Showpass vs CISN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Showpass
Discover and purchase tickets for top events across North America. This app allows you to store and present your digital tickets via a QR code for seamless entry, eliminating the need for physical tickets.
- Event discovery
- Ticket purchasing
- Digital ticket scanning
- QR code entry
- Eliminates physical tickets
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Showpass is the leading event management and ticketing provider in North America. You can discover the best events, buy tickets and get them scanned all on this app. You can just show the Showpass QR code to any events and you are all set! So no more printing, finding and keeping physical tickets.
CISN
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The CISN.tv iOS app gives you quick and easy access to your favorite CISN live and archived events. CISN.tv is a partnership between CISN and BlueFrame Technology.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Showpass at none against CISN's shown. Showpass also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). CISN's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Showpass ships an update fortnightly, CISN every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Showpass | CISN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 15.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Up In Code Inc. | BlueFrame Technology, LLC |
In-app purchases
Showpass
No in-app purchases
CISN
No in-app purchases
