Comparison

Vibes Check vs Ekrano

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

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Vibes Check

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VIBES CHECK — YOUR PHONE, YOUR STAGE Turn any iPhone or iPad into a full-screen glowing message board. Perfect for concerts, festivals, sports events, weddings, birthdays — and when you need to signal for help in a noisy, crowded venue. Type or dictate your message, pick a look, and let your phone do the shouting. DISPLAY MODES • Marquee — smooth horizontal scrolling text in either direction • Blink Word — highlight one word at a time, forward or reverse • Blink All — pulse the whole message on and off • Counter — animated countdown or count-up, with optional loop and finish chime • Static — big centered text that auto-fits your screen • Clock — live time, date, or both, 12- or 24-hour TEXT LOOKS 9 built-in effects: Plain, Neon Glow, Drop Shadow, Outline, Rainbow, Sunset, Ocean, Chrome and Fire — plus a full custom color picker. Choose from 11 fonts including elegant scripts (Alex Brush, Great Vibes, Chopin Script, Zapfino, Snell Roundhand) and playful faces (Chalkduster, Marker Felt, Papyrus). BACKGROUNDS • Party — colors cycle to the vibe • Solid — pick any color • Gradient — two-color diagonal wash • Strobe — white / black flash • SOS — red / black flash for emergencies • Blackout — pure black CONFETTI OVERLAY Turn on falling animations: Party mix, Rain, Snow, Wind, Hearts, Stars, Fire, Bubbles. EMERGENCY MODE One tap turns your phone into an emergency signal: flashing red screen, strobing camera flashlight, and a scrolling "HELP" message. Great for finding your group in a loud club or getting attention when you need help. VOICE INPUT Tap the mic and dictate your message — Vibes Check turns speech to text right in the app. TEMPLATES & HISTORY Instant one-tap presets: PARTY, LET'S GO, MARRY ME?, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HELP, CALL ME, THANK YOU, CONGRATS, WELCOME, SOS, and many more. Save your own messages to history and reload them any time. BUILT FOR STAGES • Keep screen awake — never dims while you hold it up • Max brightness — auto-boost so text is visible from across a venue • Mirror text — for reading through car windshields • Auto-scaling — long words and long messages always fit • Landscape & portrait — settings screen adapts to a compact two-column layout Pure SwiftUI. Fast, smooth, and light on the battery. Wave it. Hold it up. Get noticed.

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Ekrano

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Bring your own IPTV subscription to Ekrano and enjoy live TV, movies and series on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac. Add your provider using the Xtream Codes API or an M3U/M3U8 playlist, then find what you want to watch in one place. YOUR VIEWING, ORGANIZED • Browse live channels and check the electronic program guide (EPG), where your provider supplies it. • Search movies and series, save favorites and resume from where you stopped. • Sync your provider subscriptions, favorites and viewing progress across devices with iCloud. • Choose available subtitles and audio tracks. • Use the app interface in any of 24 languages. CarPlay audio and video. Choose your CarPlay favorites on iPhone and listen through your car's speakers. Watch your live favorites while parked in cars that support CarPlay video. Requires iOS 27 and a compatible stream. The car controls when video is available. CarPlay support alone does not guarantee video support. BRING YOUR OWN CONTENT Ekrano is a media player. No channels, movies, series or IPTV service are included. You need your own legal provider or playlist and must be authorized to access the content. Available content, program guide information, subtitles and audio tracks depend on your source. EKRANO PREMIUM Free to download. Ekrano Premium is required for playback and all features. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. Eligible new subscribers can try Premium free for 7 days. Local pricing and subscription terms are shown before purchase. After the trial, the selected subscription renews at the displayed price unless canceled. Payment and renewals are charged to your Apple Account. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://ekranotv.com/terms Privacy: https://ekranotv.com/privacy Demo footage and posters in the screenshots: open films from Blender Studio (Big Buck Bunny, Tears of Steel, Caminandes: Gran Dillama, Cosmos Laundromat: First Cycle, Spring, Charge, Wing It!), © Blender Foundation, CC BY.

Screenshots

Vibes Check4 screens
Ekrano4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ekrano at Free against Vibes Check's $2.99. Ekrano also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 35 months) and device support (4 vs 2). Vibes Check's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads 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

Ekrano is free to download; Vibes Check costs $2.99 up front. Ekrano sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Vibes Check asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vibes Check ships an update every 35 months, Ekrano every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 1 level
Vibes Check versus Ekrano: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVibes CheckEkrano
Price$2.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB106 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVijayvir SinghTrond Klæboe

In-app purchases

None

Vibes Check

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ekrano

Subscriptions2
  • aiptv Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • aiptv Premium — Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Vibes Check free?
Vibes Check costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ekrano free?
Ekrano is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vibes Check or Ekrano have ads?
Neither Vibes Check nor Ekrano shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vibes Check or Ekrano?
Vibes Check ships an update every 35 months, and Ekrano every 9 days. Most recently, Vibes Check was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ekrano on October 31, 2026.

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