Event Tickets Plus vs MEC Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Event Tickets Plus
Streamline event check-ins with mobile and printed ticket scanning. This app syncs attendee lists in real-time with your website's ticketing system for efficient guest management.
- Mobile and printed ticket scanning
- Real-time attendee list updates
- QR code scanning
- WordPress integration
- Event management solution
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Keep the line moving and your guests happy with Event Tickets Plus! Your attendees will love having the option of using either mobile or printed tickets, and the Event Tickets Plus App can handle both. As you scan QR codes at the door, the event attendee list updates in real time on your site—this app works with our Event Tickets Plus ticketing system and allows you to quickly scan attendee tickets and record that information on the admin side of your WordPress site. Combine it with The Events Calendar plugin for a full events management solution!
MEC Events
This free application allows event organizers to scan QR codes from tickets and manage attendee check-ins in real-time. It syncs attendee status directly with your website's backend, providing instant updates on who has entered the venue.
- Scan QR codes from tickets
- Real-time attendee check-in/check-out
- Syncs status with website backend
- View event and attendee lists
- Check user check-in status
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This application is produced by Webnus Inc and is completely free. With this app you can scan QR codes generated by the Ticket and Invoice addon and check in or check out attendees in real time at the venue. The Event ticket app reads a list of the events and their attendees from the website and you can also check the checkin status of users inside the app. Any change in the status of the scanned tickets are visible in the WordPress backend of your website as well.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MEC Events at 4.0 against Event Tickets Plus's 2.9. MEC Events also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). Event Tickets Plus's advantage is ratings volume (25 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MEC Events holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Event Tickets Plus has 25 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Event Tickets Plus ships an update every 5 months, MEC Events every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Event Tickets Plus | MEC Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (25 ratings) | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Liquid Web, LLC | Webnus Inc. |
Customer experience
Event Tickets Plus
MEC Events
In-app purchases
Event Tickets Plus
No in-app purchases
MEC Events
No in-app purchases
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