Comparison

ESPN Events vs Scan Express

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

Head to head
About

ESPN Events

Access your personal ESPN event agenda, sign up for activities, and get directions. View your event pass for easy check-in and receive important updates via push notifications. This app is exclusively for invited users of ESPN hosted events.

Highlights
  • Personal event agenda access
  • Activity sign-up and wait-listing
  • Event maps and directions
  • Digital event pass (QR Code)
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Offline event information access
Features
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This app provides valid users access to their personal agendas, activity sign-up, maps and directions plus the latest information regarding ESPN Events. Accessing your event information is now at your finger tips. Register, cancel attendance or wait-list for your events using this app. You have access to your event pass (QR Code) for quick and easy access to events that require check-in. Be sure to accept the push notification request so you never miss a celebrity sighting, activity details and venue information related to ESPN Events. *This app is for users that have been invited to an ESPN hosted event with an Event App feature. *You will be required to provide the email you used during registration for your event *This app asks for storage permissions. This is used in storing information about the event you log into so you can navigate offline *This app also asks for permission to send push notifications. If you reject this permission you won't receive notifications about changes to your activities or new activities *This app also asks for permission to access your location, simply to display your location on the map when navigating the map section *This app will only be used in displaying and collecting information about the event you log into and your attendance for that event.

About

Scan Express

Streamline event management with a virtual box office and check-in system. Easily scan QR codes, search attendees, and accept payments on-site. Monitor attendance in real-time across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • QR code scanning for attendee validation
  • Searchable attendee database
  • Multi-device synchronization
  • Real-time attendance tracking
  • On-site payment processing
  • Virtual box office capabilities
Features
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Selling tickets for your events is easier than ever, with our Scan Check-In and Virtual Box Office App. Transform any iPhone or iPad into a full-service check-in system that quickly and easily gives event organizers the tools to scan and grant entry to attendees. All check-ins are synced with our servers to allow you to redeem tickets from multiple devices at various entrances, preventing tickets from being used more than once. Features include: - Quickly validate and check-in attendees using our QR Code scanner via your device's camera. - Easily find attendees through search of name, ticket number, or order confirmation number. - Available to use on multiple devices at the same time. - New purchases information added automatically; our App immediately updates. - Accept cash, debit or credit cards,Tap-to-Pay, the day of your event. - Up to the minute view of the check-in progress for your event; see how many tickets you have checked in with our easy to read attendance progress bar. - Our App offers all the tools you need to run a Virtual Box Office without additional equipment.

Screenshots

ESPN Events3 screens
Scan Express4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ESPN Events at 4 against Scan Express's 1. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ESPN Events against 5.0 for Scan Express. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESPN Events ships an update every 3 months, Scan Express every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
ESPN Events versus Scan Express: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESPN EventsScan Express
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB109 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBright Spot Creative, LLCLos Angeles Digital Studio LLC

Customer experience

ESPN Events

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Scan Express

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

In-app purchases

None

ESPN Events

No in-app purchases

None

Scan Express

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ESPN Events free?
ESPN Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scan Express free?
Scan Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ESPN Events or Scan Express?
ESPN Events and Scan Express are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ESPN Events or Scan Express have ads?
Neither ESPN Events nor Scan Express shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESPN Events or Scan Express?
ESPN Events ships an update every 3 months, and Scan Express every 2 months. Most recently, ESPN Events was updated on November 2, 2026 and Scan Express on October 30, 2026.

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