Vestaboard vs FlyBox Storage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vestaboard
Easily create and manage messages for your smart display from any location. Craft visually appealing messages, schedule them, or get inspired with pre-made content. Collaborate with others and customize display settings for a personalized experience.
- Visual message editor
- Schedule and pin messages
- Inspiration content and templates
- Message history and drafts
- Remote collaboration
- Quiet hours and time zone settings
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Connect and control your Vestaboard from anywhere with the Vestaboard mobile app. Whether you're sending a quick note or curating a moment of inspiration, the app makes it easy and fun to manage your Vestaboard. Key features: - Craft beautiful messages with the intuitive visual editor - Send instantly, schedule for later, or pin a message to display longer - Get inspired with daily content picks and ready-to-use templates - Browse, edit, and favorite past messages or start fresh with new drafts - Invite others to collaborate and manage your Vestaboard remotely - Set quiet hours and time zone preferences to fit your routine Vestaboard is a stunning smart messaging display, inspired by the classic split-flap signs of European train stations and reimagined for the modern home or workspace. Use it at home to share inspiration, stay organized, and connect with loved ones, or bring it to work to engage teams, welcome guests, and keep everyone in sync. Ideal for offices, retail spaces, hospitality, education, healthcare, and more. Learn more at vestaboard.com. Need support? Visit vestaboard.com/help
FlyBox Storage
Organize and manage your stored belongings remotely. Schedule pickups and deliveries of your storage boxes, and maintain a digital inventory of your items. This service offers a modern alternative to traditional self-storage.
- Digital inventory management
- Schedule FedEx pickups
- Order and retrieve FlyBoxes
- Secure, climate-controlled facilities
- Free packing supplies
- Remote access to belongings
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With the FlyBox app, you can organize your belongings, manage your storage inventory, keep track of what you’ve stored, schedule FedEx pick-ups, order more FlyBoxes, or retrieve your FlyBoxes and have them delivered anywhere, anytime in the contiguous US—all with just a few taps. FlyBoxes are stored in one of our nationwide, secure, climate-controlled facilities and shipped exclusively via FedEx. FlyBox is the modern alternative to traditional self-storage units. Whether you’re storing seasonal items, decluttering your home, managing office overflow, or need temporary storage while moving, FlyBox makes it simple. FlyBox delivers everything you need to pack like a pro. From heavy-duty storage totes to bubble wrap, locks, and more. We provide FREE FlyBoxes, perfect for moving boxes, business storage, or long-term storage needs. Every FlyBox includes FREE packing supplies like vacuum bags, labels, and a pump—ideal for safe, compact storage and easy organization. We’ve thought of everything, so you don’t have to. Just pack your stuff, and FlyBox does the rest. No more heavy lifting, long drives to the storage unit, or forgetting what you’ve stored! With FlyBox, your belongings are always within reach. It’s self-storage, reimagined for remote access, mobile inventory management, and zero hassle. FlyBox is also a great storage solution for landlords, property managers, real estate agents, and businesses looking to store documents, staging supplies, or tenant belongings. No matter where you are, FlyBox lets you organize and access the things most important to you, effortlessly. FlyBox is more than just storage—it’s peace of mind. When there’s no room for it, FlyBox it. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pack We deliver FlyBoxes and all the packing supplies you need right to your door FREE. Each heavy-duty storage box comes with bubble wrap, vacuum storage bags, labels, and a lock—everything to keep your items safe and organized. All you have to do is pack. 2. Organize Use the FlyBox app to create a digital inventory of what’s inside each box. Categorize items for home organization, office storage, or move-related tracking. Schedule a FREE FedEx pick-up when you’re ready, or manage existing boxes for retrieval or delivery. 3. Store & Retrieve Your FlyBoxes are stored in secure, climate-controlled self storage facilities across the country. When you need something back, just schedule a delivery—FlyBox ships your items anywhere in the contiguous US for only $10.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FlyBox Storage at none against Vestaboard's shown. FlyBox Storage also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (86% vs 71%). Vestaboard's advantage is ratings volume (140 vs 12). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Vestaboard against 4.7 for FlyBox Storage. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vestaboard has 140 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Vestaboard's written reviews are positive against 86% of FlyBox Storage's.
Vestaboard ships an update every 2 months, FlyBox Storage fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vestaboard | FlyBox Storage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (140 ratings) | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 140 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 267 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vestaboard, Inc. | FlyBox Services LLC |
Customer experience
Vestaboard
FlyBox Storage
Bugs and requests
Vestaboard
Reported bugs
9 issues- Mute for a period of time functionality is inoperable after update
- Sending new messages to the board simply doesn’t work
- App update forces updates when there aren’t any
- Unable to set time zone or make changes to quiet hours
- Device will not connect to internal WiFi
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- App crashing upon opening
- App takes at least a full minute to load or runs into an error
- Bluetooth keyboard doesn't work in manual editor on Android
- Pairing with WiFi issues out of the box
Requested features
9 requests- Option to switch off WiFi module for power saving
- More specific controls for sending messages by time
- Include Vestaboard+ in initial hardware purchase
- Add iCal support
- More basic tools for text editing (preview, alignment control)
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- Improve manual editor for better text control
- Support for French applications/language
- Ability to center text
- More creative control beyond limited templates
FlyBox Storage
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Vestaboard
No in-app purchases
FlyBox Storage
No in-app purchases









