OUTFRONT app vs Sign
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OUTFRONT app
Explore transit media inventory, locations, and rates with detailed product catalogs. Request information and submit proposals directly from your mobile device.
- Browse media inventory
- Discover locations and rates
- View transit product catalog
- Access station lists and routes
- Request information
- Submit proposals on the go
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The OUTFRONT App lets you experience all of our media offerings and coverage at your fingertips. With just a couple of taps, you can browse and discover detailed information on our inventory, locations, rates, and much more. A full product catalog of OUTFRONT’s transit inventory is presented with complete station lists, coverage routes, and a comprehensive look at our displays products. With our shopping cart experience, you can request more information on what you have browsed and even submit a proposal on the go.
Sign
Control Alpha and Betabrite LED signs wirelessly from your iOS device. Dictate or type messages, customize text, and send them instantly. Save and share messages, with an optional one-time purchase to activate full functionality.
- Wireless messaging for LED signs
- Dictate or type messages
- Customize text colors and fonts
- Save and re-edit messages
- Share messages with other users
- Supports most Alpha/Betabrite displays
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Sign-Pro is a wireless messaging program for Alpha and Betabrite LED signs. • Dictate or type sign messages using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod. • Use Menus to select text colors, fonts, display modes, speed, date, time, temperature, etc. in your messages. • Save up to 100 messages that you can re-edit and re-send to your sign. • Share sign messages with other users and iOS devices. • Sign-Pro will program most Alpha and Betabrite indoor and outdoor displays sold in the last 30 years. • A computer or infrared keyboard is not needed to program your display. • Sign-Pro uses WiFi or Bluetooth® 4.0 LE to send messages to signs with a WiFi, Bluetooth® LE, or Ethernet feature. • WiFi, Bluetooth® LE, and Ethernet wireless accessories may be purchased for any Alpha or Betabrite display. • Sign-Pro is free to download and use with its built-in Alpha sign Simulator. • A one-time In-App purchase activates Sign-Pro to send messages to your display. • Sign-Pro can be used on all your iOS devices with one Apple ID and one activation. • Extensive documentation and technical support are provided. • Sign-Pro is 100% made and supported in the USA.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sign at 100% against OUTFRONT app's 25%. Sign also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.1). OUTFRONT app's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Sign sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OUTFRONT app asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sign holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of OUTFRONT app's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sign's.
OUTFRONT app ships an update every 3 months, Sign every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OUTFRONT app | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Broadsign Canada Company | Alpha-American |
Customer experience
OUTFRONT app
Sign
In-app purchases
OUTFRONT app
No in-app purchases
Sign
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