Comparison

Vestaboard vs Gatherby

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

Gatherby

Features
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A quiet home for a busy house. Gatherby brings your household's calendars, tasks, lists, trips, and events into one shared place. Add details from the emails, photos, and links you already have. LESS TYPING, LESS TO REMEMBER - Forward an email to task@gatherby.app to create a task, with the message in its notes. If the email names a due date, Gatherby adds it. - Photograph a handwritten list to add its items. - Forward flight or hotel confirmations to add the details to your trip. - Share a recipe or restaurant link to fill in the details. - Say "Hey Siri, add to Gatherby" and tell it what to add. KEEP YOUR HOUSEHOLD IN STEP - See everyone's day together on your iPhone, and the week at gatherby.app. - Assign tasks and set due dates. - Share lists for groceries, packing, and errands. Group groceries by aisle. - Plan events, invite guests, and track responses. Guests can RSVP without the app. - See who's reading what, track progress, scan book barcodes, import from Goodreads or StoryGraph, and save quotes from photos. - Check in to nearby places on your iPhone or Apple Watch. - Choose who in your household can see each list. WORKS WITH WHAT YOU USE - Google Calendar: Connect Google calendars to see them in Gatherby. - Google Tasks: See your tasks in Gatherby. Changes and completed tasks sync back. - Todoist: Two-way sync for the projects you choose. - Apple Reminders: Bring in a Reminders list from your iPhone. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your household's content is private by default. You choose what to share through Discover, event invitations, and trip links. Your data is never used to train AI models. ONE PRICE FOR THE HOUSEHOLD Free for 30 days. Then $5/month or $50/year for the household. Wines is an optional $3/month add-on. Terms: https://gatherby.app/terms Privacy: https://gatherby.app/privacy

Screenshots

Vestaboard3 screens
Gatherby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vestaboard at none against Gatherby's 3. Vestaboard also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Gatherby's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price 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. Gatherby sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.00 per month. Vestaboard asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vestaboard ships an update every 2 months, Gatherby every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Vestaboard versus Gatherby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVestaboardGatherby
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (141 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings141 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB14 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVestaboard, Inc.Studio K&J, LLC

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

Gatherby

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Vestaboard

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Gatherby

Subscriptions3
  • Wines$3.001 Month
  • Gatherby$5.001 Month
  • Gatherby, yearly$50.001 Year

Questions

Is Vestaboard free?
Vestaboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gatherby free?
Gatherby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vestaboard or Gatherby have ads?
Vestaboard shows ads; Gatherby does not.
Which is updated more often, Vestaboard or Gatherby?
Vestaboard ships an update every 2 months, and Gatherby every 3 days. Most recently, Vestaboard was updated on November 3, 2026 and Gatherby on October 31, 2026.

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