vCapture vs Alf.io Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
vCapture
Capture leads at trade shows and events using your iPhone or iPad. Automatically post leads to a secure cloud manager or directly into your Salesforce CRM. This solution can be customized to extend your existing lead management foundation and is available globally.
- Lead capture via iPhone/iPad
- Cloud-based Lead Source Manager
- Direct Salesforce CRM integration
- Customizable lead management
- Global usability
- Event ecosystem integration
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Validar's vCapture suite of lead retrieval products is intended to serve any exhibitor need. Whether you're ordering lead retrieval to use at an event, or looking for your own custom solution to use at all trade-shows you exhibit at, vCapture can help. Using your own iPhone or iPad, you can automatically post your leads into our secure cloud based Lead Source Manager, and also direct into your Salesforce CRM system straight from the show floor. We can fully customize this solution to be an extension of your CRM and Marketing Automation lead management foundation, and it can be used globally. We also work directly with the event eco-system and Registration provider to provide this software and service so you're insured a safe successful deployment.
Alf.io Scan
This utility app facilitates event check-ins and attendee data collection for users of the alf.io platform. It allows for efficient scanning of QR codes on attendee badges, ensuring privacy and a smooth entry process for events.
- Event check-in
- Attendee data collection
- QR code scanning
- Sponsor data collection
- Privacy-respecting data handling
- Compatible with alf.io 2.0-M4+
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Are you using alf.io for selling tickets and/or collecting attendes for your event? Then this app is for you! Download it and follow the instructions on the website (https://alf.io/docs/event-management/check-in/check-in-app/) in order to get ready to welcome your attendees! You can also allow sponsors to collect attendees' data just by scanning the QR-Code on their badges, and therefore respecting attendees' privacy. IMPORTANT: this application is compatible only with alf.io 2.0-M4+. Please update your server if you're running an older version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: vCapture at 4 against Alf.io Scan's 1. vCapture also leads on iOS requirement (10.3 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for vCapture against 5.0 for Alf.io Scan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
vCapture ships an update every 3 months, Alf.io Scan every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.
| Parameter | vCapture | Alf.io Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Validar Incorporated | Swicket Sagl |
Customer experience
vCapture
Alf.io Scan
In-app purchases
vCapture
No in-app purchases
Alf.io Scan
No in-app purchases
