The Oat Foundry alternative, without the $15,000 build.
A custom mechanical split-flap board starts around $15,000 and takes weeks to build. Split-Flap TV gives you the same Solari flip as software, live on a screen you already own in about five minutes, from €19.99/month.
Oat Foundry: from $15,000, built over weeks
What actually changes.
$15,000 becomes $19.99
A custom mechanical board is a capital purchase. Software is a subscription per screen, with a free trial and no card.
Weeks become minutes
No fabrication, no lead time, no installation crew. Install the app, log in, and send a board to the screen.
Any screen, any size
Use the TV, monitor or video wall you already own, and change the size whenever the space changes.
Nothing mechanical to fail
Thousands of flaps, motors and bearings, versus none. No maintenance contract and no service call.
Change it from your phone
Menus, price lists, social counts, news, weather and live JSON/XML data, scheduled by time of day.
Try it before you commit
Seven days free, no card. Compare that with commissioning a custom build.
Side by side.
| Split-Flap TV | Vestaboard | Oat Foundry | DIY build | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | From €19.99/mo | $3,500 | $15,000+ | Parts + weeks |
| Runs on your TV | Yes | No (hardware) | No (hardware) | No (hardware) |
| Any screen size | Yes | Fixed 132 chars | Custom build | Whatever you build |
| Menus · social · live data | Yes | Limited | Limited | DIY only |
| Setup | 5 minutes | 2-person install | Weeks | Build it yourself |
| Moving parts to break | None | Thousands | Thousands | Thousands |
| Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Community only |
See what you’d save.
A custom mechanical board from around $15,000 per screen, versus Split-Flap TV at about $19/mo per screen (Economy, billed annually).
A DIY build has no fixed price: parts, plus weeks of your time.
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7 days free, no card. Then pick the plan you love.