Trace3 Evolve vs Machaon Advanced Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trace3 Evolve
This app keeps you connected to event participants, speakers, and partners. Stay informed about event highlights and breakout sessions. Integrate with social media to share the event's excitement.
- Connect with speakers, partners, and peers
- Stay updated on event highlights
- Access breakout session information
- Link with social media
- Event networking
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Stay connected with us on the Trace3 event app. Connect with event speakers, partners, and peers. Stay up-to-date with the latest event highlights and breakouts. Link up with social media to keep current with the excitement of the event.
Machaon Advanced Scanner
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Marketing lead tracker for Machaon tradeshow vendors and their designated assistants. Application allows you to scan participant badge QR codes so that you can export and receive participant data via email in .csv format. Scanned information may be searched to quickly locate participants by name, title, and/or company. Captured leads may be individually augmented by user-entered notes. This application replaces previous Machaon Badge Scanner applications and should be used for all Machaon-sponsored events. This application requires an event-specific activation key to enable badge scanning. To activate click on the Settings menu, then click the Activate Scanner menu and follow the app-provided instructions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Trace3 Evolve at every 3 months against Machaon Advanced Scanner's every 10 months. Machaon Advanced Scanner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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.
Trace3 Evolve ships an update every 3 months, Machaon Advanced Scanner every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trace3 Evolve | Machaon Advanced Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trace3, LLC | Machaon Corporation, Inc |
In-app purchases
Trace3 Evolve
No in-app purchases
Machaon Advanced Scanner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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