# Cardzilla vs Big Note.

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.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Cardzilla | Big Note. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (76 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cardzilla/id623346823/reviews) | **[4.8 (241 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-note/id1448497055/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 76 | **241** |
| Positive reviews | **91.1% of reviews** | 75.9% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 4 weeks** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 3 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Tim Kettering](https://appshunter.io/developer/623346826) | [Peter Macias](https://appshunter.io/developer/662790188) |

## What reviewers say

### Cardzilla

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cardzilla/id623346823)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 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

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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


### Big Note.

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/big-note/id1448497055)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $0.99 | per month |
| Premium | $1.99 | per month |
| Annual Premium | $9.99 | per year |
| Annual Premium | $19.99 | per year |
| Big Note Premium Yearly | $19.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 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

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- 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


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*