Comparison

Showpass vs Things To Do In Calgary

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

Head to head
About

Showpass

Discover and purchase tickets for a wide range of events. Easily access and present your digital tickets via a QR code for seamless entry, eliminating the need for physical copies.

Highlights
  • Event discovery
  • Ticket purchasing
  • Digital QR code tickets
  • Seamless event entry
  • No physical tickets needed
Features
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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.

About

Things To Do In Calgary

Discover local sports, hiking, and social events happening near you. This app aims to connect players with quality fields, lower fees, and tournament opportunities.

Highlights
  • Event discovery
  • Sports event listings
  • Hiking event listings
  • Social event listings
  • Location-based search
  • Tournament information
Features
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Our organization is committed to bringing players what belongs to players: the feeling of importance on and off the field. We care about each player because we are also players. Want more playing time? Want quality fields with lower registration fees? Want tournaments? You’ll find this and more at thingstodoincalgary.com With this app, you will easily find any sports, hiking or social events happening around your location.

Screenshots

Showpass4 screens
Things To Do In Calgary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Showpass at 4.0 against Things To Do In Calgary's 1.0. Showpass also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 1). Things To Do In Calgary's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 15%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Showpass holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Showpass has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Showpass's written reviews are positive against 57% of Things To Do In Calgary's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Showpass ships an update fortnightly, Things To Do In Calgary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Showpass versus Things To Do In Calgary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowpassThings To Do In Calgary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (16 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews15.2% of reviews56.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB84 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUp In Code Inc.Drop-In Soccer Corp

Customer experience

Showpass

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive15.2%
Neutral18.2%
Negative66.7%

Things To Do In Calgary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive56.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.4%

In-app purchases

None

Showpass

No in-app purchases

None

Things To Do In Calgary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Showpass free?
Showpass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Things To Do In Calgary free?
Things To Do In Calgary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Showpass or Things To Do In Calgary?
Showpass is rated higher. Showpass averages 4.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Things To Do In Calgary averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Showpass or Things To Do In Calgary have ads?
Neither Showpass nor Things To Do In Calgary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Showpass or Things To Do In Calgary?
Showpass ships an update fortnightly, and Things To Do In Calgary every 2 weeks. Most recently, Showpass was updated on November 6, 2026 and Things To Do In Calgary on November 7, 2026.

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