Comparison

Vestaboard vs DateSafe

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

DateSafe

Enhance your dating safety with a companion app that lets trusted friends monitor your dates. Features include safety sessions, panic alerts, and private plan sharing. An optional premium subscription offers advanced features like live watch links and AI safety helpers.

Highlights
  • Safety sessions with automatic check-ins
  • Trusted circle with contact management
  • Panic alert and duress PIN
  • Date Cards and private plan sharing
  • Live watch links (Plus)
  • AI safety helpers (Plus)
Features
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DateSafe is your safety companion for dating and meeting someone new. Create a Date Card, start a safety session, and let people you trust quietly keep an eye on your night. Every emergency and safety feature is free, forever. FREE, ALWAYS - Safety sessions with automatic check-ins - Trusted circle with two accepted contacts - Panic alert and duress PIN - Date Cards and private plan sharing - Safety resources and hotlines - Data export and account deletion DATESAFE PLUS Plus adds convenience on top of the free safety core: - Live watch links - Unlimited trusted contacts - Safe word by SMS - Private journal - AI safety helpers - Custom check-in timing DateSafe Plus is $5.99 per month or $39.99 per year. Eligible new subscribers may receive a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://getdatesafe.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Vestaboard3 screens
DateSafe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DateSafe at none against Vestaboard's shown. DateSafe also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Vestaboard's advantage is ratings volume (141 vs 2) and monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DateSafe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vestaboard has 141 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Vestaboard's written reviews are positive against 100% of DateSafe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vestaboard ships an update every 2 months, DateSafe fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Vestaboard versus DateSafe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVestaboardDateSafe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (141 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings141 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB61 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperVestaboard, Inc.Mohammed W Sharif

Customer experience

Vestaboard

All ratings141 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%

DateSafe

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

DateSafe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Vestaboard

No in-app purchases

None

DateSafe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vestaboard free?
Vestaboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DateSafe free?
DateSafe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vestaboard or DateSafe?
DateSafe is rated higher. Vestaboard averages 4.6 out of 5 from 141 ratings, while DateSafe averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Vestaboard or DateSafe have ads?
Vestaboard shows ads; DateSafe does not.
Which is updated more often, Vestaboard or DateSafe?
Vestaboard ships an update every 2 months, and DateSafe fortnightly. Most recently, Vestaboard was updated on October 25, 2026 and DateSafe on October 21, 2026.

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