Comparison

Make It Big vs CCalc

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

CCalc

Features
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CCalc is a simple custom calculator app, that allows you to create up to 20 custom buttons and define their name, colour and operation. A dark mode option is available. Sync your custom buttons across devices using iCloud. The application comes pre-configured with a Dash 8 200/300 custom button setup.

Screenshots

Make It Big4 screens
CCalc1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Make It Big at Free against CCalc's $2.99. Make It Big also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Make It Big is free to download; CCalc costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make It Big ships an update every 3 weeks, CCalc every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Make It Big versus CCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake It BigCCalc
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (6.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAn TrinhZulu Bravo Foxtrot Pty Ltd

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

CCalc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Make It Big

No in-app purchases

None

CCalc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Make It Big free?
Make It Big is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CCalc free?
CCalc costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Make It Big or CCalc have ads?
Neither Make It Big nor CCalc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Make It Big or CCalc?
Make It Big ships an update every 3 weeks, and CCalc every 5 months. Most recently, Make It Big was updated on November 6, 2026 and CCalc on November 7, 2026.

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