Comparison

TicketSpice vs Etix Live!

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

Head to head
About

TicketSpice

Transform your mobile device into a ticket scanner. This app validates barcoded tickets purchased through its web software, utilizing your device's camera for QR codes and compatible hardware for other barcode types.

Highlights
  • Mobile ticket scanning
  • Barcode validation
  • QR code scanning
  • Hardware accessory support
  • TicketSpice web integration
Features
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Turn your iPhone and iPad into a ticket scanner using the camera. App scans and validates barcoded tickets purchased using TicketSpice web software. Camera scans QR Codes. Code128 barcodes are scanned using supported hardware accessories.

About

Etix Live!

Features
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The Etix Live! App provides attendees all conference related information; including, conference schedule, sessions and descriptions, presenter bios, and the ability to create custom attendee schedules.

Screenshots

TicketSpice4 screens
Etix Live!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TicketSpice at every 3 weeks against Etix Live!'s every 7 months. Etix Live!'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TicketSpice ships an update every 3 weeks, Etix Live! every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TicketSpice versus Etix Live!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTicketSpiceEtix Live!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB54 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWebconnex LLCEtix

In-app purchases

None

TicketSpice

No in-app purchases

None

Etix Live!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TicketSpice free?
TicketSpice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Etix Live! free?
Etix Live! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TicketSpice or Etix Live! have ads?
Neither TicketSpice nor Etix Live! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TicketSpice or Etix Live!?
TicketSpice ships an update every 3 weeks, and Etix Live! every 7 months. Most recently, TicketSpice was updated on November 2, 2026 and Etix Live! on November 4, 2026.

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