Scrollit 2X vs Bear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scrollit 2X
Transform your device into a scrolling LED message board. Display messages and emoticons in various LED styles, perfect for noisy environments or when you can't speak. Share your creations or repeat messages endlessly.
- Scrolling LED message display
- Dual message display
- Unlimited message length
- Integrated emoticons
- Adjustable speed and color
- Endless loop option
- Right-to-left text support
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ScrollIt 2X turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into an L.E.D. double message display board. ScrollIt 2X will help you tell your friends, colleagues, or anyone something - when they can’t hear you: at a club, concert, class, meeting, lecture, or even a restaurant. Just type your messages and hit Display, and ScrollIt 2X will scroll the messages for everyone around to see. What adds to the fun is that ScrollIt 2X offers easy-to-type emoticons right from the same keyboard. Make your text even more fun to watch! The phone vibrates quietly to let you know when the message has finished. (Replaced with a short beep on iPod Touch and iPad.) The endless-loop option lets ScrollIt repeat your message indefinitely. ScrollIt 2X features: • Simple yet powerful design with no confusing buttons or switches • Run two messages simultaneously or single message of full screen size (to run single message, simply delete the text in any of the preview lines) • Unlimited messages length • Emoticons from the same keyboard • Mini live preview for easy color and speed selection • Short vibration at the end of scrolling • Endless-loop option • Right-to-left display for Arabic or Hebrew • Three L.E.D. shapes: neon, round, and square • Recently-used messages list with one-tap access • Sharing of colorful messages with friends through SMS or other apps Use ScrollIt 2X for: • Flirting: display messages to people at the disco, bar, or other crowded places. • Talk to your friends at school or college: send your visual message up to 50 feet across a classroom. • Cheer at a concert or sports event: that rock star or your favorite player deserves to know how you feel! • In the office: get rid of unwanted visitors without even talking to them. • If you can't or don't want to talk: you’re sick or in a bad mood. • Just to be cool: we guarantee you’ll be popular anywhere with ScrollIt 2X! We’re constantly improving ScrollIt 2X, and we value our users’ opinions. If you want to send us your feedback or you have a problem with the app, please contact us via our support page before submitting a review to the App Store. Remember that we can probably solve your problem, but we cannot respond to reviews. Thank you. We support Ukraine
Bear
Enhance your typing with an AI-powered keyboard that integrates web search, synonyms, and text refinement tools. Access AI chatbots and use saved templates without leaving your current app.
- AI Chat (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity)
- Auto Synonyms
- Built-in Browser
- AI Rewrite
- Templates
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The ultimate AI-powered keyboard designed to supercharge your typing. Access web search, synonyms, rewrites, and templates instantly—no app-switching required. • Stuck on a word? Smart synonyms appear as you type. • Polishing an email? Ask AI to refine it in one tap. • Fact‑check an Instagram comment? Instantly look it up with the built-in browser. 【Features】 1. AI Chat Talk to ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity without leaving the keyboard. 2. Auto Synonyms Live suggestions turn “love” into “passion,” “adore,” “cherish,” and more. 3. Built‑in Browser Perform web searches from any app—Instagram, Gmail, Notes, and more—thanks to the integrated keyboard browser. 4. Rewrite Shorten, formalize, expand, or rephrase any sentence with AI. 5. Templates Save and sync your favorite phrases; insert them with one tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bear at Free against Scrollit 2X's $9.99. Bear also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Scrollit 2X's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (81% vs 64%). On rating, 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
Bear is free to download; Scrollit 2X costs $9.99 up front. Bear sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Scrollit 2X asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Scrollit 2X against 4.3 for Bear. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scrollit 2X has 454 ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Scrollit 2X's written reviews are positive against 64% of Bear's.
Scrollit 2X ships an update every 4 months, Bear fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scrollit 2X | Bear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (454 ratings) | 4.3 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better | 64.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 454 — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | AMAXIM APPS, INC | kimihiro kubota |
Customer experience
Scrollit 2X
Bear
Bugs and requests
Scrollit 2X
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scrolling does not work as intended
- Keyboard issues (wrong characters, unresponsive)
- App crashes or fails to open
- Forced advertisement cannot be removed
Requested features
4 requests- More customization options
- Ability to sync dual lines
- Export/share created messages
- Improved keyboard functionality
Bear
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scrollit 2X
No in-app purchases
Bear
- Direct WebSearch from Keybaord$19.99
Questions
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