Comparison

LiveTime Viewer vs Giant Text

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

Head to head
About

LiveTime Viewer

View your Live Time Clock Display on any iOS device. This companion app allows you to monitor live event times remotely, supporting both portrait and landscape orientations. It automatically discovers nearby clocks or connects via URL.

Highlights
  • Remote clock display viewing
  • Portrait and landscape support
  • Disable device sleep
  • Automatic clock discovery
  • Connect via URL
  • Maintains connection across networks
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**NOTE: Live Time Viewer is used in conjunction with Live Time for macOS. If you do not own or have viewing access to Live Time for macOS with an enabled Clock Display, you won’t have anything to view with this iOS app. Live Time Viewer is the easiest way to see your Live Time Clock Display on any iOS device! Need to keep track of your live event’s time but aren’t at a laptop or desktop computer? No problem, now you can keep track of your event anywhere you have an iOS device and an internet connection (cellular or wifi). Supports portrait and landscape viewing. • Ability to disable your device from sleeping while viewing a Clock. • Automatic discovery of nearby Live Time Clocks Displays for quick connecting. • Quickly load Live Time clocks to watch by simply entering a URL. • Automatically keeps you connected even when switching between cellular and wifi connections when the Clock Display is externally available through a global hostname.

About

Giant Text

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Turn your screen into a large, readable sign. Type a message, finish editing, and Giant Text scales the letters to fit the display. Choose serif or sans-serif text, bold or italic, adjustable letter spacing, and up to five lines. Pick from 20 color themes with light and dark variants, or let the app choose a daily theme. Optional Bloom, Jitter and Ripple animations add movement; Reduce Motion keeps the text still. Use it for a meeting point, a quick reminder, or a message across a noisy room. Your current text and preferences are saved on the device. No developer account, advertising or purchase is required.

Screenshots

LiveTime Viewer2 screens
Giant Text3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LiveTime Viewer at 13.0 against Giant Text's 18.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LiveTime Viewer versus Giant Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiveTime ViewerGiant Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorkflow NetworkNathan Fennel

In-app purchases

None

LiveTime Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Giant Text

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LiveTime Viewer free?
LiveTime Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Giant Text free?
Giant Text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LiveTime Viewer or Giant Text have ads?
Neither LiveTime Viewer nor Giant Text shows ads.

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