Comparison

Purplepass Pro vs Ticket Validation by Nowatek

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Ticket Validation by Nowatek

Features
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Ticket Validation is a professional event entry management system designed for event organizers, festivals, clubs and venues. Import tickets from multiple ticketing platforms into one centralized system and validate them quickly using the mobile scanning app. Track entry activity in real time, monitor validator performance and keep full control of your event entrance. KEY FEATURES • Import tickets from multiple ticketing platforms • Fast QR code scanning with instant validation results • Real-time entry analytics and activity tracking • Search guests and tickets directly from the mobile app • Track validator performance and scan logs • Flexible validation rules and time windows • Works for festivals, clubs, conferences and large events DESIGNED FOR EVENT PROFESSIONALS Ticket Validation helps organizers keep event entry fast, organized and fully under control — even when tickets come from different platforms. Desktop control. Mobile scanning. Event entry done right.

Screenshots

Purplepass Pro4 screens
Ticket Validation by Nowatek4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ticket Validation by Nowatek at monthly against Purplepass Pro's every 2 months. 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

Purplepass Pro ships an update every 2 months, Ticket Validation by Nowatek monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Purplepass Pro versus Ticket Validation by Nowatek: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPurplepass ProTicket Validation by Nowatek
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.8.315.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPurplepassNowatek

In-app purchases

None

Purplepass Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Ticket Validation by Nowatek

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Purplepass Pro free?
Purplepass Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ticket Validation by Nowatek free?
Ticket Validation by Nowatek is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Purplepass Pro or Ticket Validation by Nowatek have ads?
Neither Purplepass Pro nor Ticket Validation by Nowatek shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Purplepass Pro or Ticket Validation by Nowatek?
Purplepass Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Ticket Validation by Nowatek monthly. Most recently, Purplepass Pro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ticket Validation by Nowatek on October 25, 2026.

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