SimpleSign HG vs LiveApp Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleSign HG
Display full-size characters and words on a full screen with customizable fonts, colors, and backgrounds. Long sentences can slide across the screen with animation, useful for various situations like quizzes or communicating from a distance.
- Full-screen character and word display
- Customizable fonts and colors
- Image background support
- Sliding animation for long sentences
- Save sentences and colors
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Full version for free app “SimpleSign”. Display full size characters and words in the full screen. Long sentence can slide through screen with animation. - Showing score or answer of quiz in party - Contact to the person that stands far from you - Substitution of signboard etc. It is useful in many situation. [Functional Description] - Appears one character on screen from 45 different characters - Changing color of character and background - Changing font type - Set an image as the background - Long sentence can be displayed by one line or paragraph with sliding animation on/off [Differences from free version of SimpleSign] - No more advertisement - Sentence and color can be saved - Feature to set an image as the background
LiveApp Pro
Transform your iPad or Mac into a professional video playback and graphics device for live productions. Create custom playlists, add animated overlays, and even draw directly onto your video output. Seamlessly integrate with ATEM switchers for enhanced control.
- Multicam live video playback
- Custom video playlists
- Animated overlays with transparent videos/images
- Direct drawing on video output
- ATEM Switcher integration
- Remote control via API and Companion
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LiveApp turns your iPad or Mac with Apple silicon into a powerful video playback device for multicam live productions. Output clean custom video playlists via HDMI*. Connect LiveApp to an ATEM Switcher** for more integration and Alpha Video Overlays! VIDEOCUE Organize your videos in custom playlists for fullscreen playback via HDMI. If connected to an ATEM Switcher “Autoplay” can be enabled for instant playback when cut to the connected channel. LiveApp cuts back to Preview at the end of the playlist. This makes video playback in your multicam livestream sessions extremely easy. For professional use cases there are a lot of additional powerful features. INBOX SERVER Easily load videos directly into VideoCue over the local network and remotely control playback. To do this, start the Inbox Server in Settings and go to the local LiveApp website with any device on the network. Cross platform, from any web browser. OVERLAYS Set up a button grid with custom transparent videos, pictures or web applications for animated overlays. Different playback modes such as once, loop and split make it easy to generate professional overlays. If connected to an ATEM Switcher LiveApp automatically uses the built in keyer to overlay your animations over the active camera stream. DRAW Use the fantastic drawing capabilities of iPad to draw over the video output. Either scribble over your VideoCue footage or annotate any ATEM input using the keyer technology. When connected to an ATEM a reference frame can be captured to ensure precise drawing results. SWITCHER Connect LiveApp to your ATEM Switcher over the local network and unlock remote control capabilities. Find all inputs organized in separate Program and Preview rows and all essential tools for live switching right at your fingertips. REMOTE CONTROL Create completely custom solutions with the API or use our pre-built integration with Bitfocus Companion. DOCUMENTATION We provide detailed written documentation and video tutorials for every LiveApp feature, please refer to the OSMAKO website and social media channels. UPDATES AND FEEDBACK We continuously work on LiveApp to implement new features and provide the best tool for your productions. Therefore, we are happy to hear your feedback and workflow needs. Feel free to reach out via social media or the dedicated contact form on our website. * additional hardware required, sold separately ** supports the ATEM network protocol (optimized for the ATEM Mini, ATEM Mini Pro and ATEM Mini Extreme family)
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Verdict
SimpleSign HG and LiveApp Pro both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SimpleSign HG's written reviews are positive against 50% of LiveApp Pro's. SimpleSign HG also leads on price ($0.99 vs $49.99) and chart position (#192 vs unranked). LiveApp Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 3). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
SimpleSign HG costs $0.99 and LiveApp Pro $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for SimpleSign HG against 4.8 for LiveApp Pro. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LiveApp Pro has 17 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of SimpleSign HG's written reviews are positive against 50% of LiveApp Pro's.
SimpleSign HG ships an update every 10 months, LiveApp Pro every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleSign HG | LiveApp Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $49.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #192 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hitoshi idota | Oskar Gerspach-Wolf |
Customer experience
SimpleSign HG
LiveApp Pro
In-app purchases
SimpleSign HG
No in-app purchases
LiveApp Pro
No in-app purchases





