Comparison

BigBoard vs NumBan

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

Head to head
About

BigBoard

Transform your device into a dynamic digital marquee for concerts, events, or personal messages. Customize text, colors, and display modes to make your message stand out.

Highlights
  • Dynamic display modes (Standard, Marquee, Spotlight)
  • Customizable presets for saved messages
  • Smart message history
  • Wide range of fonts, colors, and animation speeds
  • Text effects (shadows, glows)
  • Real-time preview
Features
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BigBoard – Marquee Text Sign is a free app that turns your iPhone or iPad into a vibrant digital marquee. Whether you're at a concert, meeting, classroom, or simply waiting for your loved ones at an arrivals gate at the airport, BigBoard helps you grab attention and communicate your message in a bold, eye-catching way. Key Features: • Dynamic Display Modes: Choose from three powerful ways to show your message: - Standard: Clear, static display - Marquee: Classic scrolling text effect - Spotlight: Impactful word-by-word presentation with multiple transition styles • Custom Presets: Create and save your own frequently used messages for quick access • Smart Message History: Automatically saves messages you've displayed for easy reuse • Customizable Display: Choose from a wide range of fonts, colors, and animation speeds. Create a look that fits your style. • Text Effects: Add shadows or glows to your text with adjustable intensity • Real-Time Preview: Get an instant preview of your message, so you know exactly how it will look before you display it. • Versatile Use Cases: Perfect for concerts, presentations, classrooms, events, or even as a personal digital name tag. • Easy to Use: With a user-friendly interface and intuitive controls, BigBoard is designed for everyone—from students and teachers to event organizers and busy professionals. BigBoard is all about making your message stand out. Transform your device into a portable LED sign that communicates your ideas, announcements, or creative expressions anywhere you go. Whether you need continuous scrolling text or impactful word-by-word display, BigBoard has you covered. Download BigBoard today and let your words light up the room!

About

NumBan

This app helps you combat scam callers by reporting suspicious callback numbers. It extracts numbers from voicemails, generates reports, and tracks successful disconnections. Compete on a leaderboard for confirmed 'kills' and help take down scam operations.

Highlights
  • Extracts callback numbers from voicemails
  • Generates verified abuse reports
  • Routes reports through a NumBan alias
  • Tracks reported numbers for disconnection
  • Public leaderboard for confirmed kills
  • Provides links to FTC and FCC complaint sites
Read full description

NumBan hits the callback number a scam voicemail asks you to dial. Caller ID is easy to spoof. The number that the scammers need you to call back is not. Share the voicemail or a screenshot of one from the iPhone Phone app. NumBan extracts that spoken number, prepares a verified abuse report, and routes it through a NumBan-managed alias. Your personal contact info is never included. After enough independent reports, the complaint is sent to the carrier or RespOrg that hosts the number. NumBan re-checks periodically. When the number reports that it has been disconnected, that is a kill. Kills rank you on the leaderboard. How to file a hit • Open Phone and find the voicemail • Tap Share and choose NumBan • Sign in with your US mobile number if you have not already • Confirm the callback number when asked • Optionally share a screenshot to verify the timestamp when the voicemail was received What you get • A report history for every number you have hit • Push when a number you reported looks dead • A public leaderboard ranked by confirmed kills, not raw filings • Copy-ready notes plus Safari links to FTC ReportFraud and FCC consumer complaints NumBan Pro Free accounts can file 3 verified reports per calendar month. Pro removes that cap and unlocks extra reporting tools in the app. • NumBan Pro Monthly — $0.99 per month • NumBan Pro Yearly — $9.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions, or in the app under Manage subscription. Privacy Reports go out from a NumBan relay address. Voicemail audio and screenshots stay private evidence and is never published. Public number pages on numban.com show only aggregate, redacted data. NumBan is a consumer reporting tool, not a law firm, and does not guarantee that a carrier will disconnect a number. Support: https://numban.com/help Privacy: https://numban.com/privacy Terms: https://numban.com/terms

Screenshots

BigBoard4 screens
NumBan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BigBoard at none against NumBan's 2. BigBoard also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 1). NumBan's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. NumBan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BigBoard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NumBan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BigBoard has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BigBoard ships an update every 6 days, NumBan every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BigBoard versus NumBan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBigBoardNumBan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (31 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB23 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAndrej BroncekAmmon Brown

Customer experience

BigBoard

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

NumBan

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BigBoard

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

NumBan

Subscriptions2
  • English$0.991 Month
  • English$9.991 Year

Questions

Is BigBoard free?
BigBoard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NumBan free?
NumBan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BigBoard or NumBan?
NumBan is rated higher. BigBoard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while NumBan averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BigBoard or NumBan have ads?
Neither BigBoard nor NumBan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BigBoard or NumBan?
BigBoard ships an update every 6 days, and NumBan every 5 days. Most recently, BigBoard was updated on October 30, 2026 and NumBan on November 5, 2026.

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