Big Words Downloads & RevenueBig Words · App Store
Big Words is #65 in Social Networking Paid in United States and charting in 30 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Full timeline · 9 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Big Words entered the top 10Top Paid · Social Networking · SA
- 📈Big Words entered the top 10Top Paid · Social Networking · DE
- 📈Big Words entered the top 10Top Paid · Social Networking · CA
- 📈Big Words entered the top 100 in 6 chartsTop Paid · Social Networking · AR · Top Paid · Social Networking · CO · Top Paid · Social Networking · MY · Top Paid · Social Networking · PH · +2 more
- 📈Big Words charting in a new country in 6 chartsArgentina · Colombia · Malaysia · Philippines · +2 more
- 📈Big Words entered the top 10Top Paid · Social Networking · NL
- 📈Big Words entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · NL
- 🆕Big Words first spotted by AppInsider#23 in Top Paid · Social Networking · Italy
- 🆕Big Words released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Social Networking PaidBig Words at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-09-29. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A utility app that displays large text or emojis on Apple Watch and iPhone screens for real-life messaging, targeting users seeking attention-grabbing communication tools. The app holds a paid social networking chart position in thirteen markets, with its highest ranking at #4 in the Netherlands.
Similar apps: Big Text, WatchFace, TextOnScreen
Big Words on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Big Words’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 0 linked to your identity and 0 collected anonymously.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Big Words downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Big Words's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
United Kingdom
Japan
Germany
China
France
South Korea
Canada
Australia
Brazil
Spain
India
Russia
Netherlands
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Mexico
Taiwan
Indonesia
United Arab Emirates
Poland
Philippines
Turkey
Thailand
Argentina
South Africa
Malaysia
Vietnam
ColombiaApps near Big Words on the chart
Social Networking Paid, around #65.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Big Words
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app's core utility for silent communication in loud or quiet environments, citing specific use cases like bartending and medical settings. However, recent updates have caused significant frustration due to added ads, bugs on older devices, and a lack of customization features compared to free competitors.
Mixed but leaning positive (56% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about recent updates, and ads.
What people like
- Useful: “Very very cool and useful”
- Ease of use: “It's far easier on both of us now that I can just speak and it displays my words”
- Price & subscription: “I’ll pay for a square layout in-app purchase!”
- Updates: “Largest gap between updates award”
Common complaints
- Updates: “Updated and now I have ads??”
- Ads: “Updated and now I have ads??”
- Crashes & bugs: “Doesn't work on iPhone 5s”
- Ease of use: “App is so simple i may clone it and give it out free without ads”
About Big Words
+ SWIPE for Multiple Pages
+ ROTATE to Landscape and Portrait
+ DOUBLE-TAP to Edit
+ SYNC to Apple Watch
Quite simply, Big Words is the easiest way to display any text or emoji on Apple Watch.
"I've been addicted to Big Words for years. I've campaigned tirelessly for this app in SF, Berlin, Paris, London, and NY, and cannot stop using it. Someone help me. Seriously, someone help me stop." -@boltron
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