Negative47.2%

User reviews

Make It Big

From 6.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple, easy to use
  • 👍 Works well
  • 👍 Helps communicate with deaf/hard of hearing
  • 👍 Convenient for noisy environments
  • 👍 Useful for signaling to friends

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Text input box is too small for editing
  • 🐛 Font size decreases with more text
  • 🐛 No option to save/recall frequently used messages
  • 🐛 No option to mirror/reverse text

Rokie

From 715K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Convenient remote control
  • 🚀 Works well when connected
  • 👍 Helpful for when remote is lost

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Frequent and disruptive ads
  • 🐛 Connectivity issues and disconnects
  • 🔒 Paid version required to remove ads
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance

Bugs and requests

Make It Big

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Text input box is too small for editing
  • Font size decreases with more text

Requested features

7 requests
  • Option to resize/adjust text input box
  • Ability to save and recall frequently used messages
  • Mirror/reverse text option
  • Support for right-to-left scripts and cursive languages
  • Text-to-speech functionality
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  • Option to justify text left/right
  • More font and color customization options

Rokie

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard not working with TV search
  • Restore purchases feature not functioning
  • App crashing or freezing

Requested features

3 requests
  • Haptic feedback for button presses
  • Ability to rename connected devices
  • Voice control integration

In-app purchases

None

Make It Big

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Rokie

Subscriptions6
  • Week3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Month$3.991 Month
  • Week3 Days trial$5.997 Days
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  • Year Offer$9.991 Year
  • Year$19.991 Year
  • Year3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pro version$2.99
  • Version Pro | Roku Remote$2.99

Questions

Is Make It Big free?
Make It Big is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rokie free?
Rokie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make It Big or Rokie?
Make It Big is rated higher. Make It Big averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.6K ratings, while Rokie averages 4.5 from 715K ratings.
Do Make It Big or Rokie have ads?
Rokie shows ads; Make It Big does not.
Which is updated more often, Make It Big or Rokie?
Make It Big ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rokie monthly. Most recently, Make It Big was updated on November 6, 2026 and Rokie on November 9, 2026.

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