Comparison

Make It Big vs 1C IoT

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

1C IoT

Features
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1C IoT brings your connected properties and sensors together in a clear native dashboard for iPhone and iPad. Monitor water tank levels, temperature and humidity, see device battery levels and last reporting times, and explore historical readings over 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days or 60 days. Sensors are grouped by device so related readings stay together. Property dashboards can also show shared information and notices, plus read-only contact, gate and garage-door status with transition history where configured. Gate and garage controls are not included. Receive threshold notifications for sensors you can access, choose your notification preferences, and tap an alert to open the affected sensor. Manage resolved alerts and read messages from your administrator in the Alerts inbox. Sign in with Apple to request access. Your administrator approves your account and assigns the properties and sensors you may view. Compatible sensors and access to the 1C IoT monitoring platform are required. Notification permission is optional. Sensor readings require an internet connection; connection errors offer retry without routinely signing you out.

Screenshots

Make It Big4 screens
1C IoT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 1C IoT at weekly against Make It Big'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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make It Big ships an update every 3 weeks, 1C IoT weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Make It Big versus 1C IoT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake It Big1C IoT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAn Trinh1C 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

1C IoT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Make It Big

No in-app purchases

None

1C IoT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Make It Big free?
Make It Big is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1C IoT free?
1C IoT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Make It Big or 1C IoT have ads?
Neither Make It Big nor 1C IoT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Make It Big or 1C IoT?
Make It Big ships an update every 3 weeks, and 1C IoT weekly. Most recently, Make It Big was updated on November 1, 2026 and 1C IoT on October 28, 2026.

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