Comparison

Scan Tickets vs TicketsCandy Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Scan Tickets

This utility app transforms your smartphone into a powerful event ticket scanner. Effortlessly check in attendees by scanning QR codes on e-tickets. It offers efficient entry management, visitor lookup, and valuable check-in insights.

Highlights
  • Smartphone ticket scanner
  • QR code scanning
  • Visitor lookup
  • Manual check-in
  • Check-in insights
  • High scanning speed
Features
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Scan Tickets app turns any smartphone into a Ticketscanner. Scan the QR code on e-Tickets to check-in visitors for your event. Login details for the app can be found in the dashboard of your ticket service provider. - Free entrance management tool. - Scans over 1000 tickets per scanner per hour. - Use visitor lists to lookup and manually check-in visitors. - Gain insights into your check-in counts.

About

TicketsCandy Scanner

This app allows for quick scanning of event tickets via QR codes, whether displayed on mobile devices or printed. Scans are instantly reflected on a real-time dashboard, streamlining event entry and attendee management.

Highlights
  • Scan QR code tickets
  • Supports mobile and printed tickets
  • Real-time attendee list updates
  • Event entry management
  • Works with TicketsCandy dashboard
Features
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Scan and validate tickets for your TicketsCandy events quickly and easily using your iPhone or iPad. Attendees can present ticket QR codes from their mobile devices or printed tickets for fast check-in at the door. Every successful scan checks the attendee in and updates your attendee list in real time, giving your team an up-to-date view of event entry right from the TicketsCandy dashboard.

Screenshots

Scan Tickets4 screens
TicketsCandy Scanner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scan Tickets at 5.0 against TicketsCandy Scanner's 4.1. Scan Tickets also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). TicketsCandy Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scan Tickets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TicketsCandy Scanner has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan Tickets ships an update every 14 months, TicketsCandy Scanner every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scan Tickets versus TicketsCandy Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan TicketsTicketsCandy Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.1 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoost AanenTICKETSCANDY

Customer experience

Scan Tickets

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TicketsCandy Scanner

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

Scan Tickets

No in-app purchases

None

TicketsCandy Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scan Tickets free?
Scan Tickets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TicketsCandy Scanner free?
TicketsCandy Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scan Tickets or TicketsCandy Scanner?
Scan Tickets is rated higher. Scan Tickets averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while TicketsCandy Scanner averages 4.1 from 9 ratings.
Do Scan Tickets or TicketsCandy Scanner have ads?
Neither Scan Tickets nor TicketsCandy Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scan Tickets or TicketsCandy Scanner?
Scan Tickets ships an update every 14 months, and TicketsCandy Scanner every 12 months. Most recently, Scan Tickets was updated on October 16, 2026 and TicketsCandy Scanner on October 24, 2026.

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