The Vestaboard alternative that runs on your own TV.
Same iconic Solari flip, same click-clack, no $3,500 panel to buy and no two-person install. Split-Flap TV is software: it turns a screen you already own into a split-flap board, on any screen size, from €19.99/month.
Vestaboard: $3,500 + $119/yr Vestaboard+
What actually changes.
Nothing to buy
A Vestaboard is a $3,500 panel you own. Split-Flap TV runs on the TV, tablet or monitor already on your wall.
Any screen size
Vestaboard is fixed at 132 characters. Software fills whatever screen you point it at, from a 24" menu board to a video wall.
Nothing to jam
Thousands of moving flaps, motors and bearings, versus none. There is no maintenance and no service call.
Live in 5 minutes
No two-person install and no lead time. Install the app, log in, send a board to the screen.
More than messages
Menus, price lists, photos, news, weather and live JSON/XML data, scheduled by time of day.
Cancel anytime
A subscription from €19.99/month per screen, with a free 7-day trial and no card required, instead of thousands up front.
Side by side.
| Split-Flap TV | Vestaboard | Oat Foundry | DIY build | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choose rows & columns | You choose | Fixed 6×22 | Fixed at build | Fixed at build |
| Change colour any time | Any colour | Fixed flaps | Fixed at build | Fixed at build |
| Portrait or landscape | Coming soon | Landscape only | Fixed at build | Fixed at 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.
Vestaboard hardware at $3,500 plus $119/yr for Vestaboard+, 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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Split-Flap TV vs Oat Foundry
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