Lightboard vs Large Text Display
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightboard
Transform your device into a dynamic digital signboard. Display scrolling marquee text or static messages in customizable colors and sizes. Ideal for events, businesses, or personal expression.
- Marquee scrolling text
- Customizable scroll direction
- Preset message history
- Adjustable text and background colors
- Fullscreen display mode
- Adjustable text size and speed
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Show your message in big letters at concerts, games, and airport welcomes. Lightboard turns your iPhone or iPad into a full-screen sign with scrolling or still text. • Write, preview, and come back later Create a multiline message and see it before going full screen. Your draft is saved automatically. • Make the sign your own Choose the text size, text color, and background color. • Control the movement Fine-tune scrolling speed and choose left, right, up, or down. Pause, resume, or restart during playback, or turn scrolling off for a still message. • Keep signs ready to use Reuse recent signs with their settings. Pin favorites, give saved signs names, and play them straight from the list. From cheering for your team to welcoming someone at arrivals, keep your words ready to show.
Large Text Display
This utility app transforms your device into a large, customizable LED banner. Display scrolling text for events, shops, or any situation requiring attention. Adjust text size, speed, and colors to create impactful visual messages.
- Large scrolling text display
- Customizable text size
- Adjustable text speed
- Customizable text color
- Customizable background color
- LED banner effect
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An app that displays scrolling text across the entire screen. Display large text and use it like an LED banner or electronic signboard. You can customize the text size, speed, text color, and background color. Perfect for grabbing attention when needed. Great for concerts, parties, events, or use in shops and bars. Ideal for electronic signboards, LED banners, and text displays. Easy to use and simple to operate — give it a try!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lightboard at every 2 weeks against Large Text Display's every 3 months. Large Text Display's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lightboard against 5.0 for Large Text Display. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Large Text Display has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lightboard ships an update every 2 weeks, Large Text Display every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightboard | Large Text Display |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YongJae Kim | Ryouhei Azuma |
Customer experience
Lightboard
Large Text Display
In-app purchases
Lightboard
No in-app purchases
Large Text Display
No in-app purchases
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