Comparison

Showpass vs VPort Creator

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 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.

Highlights
  • Event discovery
  • Ticket purchasing
  • Digital ticket scanning
  • QR code entry
  • Eliminates physical tickets
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

VPort Creator

Manage live music events, broadcast performances directly from your phone, and track audience reactions and revenue. This app allows artists, venue owners, and promoters to plan shows, organize rosters, and engage with fans in real-time.

Highlights
  • Broadcast live music from your phone
  • Manage event schedules and stages
  • Track audience reactions in real-time
  • Organize artist rosters and venue details
  • Monitor event revenue and viewership
Features
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Your entire show, in your pocket. VPORT Creator is the command center for creators on VPORT, the immersive live-music platform. Plan events, manage your roster, and broadcast to fans watching in VR — from the phone you already carry backstage. GO LIVE FROM ANYWHERE Point your iPhone at the stage and start streaming. Creator provisions the stream for you — no laptop, no encoder, no settings to copy. Add more camera angles to the same set and every angle reaches your audience. SEE YOUR AUDIENCE REACT AS IT HAPPENS Live viewer counts and incoming reactions update while you broadcast, so you know what's landing the moment it lands. RUN EVENTS END TO END Build events with multiple sets, stages, and pricing tiers. Attach artists, schedule headliners, set visibility, and add artwork. Changes publish instantly. KEEP YOUR ROSTER IN ONE PLACE Artist profiles, venues, and music brands live together — photos, bios, socials, capacity, working hours — ready to attach to your next event. KNOW YOUR NUMBERS Views, unique viewers, watch time, and revenue — all-time and this month, per event and per set. Check your earnings between soundcheck and doors. WHO IT'S FOR VPORT Creator is built for artists, venue owners, and promoters. It requires a VPORT creator account — create one in the app in a few minutes. Questions or feedback: support@thevport.com Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: https://thevport.com/policy

Screenshots

Showpass4 screens
VPort Creator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VPort Creator at 100% against Showpass's 15%. VPort Creator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Showpass's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 5) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). 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

VPort Creator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Showpass's written reviews are positive against 100% of VPort Creator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Showpass ships an update fortnightly, VPort Creator every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Showpass versus VPort Creator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowpassVPort Creator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (16 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB7 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperUp In Code Inc.VPORT

Customer experience

Showpass

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

VPort Creator

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Showpass

No in-app purchases

None

VPort Creator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Showpass free?
Showpass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VPort Creator free?
VPort Creator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Showpass or VPort Creator?
VPort Creator is rated higher. Showpass averages 4.0 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while VPort Creator averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Showpass or VPort Creator have ads?
Neither Showpass nor VPort Creator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Showpass or VPort Creator?
Showpass ships an update fortnightly, and VPort Creator every 11 days. Most recently, Showpass was updated on October 26, 2026 and VPort Creator on October 15, 2026.

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