Stagey vs PayK12 Box Office
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stagey
This app provides a comprehensive point-of-sale and ticketing solution for live events, theaters, and festivals. It allows for quick ticket sales, flexible payment processing, and real-time sales reporting to streamline front-of-house operations.
- Sell tickets effortlessly
- Flexible payment acceptance
- Easy refund processing
- Live sales reporting
- Secure and reliable transactions
- Stripe integration
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Stagey is your complete box office and point-of-sale solution, built for theatre venues, festivals, and live events. Whether you are selling tickets at the door or managing payments in real time, Stagey makes it fast, seamless, and secure. Key Features: * Sell tickets effortlessly – Process walk-up sales quickly for a smooth check-in. * Flexible payments – Accept credit cards, cash, and comps with full tracking. * Issue refunds easily – Manage refunds on-site with just a few taps. * Live sales reporting – Stay on top of ticket sales, payments, and revenue. * Secure & reliable – Built for busy venues, with real-time syncing and Stripe integration. * Designed for theatres, venues, and festivals, Stagey gives your front-of-house team the tools to sell more, faster. Download now and streamline your event’s ticketing and payments. Requires a Stagey account to use.
PayK12 Box Office
Manage school payments and event tickets in one digital hub. This platform offers real-time sales data, an online payment portal for parents, and elite ticketing solutions for events like sports and drama.
- Digital payment management
- Event and stadium ticketing
- Real-time sales data dashboard
- Online parent payment portal
- Single sign-on integration
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PayK12 is a cloud-based software platform that provides districts, schools, and departments within, one digital hub for managing school payments and funds. Our district-level system supports single sign-on integration with the Skyward student information system and features dashboard reports with district-wide, real-time sales data and trends, an online payment portal for parents, and cloud-based reporting. Built on the foundation of its first iteration, Ticketracker, PAYK12 brings elite-level event and stadium ticketing solutions to the fingertips of athletic directors, drama teachers, music departments, parents, and students.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stagey at 5.0 against PayK12 Box Office's 2.5. PayK12 Box Office's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Stagey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PayK12 Box Office has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Stagey ships an update every 2 weeks, PayK12 Box Office daily. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Stagey | PayK12 Box Office |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stagey Corp | Raptor Technologies, LLC |
Customer experience
Stagey
PayK12 Box Office
In-app purchases
Stagey
No in-app purchases
PayK12 Box Office
No in-app purchases
Questions
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