GlowText vs Scrolly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
GlowText
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GlowText turns your iPhone or iPad into a bright scrolling LED banner. Type your message, choose a style, and show it fullscreen in seconds. Use it at concerts, fan meetings, airports, parties, sports events, shops, classrooms, or anywhere you need big text that people can see from far away. MAIN FEATURES ⢠LED Preview Preview your scrolling message before showing it fullscreen. ⢠Fullscreen Banner Show big scrolling text in landscape mode. Tap to pause or resume. ⢠Playlist Mode Create multiple messages and play them one after another with the same color and font style. ⢠Speed Control Adjust scrolling speed from slow to fast. ⢠Save Messages Save your favorite messages and reuse them anytime. ⢠Favorites Mark important messages for quick access. ⢠Mirror Mode Flip your message for special display setups. PERFECT FOR ⢠Concerts and fan meetings ⢠Airport pickup signs ⢠Birthday parties ⢠Sports cheering ⢠Shop promotions ⢠Event messages ⢠Silent communication in noisy places GlowText is designed to be fast, simple, and easy to use. No account needed. Just type your message and show it.
Scrolly
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Scrolly turns your iPhone into a bright LED banner. Type a message, pick a look, and hold the screen up: at the airport, at a concert, in the stands, at a party. MAKE IT BIG ⢠Type anything and see it fill the screen at once ⢠Static or scrolling: left, right, up or down, at three speeds ⢠Max size fits the whole message to the screen ⢠Bold, blink, glow, border and mirror effects MAKE IT YOURS ⢠Six fonts, any text colour, a custom colour picker ⢠Backgrounds: solid colours, gradients or your own photo ⢠Patterns: dots, stars, hearts, stripes, checks ⢠Animated backgrounds: pulse, drift, twinkle, rainbow ⢠Frames: line, double, dashed or chasing lights ⢠Classic LED dot look, round or square READY-MADE TEMPLATES ⢠40+ banners for love, parties, concerts, sports and everyday ⢠Airport pickup, welcome home, happy birthday, encore, go team and more ⢠Tap to play, tap the pencil to make it your own LIGHT STICKS ⢠A Flash tab with 12 glowing light sticks in any colour ⢠Full brightness, screen stays awake, breathing glow SAVE AND SHARE ⢠Save banners and find them first in Templates ⢠Export as MP4 video or animated GIF and share anywhere ⢠Save clips straight to Photos MADE FOR THE MOMENT ⢠Portrait or landscape, or follow the phone ⢠Brightness boost during playback, restored after ⢠Reduce-flash setting and a 3 Hz blink cap for photosensitive safety ⢠20 languages, switchable inside the app PRIVATE BY DESIGN Scrolly works entirely on your iPhone. No account, no tracking, no network requests. Your messages stay on your device. Hold it up and say it big.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Scrolly at none against GlowText's 1. Scrolly also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. GlowText sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scrolly asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | GlowText | Scrolly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No ā better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kien Nguyen | ADELINA RAILEAN |
In-app purchases
GlowText
- GlowText Pro$2.99
Scrolly
No in-app purchases









