Purplepass Pro vs NACA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Purplepass Pro
Transform your iOS device into a mobile box office for event management. Scan tickets, manage orders, check in guests, and sell tickets at the door with various payment options. Offers offline support and real-time syncing with your cloud platform.
- Mobile ticket scanning
- Order lookup and guest check-in
- Door sales with multiple payment options
- Offline functionality
- Inventory management
- Assigned seating support
- Cloud-based syncing
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Event organizers, promoters, and venues – Turn your iOS devices into your new mobile box office power house. Scan tickets, look up orders, check in guests, sell at the door via cash, credit, or even COMP orders on the fly. Full support for general admission, assigned seating, and ### Turning your iPhone into a professional ticket scanner ### * Scan paper and digital tickets using your built-in camera or attached Linea Pro barcode scanners * Look up orders and check in guests * Provide full customer support * Full offline support so you can keep admitting guests at full speed even if you have slow internet or lose connective all together * “Keep me logged” in so you do not have to keep entering your login info * Enable “Checkout Mode” so you can scan guests out, making their tickets valid for admission again * Enable “Filter Mode” so you can restrict scanners to allow only certain types of tickets (e.g. Only allow VIP tickets at VIP entrance) * Enable “Test Mode” so you can test the status of tickets without marking them as used * Enable “Lock Mode” to enter app into a locked down mode so staff cannot play around or mess with settings * Scan tickets to instantly look up the entire order * Check in entire party with a click of a single button ### Turning your iPad into a complete box office terminal ### * Sell at the door via cash, credit, or on the fly COMPs * Support for Infinite Peripheral Tab devices for swiping credit cards * Standard selling mode for extremely user-friendly operation * Advanced selling mode for high-speed rapid transactions * Inventory management to track remaining items to sell with ability to control whether or not you can oversell items * Support for wireless Epson receipt printers allows you to print receipts and barcoded tickets * Ability to ask custom check out questions to collect information for your guests * Full support for assigned seating * Digitally collect signatures onscreen for credit card sales * Ability to accept tips/gratuity for credit/debit transactions * Recent transaction log for easy order management * Transform your iPad into a ticket scanning kiosk by entering continuous scanning mode (Infinite Peripheral Tab device required) ### Other benefits of the Purplepass Pro app ### * Cloud based platform keeps your mobile box office, desktop box office, and website sales all in sync * Use as many devices as you want * Full support for iOS 11 * System works in real time so you can continue to sell online during your event Purplepass provides comprehensive ticket presale and patron management services. We have solutions for events of all sizes ranging from 50 to 50,000 guests. With advanced social media integration, help in marketing your events, deep analytical stats, centralized guest list management, and an extremely user-friendly and intuitive interface, Purplepass is the complete ticketing solution for any event organizer, promoter, or venue. HATE THIS APP? LOVE THIS APP? Please let us know by emailing your feedback to support@purplepass.com
NACA
This app facilitates connection and engagement for attendees of events organized by the National Association for Campus Activities. It helps users stay informed and interact with others during these gatherings.
- Connect with attendees
- Engage at events
- Event information
- Stay updated
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Connect and engage while attending events hosted by the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NACA at 4.9 against Purplepass Pro's 3.4. NACA also leads on ratings volume (175 vs 14). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NACA holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NACA has 175 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Purplepass Pro | NACA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (14 ratings) | 4.9 (175 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 175 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.8.3 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Purplepass | National Association for Campus Activities |
Customer experience
Purplepass Pro
NACA
In-app purchases
Purplepass Pro
No in-app purchases
NACA
No in-app purchases
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