Comparison

Cardzilla vs Big Note.

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

Head to head
About

Cardzilla

Display your messages in large, clear text for easy reading across distances. This app offers a no-scroll design that automatically resizes text as you type, saving all your cards automatically. It's ideal for silent communication or grabbing attention without sound.

Highlights
  • Large and clear text display
  • Automatic text resizing
  • No scroll design
  • Automatic card saving
  • Save favorite messages
  • Quick swipe navigation
  • Shake to save and erase
Features
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A fast & simple way to display your messages in large text. Communicate across distances. Pass messages silently. Grab attention when sound isn't an option! CARDZILLA Features • Large & clear text, easy to read. • No scroll design, text automatically resizes as you type! • All cards are automatically saved, never lose anything. • Save favorite messages for quick access. • Quick navigation with swipe interface. • Shake to quickly save-and-erase! CARDZILLA is built for speed and ease of use. Just start typing as soon a blank card appears. Text will resize as you type, no scrolling ever!

About

Big Note.

This app offers versatile note-taking with adjustable font sizes, quick jotting, and interactive features for real-time communication. Organize thoughts with bulleted lists and categorized folders, and utilize speech-to-text and text-to-speech for enhanced accessibility and collaboration.

Highlights
  • Dynamic font size adjustment
  • Quick note creation with placeholders
  • Interactive notes with speech-to-text
  • Bulleted lists for organization
  • Speech-to-text and text-to-speech
  • Categorized folders for notes
  • Shake to create new notes
Features
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Big Note is your ultimate note-taking companion, designed to make communication and organization effortless. Whether typing, speaking, or listening, Big Note adapts to your needs with powerful features and an intuitive interface. Key Features: Classic Notes: Create simple, no-frills notes with a slider to dynamically adjust the font size. Choose your font, text alignment, and theme to personalize every note. Premium subscribers can access the Speech-to-Text microphone with support for non-standard accents and far-from-microphone situations. Quick Notes: Jot down short ideas or temporary thoughts with placeholders that disappear as you type. Shake your phone or swipe to create a new note effortlessly, keeping the flow of ideas going. Interactive Notes: Designed for real-time conversations — perfect for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Type while the other person speaks, with Speech-to-Text transcribing their voice instantly into the speech area. A microphone icon can be shown to signal when recording is active. Text-to-Speech reads your highlighted text aloud. Each note is saved automatically for reference later. Bulleted Notes: Organize your tasks and ideas with intuitive bulleted lists. Whether you're making a shopping list, brainstorming, or creating a structured outline, bulleted notes keep everything neat and focused. Text Size Adjustment: Customize the font size dynamically across all note types using a convenient slider, ensuring easy readability for everyone. Speech-to-Text and Text-to-Speech: Transform speech into written text effortlessly or have the app read your notes aloud. Premium subscribers get advanced on-device speech recognition with support for accents and distance, available in Classic Note and Interactive Note. Themes: Personalize your notes with beautiful themes. Create your own custom theme or choose from the built-in collection to match your style. Categorized Folders: Keep your notes organized by creating folders like "Work," "Shopping List," or "Personal." Move notes between folders, rename them, or delete them as needed to stay productive and clutter-free. Shake to Create: Quickly start a new note by shaking your phone, making note-taking faster and more convenient. Yearly Subscription: Save with the new yearly plan at $20.00/year, alongside the existing $1.99/month option. Big Note helps you stay productive, communicate with ease, and organize your thoughts better than ever. Whether you're creating a shopping list, brainstorming, or managing conversations, this app simplifies every step of the process. Terms of Use: https://www.termsfeed.com/terms-conditions/10e4d8169e31378752d19d3f4ec4ee7a

Screenshots

Cardzilla4 screens
Big Note.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cardzilla at none against Big Note.'s 5. Cardzilla also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (91% vs 76%). Big Note.'s advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (241 vs 76). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Big Note. sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cardzilla asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Big Note. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 241 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Cardzilla's written reviews are positive against 76% of Big Note.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cardzilla ships an update every 4 weeks, Big Note. every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cardzilla versus Big Note.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCardzillaBig Note.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (76 ratings)4.8 (241 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews — better75.9% of reviews
Number of ratings76241 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTim KetteringPeter Macias

Customer experience

Cardzilla

All ratings76 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative3.6%

Big Note.

All ratings241 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative17.2%

User reviews

Cardzilla

From 76 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient communication
  • 💡 Invaluable for users with speech/hearing impairments
  • 👍 Large, readable text display
  • 👍 Automatic saving of history

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Speech-to-text can be slow
  • 🐛 Microphone turns off too quickly
  • 🐛 Lack of language translation
  • 🐛 No clear way to contact developer
  • 🐛 Shake-to-erase can be accidentally triggered

Big Note.

From 241 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍🏻 Great for communication
  • 👍🏻 Simple and direct
  • 👍🏻 Indispensable productivity app
  • 👍🏻 Clear and legible for hearing impaired
  • 👍🏻 Adjustable text size

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Shake to clear not on iPad
  • 🐛 Saving notes not convenient (no categories)
  • 🐛 Subscription cost ($1.99/month)
  • 🐛 Unusable after update (initially)
  • 🐛 Shake feature makes communication difficult

Bugs and requests

Cardzilla

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on two-finger swipe up (iPad Air 2, iOS 11.2)
  • App no longer has mic icon (reported in 2019)
  • Notes lost when switching apps (reported in 2020, contradicted by other reviews)

Requested features

15 requests
  • On-screen keyboard visibility toggle
  • Adaptive text size options (fixed or auto-overflow)
  • Language translator
  • Setting for microphone to stay on
  • Option to disable shake-to-erase
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  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to set notes to 'scroll'
  • Option to contact developer
  • Add time/date stamps to saved notes
  • More color options for background/text
  • Support for Apple Watch
  • Offline speech-to-text functionality
  • Yellow background option for DeafBlind users
  • Option to make text size smaller
  • Improve text size scaling for longer inputs

Big Note.

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Shake to clear not working on iPad
  • App not opening after update (initially)
  • Adding emojis breaks text to speech
  • Text to speech repeats first paragraph
  • Keyboard cannot be lowered

Requested features

7 requests
  • Disable shake to clear feature
  • Way to make keyboard go away/lower
  • Ability to align text
  • Feature to set specific font size
  • Categories for saving notes
Show 2 more
  • Fix text to speech repeating paragraphs
  • Save custom words to dictionary

In-app purchases

None

Cardzilla

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Big Note.

Subscriptions5
  • Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$9.991 Year
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  • Annual Premium$19.991 Year
  • Big Note Premium Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Cardzilla free?
Cardzilla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Big Note. free?
Big Note. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cardzilla or Big Note.?
Big Note. is rated higher. Cardzilla averages 4.6 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Big Note. averages 4.8 from 241 ratings.
Do Cardzilla or Big Note. have ads?
Neither Cardzilla nor Big Note. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cardzilla or Big Note.?
Cardzilla ships an update every 4 weeks, and Big Note. every 3 months. Most recently, Cardzilla was updated on October 6, 2026 and Big Note. on October 13, 2026.

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