Big Letters vs Beacon (Flare)

DISPLAY MESSAGES YOUR WAY Big Letters shows your text in the largest possible font size for maximum visibility. Whether you're picking someone up at the airport, communicating at a loud concert, or need an accessibility tool for hearing impaired communication, Big Letters makes your message impossible to miss. POWERFUL FEATURES - Letter-by-letter animations with fade or instant transitions - 32 high-contrast color themes optimized for perfect readability - 20 professional font options including bold variants - Customizable display timing between letters - Delay before start (3, 5, or 10 seconds) - Flexible repeat modes: single play, multiple repeats, infinite loop, or timer-based - Message history saves messages for quick recall - Brightness control for optimal viewing in any lighting condition - Haptic feedback options for enhanced interaction - Works completely offline - no internet required PERFECT FOR EVERY SITUATION TRAVEL AND EVENTS Make airport pickups effortless with large welcome signs. Stand out at concerts, festivals, and sporting events. Create attention-grabbing signs for any occasion. NOISY ENVIRONMENTS Communicate clearly in bars, clubs, restaurants, construction sites, or anywhere voice communication is difficult. Your message displays loud and clear without saying a word. ACCESSIBILITY Essential tool for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Supports nonverbal communication needs. High contrast themes ensure readability for people with visual impairments. PROFESSIONAL USE Perfect for presentations, demonstrations, and meetings. Use in quiet spaces like libraries where speaking isn't appropriate. Coordinate with teams across distances. QUICK COMMUNICATION Send messages from window to window, across parking lots, or anywhere you need to communicate visually. Vehicle-to-vehicle messaging made simple. DESIGNED FOR SIMPLICITY Big Letters features an intuitive tab-based interface that makes creating and displaying messages effortless. The Compose tab lets you type your message and adjust all settings in one place. The History tab stores your recent messages with complete settings for instant replay. The Settings tab gives you control over haptics and app preferences. COMPLETE CONTROL - Capitalize toggle for uppercase text - Adjustable delay between letters (0.5 to 5 seconds) - Loop delay multiplier for controlling repeat timing - Timer-based playback for scheduled displays - Stop button for instant control - Screen stays active during display PRIVACY FOCUSED Your messages stay on your device. No tracking, no data collection, no ads in the base version. Big Letters respects your privacy completely. ACCESSIBILITY FIRST Built with SwiftUI for modern iOS design. Supports Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and high contrast modes. Designed to be inclusive and accessible to everyone. SAVE AND RECALL Every message you create is automatically saved to history. Quickly access your most recent messages with all their settings intact. Never lose a message you want to reuse. GET STARTED TODAY Download Big Letters and start communicating visually. Whether you need it for accessibility, convenience, or just want to send a message across a distance, Big Letters delivers your words in the biggest, clearest way possible. Perfect for individuals, families, professionals, event organizers, accessibility needs, and anyone who needs to display large text messages on their iPhone or iPad. Big Letters supports iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 or later. Works on all iPhone and iPad models running the latest software. Terms of Use (EULA): https://bigletters.paulpela.com/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://bigletters.paulpela.com/privacy-policy.html

beacon turns your screen into a signal. show a message. flash a color. strobe the room. no words spoken, no data sent, no account required. just your phone, saying what you need it to say. -- text display -- type anything or tap a preset. full screen, maximum brightness, landscape locked. toggle between white-on-black and black-on-white. Face ID / Touch ID authentication before every display — nothing shows by accident. -- color display -- slide across the full color spectrum to pick your color. preview updates live. lift your finger to confirm, authenticate to display. your message — if you have one — renders automatically in contrast-optimized text over whatever color you chose. -- strobe -- neon colors cycle across your screen in rapid succession. adjustable speed — hold the strobe button to open settings, slide to dial it in from a slow pulse to a full meltdown. get attention from across any room. -- preset messages -- eight messages preloaded: meet me outside. hey. follow me. 5 min. be right back. wait. sos. come here. hold the beacon logo to edit them — replace, rewrite, or add up to ten total. yours when you need them, gone from the device when you don't. -- pulse -- a breathing brightness effect that applies to any display mode. subtle. makes any signal feel alive. -- the rest -- quad-tap the display to exit. brightness maxes automatically. screen stays awake while displaying. locks to landscape for distance reading. -- privacy -- zero data collected. the only permission beacon asks for is Face ID / Touch ID authentication. messages live in memory and disappear when you close the app. nothing stored, nothing sent, nothing shared.