Access Control vs TicketSmart Door
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Access Control
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Manage your venue's traffic flows with our contactless access control solution. Turn your devices into scanners to check in visitors, manage guest lists & track footfall in real-time, straight from your iOS devices. Key features: - Streamline the arrival experience, scan e-tickets at the doors - Digitalise your guest lists and check in attendees through the app - Manage capacity, keep track of attendance and analyse footfall with live data - Works with RFID or QR technology Hosting a cashless event? Transfer your attendeesβ data & cashless balance onto smart wristbands or QR codes and let your customers begin spending, cash free! For a completely cashless experience, download our Cashless App to manage payments at your venue. Compatible with: - Bluetooth NFC Reader: ACS ACR1255U-J1 - Wireless printers: HC100 (wristbands) and GX420 (wristbands, labels, badges) - Linea Pro 5
TicketSmart Door
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TicketSmart Door is the check-in app for event staff. SCAN TICKETS AT THE DOOR Use your iPhone camera to scan QR codes on attendee tickets. Each scan is validated in real time against the event's guest list. WORKS OFFLINE Download the guest manifest before doors open. If you lose signal mid-event, scans are queued locally and synced automatically when you're back online. No ticket goes unrecorded. LIVE DASHBOARD See check-in progress at a glance β total tickets, how many have been scanned, and how many remain. Stats update in real time across all door staff devices. GUEST LIST LOOKUP Search attendees by name or ticket number. Manually check in guests when their QR code isn't available. SECURE LOGIN Staff log in with organizer credentials. No public sign-up β access is granted by the event organizer. TicketSmart Door works exclusively with events created on TicketSmart. Organizers manage events and staff access at ticketsmart.ai.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TicketSmart Door at every 2 weeks against Access Control's every 3 months. Access Control's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Access Control ships an update every 3 months, TicketSmart Door every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Access Control | TicketSmart Door |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuweb Systems Ltd | Dragos Giugula |
In-app purchases
Access Control
No in-app purchases
TicketSmart Door
No in-app purchases
Questions
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