# Vestaboard vs El Botón

The clearest difference is device support: Vestaboard at 2 against El Botón's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

## The numbers

| Metric | Vestaboard | El Botón |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.6 (140 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vestaboard/id1496549734/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **140** | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Size | 118 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod** | — |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Vestaboard, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1496549733) | [Lee Salminen](https://appshunter.io/developer/1850193565) |

## What reviewers say

### Vestaboard

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vestaboard/id1496549734)

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.

**Highlights:** Visual message editor, Schedule and pin messages, Inspiration content and templates, Message history and drafts, Remote collaboration, Quiet hours and time zone settings

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- ✨ Amazing product and looks
- 👍 Easy to use app interface
- 🤩 Entertaining and fun to use
- 💡 Great for office communication
- 💖 Inspires creativity and delights users

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App updates cause issues (mute functionality)
- 🐛 Sending new messages doesn't work
- 🐛 App is not super responsive
- 🐛 App takes a long time to load or errors out
- 🐛 Manual editor is painfully clunky

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- 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)


### El Botón

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/el-boton/id6757484682)

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Vestaboard free?

Vestaboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is El Botón free?

El Botón is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*