# Rattleboard — Split-flap messages at home

> Split-flap messages at home (iPhone/iPad app by SAMUEL A LASTRINA.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rattleboard/id6824192040 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [SAMUEL A LASTRINA](https://appshunter.io/developer/6775103412)
- Category: Utilities, Lifestyle
- Price: $5.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-28

## What is Rattleboard?

Rattleboard is a split-flap message board for your home. Every flap clatters through its drum, one character at a time, in a black or white finish, with an optional mechanical clack.

Give an old iPhone, iPad or TV a second life as a board on the kitchen bench, in the hallway or on your desk, then send it messages from your phone.

SEND TO ANY BOARD
• Type a message and see it laid out exactly as the board will show it: upper case, word-wrapped and centred.
• Add colour chips, or paint a grid tile by tile.
• Pick a transition: classic, column, row, diagonal, edges to centre or random.
• Send to one board, a group such as "Downstairs", or all of them at once, with a result for each board.
• Drafts, templates and your recent messages are kept on the device, so you can resend or edit any of them.

TIMED SEQUENCES
• Build a sequence of up to 100 frames, each with its own hold time and transition: a morning routine, a countdown or tonight's menu.
• Loop it, preview it on your phone, and play it on a board.

PAIR IN SECONDS
• On a Rattleboard TV or desktop, choose Pair a phone and scan the code. The board's key is saved in the iOS Keychain.

WIDGETS AND FULL SCREEN
• Small, medium and large home-screen widgets show what a board is displaying.
• Full screen turns the iPhone or iPad itself into a board, with the screen kept awake.

SHORTCUTS
• "Send to Rattleboard" and "Play sequence" actions for Siri and the Shortcuts app, so an automation can post to your board.

TRY IT WITHOUT HARDWARE
• Demo mode shows a rotating set of sample messages, so you can explore everything before you set up a board.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No accounts, no ads, no analytics and no tracking. Messages go straight from your device to your boards on your home network.

One price, paid once. No subscriptions and no in-app purchases.

Also works with Vestaboard boards (Local and Cloud API).
Vestaboard is a trademark of Vestaboard, Inc. Rattleboard is not affiliated with or endorsed by Vestaboard.

## Is Rattleboard safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Rattleboard.

## Is Rattleboard legit?

Rattleboard appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Rattleboard is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 0.6.0 — 2026-10-27

Follow a board: a new source that shows what another Rattleboard shows, whenever it changes.
Community plugins can now bring something new every time they come round, like a fresh dad joke each turn.

### 0.5.0 — 2026-10-27

No release notes.

## More apps by SAMUEL A LASTRINA

- [Vector: Neon Arcade](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vector-neon-arcade/id6775103409)
- [Newswipe: News and Podcasts](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/newswipe-news-and-podcasts/id6780131198)
- [Number Match: Sweet Tens](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/number-match-sweet-tens/id6783326581)

All apps by SAMUEL A LASTRINA: https://appshunter.io/developer/6775103412

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