Comparison

Ticketbutler vs Event Trails

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

Head to head
About

Ticketbutler

Features
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Event organisers can check in guests many devices using the 4 digit pin found on their "Event Dashboard". Guests can then be checked in by QR scan or swipe simultaneously with live status updates of checked in guests.

About

Event Trails

Features
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Getting event attendees to visit all the places of interest is a challenge for planners. Event Trails turns that challenge in to a fun exercise. Event Trails is an engaging and rewarding experience for attendees of events, trade shows, and other organised occasions. Using the app to navigate a predefined trail and follow along with the story, event attendees explore their local environment, find event markers, and collect rewards. The series of Event Trails clue locations are strategically placed around the event locale. Using the app, the user is guided on an engaging journey to areas of the event they might have otherwise overlooked. At each location a QR code can be scanned, which unlocks additional information about the specific trail, with further clues and in-app animations being revealed. With all the clues collected (or tiers depending on the event arranger) the attendee can then 'trade in' their finds for rewards, such as discount codes, merch, etc.

Screenshots

Ticketbutler3 screens
Event Trails4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Event Trails at every 3 days against Ticketbutler's every 7 months. Ticketbutler's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ticketbutler ships an update every 7 months, Event Trails every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Ticketbutler versus Event Trails: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTicketbutlerEvent Trails
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 โ€” better15.0.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTicketbutler ApSPeter Spence

In-app purchases

None

Ticketbutler

No in-app purchases

None

Event Trails

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ticketbutler free?
Ticketbutler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Event Trails free?
Event Trails is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ticketbutler or Event Trails have ads?
Neither Ticketbutler nor Event Trails shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ticketbutler or Event Trails?
Ticketbutler ships an update every 7 months, and Event Trails every 3 days. Most recently, Ticketbutler was updated on September 17, 2026 and Event Trails on September 20, 2026.

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