Comparison

Vestaboard vs COLOR App Scanner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

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
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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

About

COLOR App Scanner

Features
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COLOR Scanner – Official Venue Staff App COLOR Scanner is the official app for venue and event staff to manage guest entry. Scan Entry Passes and tickets, and see who’s checked in in real time. Features • Scan Entry Pass – Scan guests’ Entry Pass (QR/code) for instant check-in • Event check-in – Select an event and manage entry for that event only • Ticketed events – Validate and process entry for paid-ticket events • Live dashboard – View current check-ins, check-outs, capacity, and today’s events in one place • Check-in & check-out lists – Browse who’s inside and who’s checked out with pagination • Event details – See event info and the checked-in list for each event Who it’s for • Venue staff and managers • Event door/entry staff • COLOR partner venue operators Sign in with your COLOR account (with venue access) to get started. Use COLOR Scanner for fast, accurate entry management at the door.

Screenshots

Vestaboard3 screens
COLOR App Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: COLOR App Scanner at none against Vestaboard's shown. COLOR App Scanner also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vestaboard ships an update every 2 months, COLOR App Scanner every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vestaboard versus COLOR App Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVestaboardCOLOR App Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (141 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings141 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVestaboard, Inc.The Society

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

COLOR App Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Vestaboard

No in-app purchases

None

COLOR App Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vestaboard free?
Vestaboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is COLOR App Scanner free?
COLOR App Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vestaboard or COLOR App Scanner have ads?
Vestaboard shows ads; COLOR App Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Vestaboard or COLOR App Scanner?
Vestaboard ships an update every 2 months, and COLOR App Scanner every 10 days. Most recently, Vestaboard was updated on November 7, 2026 and COLOR App Scanner on October 17, 2026.

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