TicketSignup Tickets vs Chip Timing Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TicketSignup Tickets
Facilitates ticket purchases and streamlines event check-ins. Features offline functionality for reliable on-site use and integrates with mobile payment processing. Automatically syncs data in the background for quick, local searching of attendees.
- Ticket purchases
- Offline check-in
- Square payment integration
- Automatic background sync
- Fast local searching
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The TicketSignup Tickets application has the following key features: • Ticket purchases and checkins. • Offline Mode - Ticket CheckIn will continue to function even with a spotty on-site Internet connection. • Support for integration with Square mobile payment processing. • Auto-Sync - The app will automatically sync in the background, allowing you to focus on checking ticket-holders in. • Fast Searching - Once synced, all data is local so you can search for ticket-holders quickly by name.
Chip Timing Assistant
Connect to RFID hardware for race timing. Set clock and start times, and replay data. Download participant lists for bib numbers and names. Supports Ipico/Active hardware.
- Connect to RFID tag readers
- Set clock and start times
- Replay timing data
- Download chip/participant CSV
- Supports Ipico/Active hardware
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This app allows you to connect to an RFID tag reader used to read timing chips in a race. It requires either a wifi or ethernet connection to the hardware device so you can set the clock time, start time, or replay timing data. There is also the ability to download a chip/participant CSV file so the timing data stream can show actual bib numbers and participant names. This currently only supports Ipico/Active hardware. This app is only appropriate for timing operators who are setting up the hardware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chip Timing Assistant at weekly against TicketSignup Tickets's every 2 months. Chip Timing Assistant also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). TicketSignup Tickets's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TicketSignup Tickets against 5.0 for Chip Timing Assistant. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TicketSignup Tickets has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TicketSignup Tickets ships an update every 2 months, Chip Timing Assistant weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TicketSignup Tickets | Chip Timing Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RunSignup | Oak Hill Software |
Customer experience
TicketSignup Tickets
Chip Timing Assistant
In-app purchases
TicketSignup Tickets
No in-app purchases
Chip Timing Assistant
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is TicketSignup Tickets free?
Is Chip Timing Assistant free?
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