TickrMeter alternative
See the move from across the room.
TickrMeter’s 2.9″ e-paper screen is made to be read up close and redraws about once a minute. Deskcast is a lit, full-colour LED panel: green or red you can read from 4 m, the day’s chart, and a refresh as often as every 15 seconds.
Join the waitlistWhy Deskcast
- Readable from 40 cm to 4 m, lit, in full colour
- The intraday chart, not just a number
- Refreshes as often as every 15 seconds
- Just as readable in a dark room
Deskcast vs TickrMeter
| Deskcast | TickrMeter | |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 128 × 64 RGB LEDs, lit, full colour (Deskcast ahead) | 2.9″ e-paper |
| Size | 256 × 128 mm, readable from 40 cm to 4 m (Deskcast ahead) | About 97 × 40 mm, read up close |
| Intraday chart | Yes, with pre-market and after-hours (Deskcast ahead) | Price and change |
| Refresh | As often as every 15 seconds (Deskcast ahead) | E-paper redraws slowly, about once a minute |
| In the dark | Lit, with adjustable brightness (Deskcast ahead) | Needs room light |
| Power | USB-C | USB, battery versions available |
| Price | Not announced; waitlist gets a founding discount | About $100 per unit |
When TickrMeter might still suit you: If you want a tiny battery-powered unit per holding with no glow at all, TickrMeter’s e-paper does that.
TickrMeter details are from its public pages, checked October 2026, and may have changed.
- Does Deskcast run on a battery?
- No, it’s powered over USB-C: an LED panel bright enough to read across a room needs steady power, so it never dims or dies mid-session.
- Is Deskcast for sale?
- Not yet. Join the waitlist to hear first; everyone on it gets a founding-member discount code when orders open.
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Join the waitlist and you’ll hear the moment Deskcast is ready to order, before anyone else, with a founding-member discount code for your first unit.