# Vestaboard vs Leaf A Day

The clearest difference is ads: Leaf A Day at none against Vestaboard's shown. Leaf A Day also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Vestaboard's advantage is ratings volume (142 vs 2). 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.

Leaf A Day holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vestaboard has 142 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Vestaboard ships an update every 2 months, Leaf A Day every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Vestaboard | Leaf A Day |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (142 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vestaboard/id1496549734/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/leaf-a-day/id6820132927/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **142** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 137 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Vestaboard, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1496549733) | [Leaf N Hope Foundation](https://appshunter.io/developer/1806723213) |

## What reviewers say

### Vestaboard

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

This app allows you to remotely connect and control a smart messaging display. Easily craft, send, schedule, and curate messages, or collaborate with others. It offers inspiration with templates and content picks, and helps manage your display's settings for a personalized experience.

**Highlights:** Visual message editor, Instant and scheduled sending, Inspiration with templates, Message history and drafts, Remote collaboration, Quiet hours and time zone settings

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**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)


### Leaf A Day

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/leaf-a-day/id6820132927)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Vestaboard free?

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

### Is Leaf A Day free?

Leaf A Day is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Vestaboard or Leaf A Day?

Leaf A Day is rated higher. Vestaboard averages 4.5 out of 5 from 142 ratings, while Leaf A Day averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do Vestaboard or Leaf A Day have ads?

Vestaboard shows ads; Leaf A Day does not.

### Which is updated more often, Vestaboard or Leaf A Day?

Vestaboard ships an update every 2 months, and Leaf A Day every 2 days. Most recently, Vestaboard was updated on November 13, 2026 and Leaf A Day on November 13, 2026.

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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.*