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The Modern Split-Flap Display

The iconic airport departure board — reimagined for your home, office, or business. Thousands of spinning flaps you control from your phone.
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Two Sizes.
Same Unforgettable Experience.

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Vestaboard

132 characters · 6 rows × 22 columns · 8,448 individual flaps
Wall-mounted · 42 inches wide · 18 lbs
Over 14,000 precision parts · Red Dot Award-winning design
2-year warranty · 30-minute installation

$3,499
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Vestaboard Note

45 characters · 3 rows × 15 columns
Sits on a shelf, desk, or mounts on a wall
Same app, same connected experience — in a size that fits anywhere
2-year warranty

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What Is a Split-Flap Display?

 

You've seen them. The clicking, flipping departure boards at train stations in Europe and airports around the world, rows of characters built from individual flaps that spin into place with a satisfying mechanical rhythm.

They were called Solari boards, named after the Italian manufacturer Solari di Udine that made them famous in the 1950s. For decades, they were how the world learned when the next flight was departing. Then digital screens replaced them and the flaps went silent.

Vestaboard brings them back not as a museum piece, but as something new. A messaging display you control from anywhere, with thousands of precision-engineered flaps that flip every time you send a message, share a quote, or display live information from hundreds of connected services.

It's not a screen. It's not a replica. It's the split-flap display, reinvented.


Why a Split-Flap Display Instead of a Screen

Screens demand attention. They glow, they notify, they interrupt.

A split-flap display earns it. When the flaps spin, everyone in the room looks up. When they stop, the message sits there — beautiful, physical, present — without draining a battery or adding another glowing rectangle to your life.

Tactile and mechanical

Thousands of physical flaps, not pixels. You hear the message arrive before you read it.

One message at a time. No feeds. No notifications. No doom-scrolling. Just the message you chose, displayed on your schedule.

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Beautiful when still

A design object, not a black rectangle. Stunning on the wall whether it's flipping or idle.

Built to last. No screen burn-in. No software that slows it down. Vestaboard’s components have been tested to millions of cycles.

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What Can You Display


Vestaboard connects to over 300 channels through the free companion app and Vestaboard+. Send anything from your phone, or let it update on its own.

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At Home

  •  Daily quotes and affirmations
  • Family messages from anywhere
  • Spotify "Now Playing"
  • Sports scores and standings
  • Weather forecasts
  • Countdown timers to birthdays, vacations, holidays
  • Art and color patterns
  • Google Calendar events
  • Baby announcements
  • Love notes 
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At Work

  •  Sales metrics and KPIs
  • Team shoutouts and milestones
  • Welcome messages for guests and clients
  • Daily specials and menus
  • Meeting room schedules
  • Slack integration
  • Company announcements
  • Motivational messaging
  • Employee birthdays
  • Real-time dashboards 
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In Hospitality

  •  Hotel lobby welcome boards
  • Restaurant daily specials
  • Bar and wine menus
  • Event schedules
  • Concierge information
  • Guest greetings by name
  • Retail promotions
  • Spa and amenity schedules 

How Does It Work?

Step 1 – Set it up

 


Mount your Vestaboard on the wall (30 minutes, bracket included) or place your Vestaboard Note on a shelf or desk. Plug it in.

Step 2 – Connect

 

Connect.
Download the free Vestaboard app (iOS, Android, or desktop) and connect to your WiFi network

Step 3 – Send your message

 

Type a message, schedule content, pick from 300+ automated channels, or connect your own services through the API. The flaps do the rest. 

No complicated setup. No subscription required to send messages. Vestaboard+ adds 300+ automated content channels for $119/year — but the core messaging experience is free, forever. 

Split-Flap Display Options: How They Compare

Custom commercial installations

Large-format split-flap boards built for airports, stadiums, restaurant chains, and corporate lobbies. Fully custom, beautifully crafted — and starting at $15,000+. Lead times of months. Designed for commercial spaces, not personal use. 

Digital simulations

Software that makes a TV screen look and sound like a split-flap display. Subscription-based. Affordable — but it's still a screen. No mechanical flaps, no real sound, no tactile experience. A simulation of the thing, not the thing itself. 

DIY and open-source kits

For makers, tinkerers, and hobbyists who want to build their own from scratch. Requires soldering, laser cutting, stepper motors, and significant time. Rewarding as a project — but not a finished product you'd hang in your living room or give as a gift. 

Vestaboard ($999 – $3,499)

The only consumer-ready, WiFi-connected, mechanical split-flap display. Real flaps. Real sound. Controlled from your phone. Connected to hundreds of services. Designed by a Red Dot Award-winning team, backed by a 2-year warranty, and supported by real people. Ships to your door, installs in 30 minutes, and works beautifully from day one. 

Over 20,000 Displays in Homes and Businesses Worldwide

 "You must watch it in action — seeing Vestaboard come alive
and transform is kinetic and satisfying…" 
— Neil Patrick Harris
Red Dot Award winner for product design
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