Comparison

Split Flap vs SplitFlap Display

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

Head to head
About

Split Flap

Transform your devices into a retro message board with authentic flip animations and sound. Display custom messages, live feeds like weather and stocks, and schedule content. Offers a premium upgrade for advanced formatting and scheduling.

Highlights
  • Authentic split-flap flip animation
  • Customizable messages with line breaks
  • Live weather and stock feeds
  • Multiple display themes
  • Message scheduling
  • Cross-platform support
Features
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Turn any screen into a beautiful signage display. Split-Flap Board recreates the mechanical charm of airport departure boards — then goes further with LED matrices, retro marquees, glowing neon, and cinematic text crawls. Write a message, pick a style, and watch it come to life. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Type any message and watch it flip, glow, scroll, or reveal itself character by character • Build playlists that rotate through your messages automatically • Schedule messages to appear at the right time of day • Add live feeds — time, weather, news, and stock prices update themselves • Use it on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV DISPLAY STYLES • Split-Flap — the classic Solari board, in basic and sepia variants (free) • LED Dot Matrix — crisp pixel displays with animated reveals (free) • Cyberpunk Neon — glowing borders that pulse, chase, blink, and hum • Retro Marquee — warm theater bulbs in any color you like • Galaxy Crawl — cinematic perspective scrolling • Word Matrix — dramatic letter-by-letter reveals, in light or dark • Background Image — your own photos behind animated text MADE FOR REAL PLACES Shop hours and daily specials. The Wi-Fi password for guests. A welcome message by the door. A birthday surprise on the TV. A countdown to your next trip. A dashboard on a spare iPad. However you use it, it looks the part. WORKS OFFLINE, STAYS PRIVATE No account. No sign-in. No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Your messages stay on your device. Live feeds only reach the internet when you switch them on. FOR POWER USERS Turn on the built-in local REST API and drive the board from another device on your Wi-Fi — a home server, a shortcut, a script. PREMIUM — ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER The Split-Flap and LED themes — and all core editing — are free. A single one-time purchase, never a subscription, unlocks every premium theme, unlimited playlists, Fullscreen mode, and the REST API. Buy once, use it on all your devices.

About

SplitFlap Display

Features
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SplitFlap for iPhone and iPad is the handheld way to create, show, and control split-flap boards. Use the device in your hand as a live SplitFlap display for clocks, countdowns, weather, headlines, and custom messages. When you want a bigger screen, use the same iPhone or iPad as the setup screen and remote for SplitFlap running on Apple TV or Mac. Version 3.0 lets each device play the role that suits the setup: display on itself, configure another screen, or control a shared Apple TV or Mac display. Terms of Use (EULA): https://learn.lanchesterresearchanddesign.com/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Split Flap4 screens
SplitFlap Display4 screens

Verdict

The call

Split Flap and SplitFlap Display are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Split Flap sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SplitFlap Display sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Split Flap ships an update every 4 weeks, SplitFlap Display every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Split Flap versus SplitFlap Display: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplit FlapSplitFlap Display
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGregory DolderThomas Richardson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Split Flap

One-time1
  • Premium Features2 variants$0.99
4 purchases

SplitFlap Display

Subscriptions3
  • SplitFlap Weekly$0.997 Days
  • SplitFlap Monthly$2.491 Month
  • SplitFlap Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • SplitFlap Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Split Flap free?
Split Flap is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SplitFlap Display free?
SplitFlap Display is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Split Flap or SplitFlap Display have ads?
Neither Split Flap nor SplitFlap Display shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Split Flap or SplitFlap Display?
Split Flap ships an update every 4 weeks, and SplitFlap Display every 3 weeks. Most recently, Split Flap was updated on October 24, 2026 and SplitFlap Display on October 31, 2026.

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