Comparison

Symbol Keyboard for Texting vs Scrollit Pro

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

Head to head
About

Symbol Keyboard for Texting

Enhance your mobile conversations with a vast library of over 50,000 unique Unicode characters and symbols. Easily integrate these special characters into your messages to make your chats more engaging and visually interesting.

Highlights
  • Over 50,000 characters
  • Unicode symbols
  • Special characters
  • Enhanced mobile chatting
  • Texting customization
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Symbol Keyboard improves your mobile chatting, making it more fun! Features: - Over 50000 Characters

About

Scrollit Pro

Transform your device into a bright LED scrolling message display. Type messages and add emoticons to communicate visually in noisy environments or when silent. Perfect for concerts, classrooms, or any situation where speaking is difficult.

Highlights
  • LED scrolling text display
  • Large, readable letters
  • Unlimited message length
  • Built-in emoticons and emoji support
  • Adjustable color and scrolling speed
  • Vibration or sound alert
  • Recently used messages
Features
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Scrollit turns your iPhone or iPad into a bright LED scrolling message display. Instantly show large, animated text when people can’t hear you — at a club, concert, classroom, meeting, lecture, restaurant, or any noisy environment. Just type your message, tap Display, and Scrollit will scroll your text big and bold so everyone around you can see it clearly. Make Your Message Stand Out ScrollIt includes easy-to-type emoticons and emoji directly from the keyboard, making your scrolling text more expressive, fun, and eye-catching. A quiet vibration lets you know when the message has finished scrolling (short beep on iPad and iPod touch). What Users Say ***** Great app “Works well, easy to use interface. If you want an app for scrolling text, this is the one.” *****Happy “This app does everything I expected. My kids love it when I cheer for them.” ScrollIt Features • Simple, powerful design — no confusing buttons • LED scrolling text display with large, readable letters • Unlimited message length • Built-in emoticons and full emoji support • Live preview to adjust color and scrolling speed • Vibration or sound alert when scrolling ends • Right-to-left text support (Arabic & Hebrew) • Two LED styles: round and square • Recently used messages with one-tap reuse • Send animated messages to your friends and family (NEW) Use Hundreds of Emoji Enable the Emoji keyboard on your device: Settings → General → Keyboard → Keyboards → Add New Keyboard → Emoji Then tap the globe icon in Scrollit to switch keyboards. Perfect For • Concerts & sports events — cheer silently with a scrolling LED sign • School & college — send visual messages across a classroom • Bars, clubs & parties — communicate without shouting • Office & meetings — send messages without interrupting • When you can’t or don’t want to talk — illness, silence, or mood • Just for fun — be creative, be noticed, be cool Want More? Try Scrollit 2X, our advanced version with additional features and capabilities. Support & Feedback We’re constantly improving Scrollit and value your feedback. If you experience any issues or have suggestions, please contact us through our support page before leaving a review — we can respond and help you there. Terms of Use Please follow this link for the Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Thank you for using Scrollit! We support Ukraine

Screenshots

Symbol Keyboard for Texting4 screens
Scrollit Pro2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Symbol Keyboard for Texting at none against Scrollit Pro's 1. Symbol Keyboard for Texting also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 66%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Scrollit Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Scrollit Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Symbol Keyboard for Texting asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Symbol Keyboard for Texting against 4.7 for Scrollit Pro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.9K and 600 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Symbol Keyboard for Texting's written reviews are positive against 66% of Scrollit Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Symbol Keyboard for Texting ships an update every 3 weeks, Scrollit Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Symbol Keyboard for Texting versus Scrollit Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSymbol Keyboard for TextingScrollit Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.9K ratings)4.7 (600 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews — better65.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K — better600
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShuMei LiangAMAXIM APPS, INC

Customer experience

Symbol Keyboard for Texting

All ratings2,871 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews680 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative6.3%

Scrollit Pro

All ratings600 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral13.8%
Negative20.7%

User reviews

Symbol Keyboard for Texting

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great source for uncommon and common fonts
  • 👍 Comprehensive collection of symbols and languages
  • 👍 Useful for organization and labeling
  • 👍 Easy to integrate with iOS keyboard

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App now just takes you to ads
  • 🐛 Loads ads instead of showing symbols
  • 🐛 Requires full access to see anything typed
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Scrollit Pro

From 600 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Offers basic needs
  • 👍 No annoying ads
  • 👍 Efficient results
  • 👍 Good quality

Room to improve

  • 💸 Not worth the money
  • 💸 Sneaky charges
  • 💸 Immediate paywall
  • 💸 Limited free use
  • 💸 Not really free

Bugs and requests

Symbol Keyboard for Texting

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App doesn't work, need help
  • iOS keeps removing keyboard access
  • Recently used symbols list gets cleared

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add preview of each font before selection
  • Organize symbols into categories or folders
  • Add more font options, especially for English
  • Include astrological and zodiac symbols

Scrollit Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot send messages via message or email
  • App shuts down after limited use
  • Mysterious usage limit requiring payment

Requested features

4 requests
  • Fix message and email sending
  • Clearer pricing/trial information upfront
  • Enhanced features in premium version
  • Option to loop messages

In-app purchases

None

Symbol Keyboard for Texting

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Scrollit Pro

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Symbol Keyboard for Texting free?
Symbol Keyboard for Texting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scrollit Pro free?
Scrollit Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Symbol Keyboard for Texting or Scrollit Pro?
Scrollit Pro is rated higher. Symbol Keyboard for Texting averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Scrollit Pro averages 4.7 from 600 ratings.
Do Symbol Keyboard for Texting or Scrollit Pro have ads?
Symbol Keyboard for Texting shows ads; Scrollit Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Symbol Keyboard for Texting or Scrollit Pro?
Symbol Keyboard for Texting ships an update every 3 weeks, and Scrollit Pro every 2 months. Most recently, Symbol Keyboard for Texting was updated on September 22, 2026 and Scrollit Pro on September 19, 2026.

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