Badge Magic vs Q
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Badge Magic
Create and customize text and graphics for programmable LED name badges. This open-source utility is ideal for events, conferences, or as wearable electronic displays.
- Create custom text for LED badges
- Design custom graphics for LED badges
- Open-source mobile application
- Supports programmable LED name badges
- Ideal for events and conferences
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The Badge Magic LED App is an open-source mobile application developed by FOSSASIA that allows users to create and customize text and graphics for programmable LED name badges. These badges are commonly used at events, conferences, or as wearable electronic displays.
Q
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Q-LED: A convenient way of creating content for scrolling-text display via BLE transfer. Users may key-in text for customized scrolling-text display, combine up to 3 different layers, change the matrix display size up to 1024 x 256 resolution, vary the font size and move the content freely on the input area. Itβs the companion App for sending content to NX1-based scrolling-text display, where local background LED pattern is layered with the content sent by Q-LED for a wonderful & colorful scrolling effect.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Badge Magic at every 9 days against Q's every 3 months. Badge Magic also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Badge Magic ships an update every 9 days, Q every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Badge Magic | Q |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days β better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 β better | 16.6 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | FOSSASIA | Anson Yeh |
In-app purchases
Badge Magic
No in-app purchases
Q
No in-app purchases
