Instant Sign vs Panel Legend 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Instant Sign
Easily create custom signs with text, images, and designs on your iPad. Share them on social media, print them, or display them directly from your device.
- Create custom signs
- Add text and images
- Variety of designs
- Share on social media
- Print signs
- Simple and handy
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Sometimes, all you need is a sign. --- I made this app so I could easily put some words on my iPad screen and hold it up like a sign. It does that. It also makes fancier signs from a variety of designs. Customize your signs with pictures and clever messages, then put them on display, share them on the "social medias", or even print them straight from your device. It's simple, handy, fun, and free!
Panel Legend 2
Easily create professional panel legends for any project size. This universal app supports multiple devices and offers features like iCloud sync, PDF export, and color-coded circuit numbers. It also includes helpful construction calculators.
- Create legends of any size
- iCloud support for cross-device sync
- Export legends as PDF
- Color-coded circuit numbers
- Construction style calculator included
- Supports inches or centimeters
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Panel Legend 2 is a fast, easy way to create panel legends for any size of job. Put your pencil down and start making professional legends today. - Universal app allows use on both iPad, Mac, and iPhone/iPod with single purchase. - iCloud support saves your data across multiple devices. - Create legends of any size with any number of circuits. - Print your legends right from the app. - Panel legends save based on job/project to easily locate them later. - Export your legends as pdf. - Include colour coded circuit numbers to easily keep track of phases. - Gang circuit description for multipole breakers. - Enter panel legend size in inches or centimeters. - Support for AB slim line panels. - App includes a full featured construction style calculator, torque calculator and conversion app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Instant Sign at 71% against Panel Legend 2's 14%. Instant Sign also leads on price (Free vs $6.99) and rating (4.0 vs 2.3). Panel Legend 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). On ratings volume, 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
Instant Sign is free to download; Panel Legend 2 costs $6.99 up front. Instant Sign sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Panel Legend 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Instant Sign holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Instant Sign's written reviews are positive against 14% of Panel Legend 2's.
Instant Sign ships an update every 11 months, Panel Legend 2 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and August 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Instant Sign | Panel Legend 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cat in a Box Software | Snappy Appz Inc. |
Customer experience
Instant Sign
Panel Legend 2
In-app purchases
Instant Sign
- Premium Upgrade$1.99
Panel Legend 2
No in-app purchases
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