SimpleSign vs StreamYard Guest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleSign
This app displays large characters and words full screen with customizable fonts and colors. It supports sliding animations for long sentences, making it useful for various situations like displaying quiz answers or messages from a distance.
- Full-screen character and word display
- Customizable font types and colors
- Sliding animation for long sentences
- Useful for quizzes and distant communication
- Acts as a digital signboard substitute
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Display full size characters and words in the full screen. Long sentence can slide through screen with animation. - Showing score or answer of quiz in party - Contact to the person that stands far from you - Substitution of signboard etc. It is useful in many situation. [Functional Description] - Appears one character on screen from 45 different characters. - Changing color of character and background. - Changing font type. - Long sentence can be displayed by one line or paragraph with sliding animation on/off.
StreamYard Guest
Easily join live streams and recordings as a guest on your mobile device. Experience studio-quality HD local recordings, even with a weak internet connection. Engage with viewers by seeing live comments and opt for voice-only participation with an audio avatar.
- Join live studios as a guest
- HD local recordings
- Engage with live comments
- Voice-only mode with audio avatar
- Studio quality on mobile
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This app is currently for guests only. Hosts should use the browser for now (streamyard.com). StreamYard is the easiest way to live stream and record. Hosts can invite guests to join their studio. Guests can join from their browser, or using this app. This app is the best experience for guests on mobile devices. Our app lets you: - Join a StreamYard studio as a guest - Record in studio quality. With HD local recordings, even if you have a weak connection, the recording won't be blurry or choppy. - See live comments and engage viewers on any platform (YouTube, Facebook, and others) - Go voice-only and use a personalized audio avatar if you prefer to keep your camera off StreamYard is easy to use, stable, and professional. That’s why big creators like Gary Vee love us: “I've been blown away by StreamYard's incredible software & technology. It enables me to execute my message to the world.” —Gary Vaynerchuk Ready to join a live stream or recording using your mobile device? Use our app to get the best experience possible.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimpleSign at 100% against StreamYard Guest's 34%. SimpleSign also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6). StreamYard Guest's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 9 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimpleSign holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StreamYard Guest has 60 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SimpleSign's written reviews are positive against 34% of StreamYard Guest's.
SimpleSign ships an update every 9 months, StreamYard Guest weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleSign | StreamYard Guest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.6 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 34.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | idota limited | STREAMYARD, INC |
Customer experience
SimpleSign
StreamYard Guest
In-app purchases
SimpleSign
No in-app purchases
StreamYard Guest
No in-app purchases
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