A signage app is the software on the screen that downloads your schedule and plays it. The Displayer digital signage app runs in the browser of a smart TV, an Android stick, a Chrome device or a Windows PC, so there is no player to buy and nothing to install. Open the URL, type six digits into the panel, and that screen joins your network. It keeps playing offline, on Professional sends back screenshots of what it showed, and costs from 9 USD per active screen per month on the yearly rate.
The screen builder below is the same rendering the app runs on a paired TV. Pick a layout and an orientation, type three lines, and the loop plays with its live clock. What you see here is what a screen shows once it opens the Displayer URL.
The schedule strip underneath shows the same playlist placed on a weekly grid, which is exactly what the schedule view does inside the product.
Most recent Samsung, LG, Sony and Android TV sets have a browser that runs the app well enough for images, web content and standard video. This is the cheapest route, because the screen you already bought is the whole device.
An Android stick or box behind the panel gives smoother video, a reliable auto start and a longer duty cycle than a TV browser. See android digital signage.
A Chromebox or Chromebit in kiosk mode is the most predictable hardware in the category: it updates itself, it recovers from a power cut, and it is managed centrally. See chrome os signage.
A mini PC or a spare desktop running the browser in kiosk mode. Common where IT already manages Windows machines and wants the screen on the same footing. See digital signage software for Windows.
Cast the pairing URL and leave it running. Useful for a notice board or a meeting room screen where video is light.
Content, schedule, orientation, resolution and volume are all set in the panel and applied on the next check in. A screen that needs a restart can be told to reload from the panel. Nobody drives to a site to change a picture.
Health checks run on the device: a frozen render, a wrong resolution after a TV firmware update or a storage problem each raise an alert by email, with the location and the last frame.
The app itself is not sold separately. You pay per active screen, and every plan includes the app on every device type, with team members free.
| Plan | Monthly rate | Yearly rate | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | 19 USD per screen | 9 USD per screen | Playlists, weekly schedules, templates, offline playback, email alerts |
| Professional | 29 USD per screen | 14 USD per screen | Groups and locations, dayparts, proof of play with screenshots, approvals, 4K video |
| Network | 49 USD per screen | 24 USD per screen | SSO and SAML, audit log, SLA, API and webhooks |
Essential starts at three screens. Ten screens on Essential at the yearly rate is 90 USD a month, with no player hardware on the invoice. Every detail is on the pricing page.
The best digital signage app is the one that runs on the screens you already own, keeps playing when the network drops, and lets you manage every location from one panel. Displayer digital signage software does this in a browser from 9 USD per screen yearly. Yodeck and OptiSigns are cheaper per screen, and the trade-offs are on our best digital signage software shortlist.
Most business digital signage apps charge per screen per month. Published rates run from about 8 USD for entry plans to 30 USD or more for enterprise tiers. Displayer is 19 USD per active screen monthly or 9 USD on the yearly rate, and there is no separate charge for the app or for team members.
Yes. Most recent Samsung, LG, Sony and Android TV sets have a browser that runs the signage app for images, web content and standard video. That makes the TV the whole device. For smoother 4K video or a more reliable auto start, add a small Android or Chrome device behind the panel. See digital signage for smart TV.
Not with a browser-based signage app. The smart TV browser can be the player. A dedicated device helps when the TV browser is old, when video is heavy, or when the screen must restart itself after a power cut every time. Platforms tied to their own hardware, such as BrightSign, need a player per screen; the cost difference is laid out on our BrightSign alternative page.
Yes. The app downloads the schedule and its media before they are needed and plays from the device, including daypart changes. When the connection drops, the screen keeps running, stores its play records, and uploads them when the network returns, so the report shows no gap.
Yes. Every paired screen, at any address, is managed from the same panel. On Professional, tag screens by region, brand or venue and schedule content against a tag, so a lunch promotion reaches every matching store while each site keeps its own local screens. That is covered on cloud digital signage.
The app reports the item it drew and when, and returns a periodic screenshot of the rendered screen. A frozen frame, a black output or a wrong resolution after a TV firmware update shows up in the panel with an email alert. On Professional, the screenshots are kept next to the play record as proof of play.
The screen builder runs the same rendering the app uses, in your own browser, with a playlist that advances on its own durations.