SmarTouch Digital vs Shabanga
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmarTouch Digital
Control your spa's temperature, filtration, and other settings remotely via Bluetooth or WiFi. Schedule operations based on time of day and share access with others.
- Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity
- Temperature settings
- Time-of-day scheduling
- Filtration control
- Share spa connection
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Supports Bluetooth and WiFi connections, temperature settings, time-of-day, Filtration, Share spa connection
Shabanga
Easily create and manage events, sell tickets, and handle check-ins. This app allows organizers to track sales, generate guest lists, and communicate with ticket holders. Attendees can purchase tickets quickly and access them within the app.
- Event creation from scratch or link
- Tiered ticket pricing
- Live sales and check-in tracking
- Guest list and artist management
- Discount codes
- In-app messaging for ticket holders
- Mobile ticket scanning
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FOR THE PERSON THROWING IT • Build an event from scratch, from a link, or just by describing it Set tiers that open as the cheaper ones sell out Transfer tickets to your friends, they can only be used once • See sold, remaining and checked-in on one screen, live • Generate passes, guests list, Artists, VIP’s, with comps, plus-ones and perk allotments Discount codes, single-use or shared Add production costs so you can see everything at once • Message everyone holding a ticket when something changes Get an alert on your phone the moment a ticket sells Promoter and Artist profiles Apple Pay and Credit Cards, online and in person with Tap to Pay on iPhone Throwing a free party? Turn on donations and guests can chip in AT THE DOOR Scan tickets with your phone camera. Text a link to whoever is working the door and they scan too. No account, just the app and a PIN you give them. Can't scan a code? Search by name. TAP TO PAY ON IPHONE Sell tickets, drinks and merch to walk-ups with nothing but your iPhone. Your guest holds their card, iPhone or Apple Watch near the top of your phone and the sale is done. No card reader to buy, charge, pair or lose. Enable it once in Account Settings and it's ready at every event you run. Requires iPhone XS or later with iOS 18. THE COUNTER Once a guest checks in and is verified, their menu opens on their phone. They order from where they're standing, you get the order at the counter, and one code covers the whole round. No line, no tab, no card machine. Prop any tablet at the counter and open a link, the order queue runs in the browser, so there's nothing to install on it. DONATIONS Free event? Turn on donations and a card appears on your event page where guests can chip in, with a few suggested amounts or one of their own. Print the Donate code for the door and anyone can scan it and give on the spot. You choose whether the fee comes out of the gift or sits on top. FOR THE PERSON GOING • Buy in seconds as a guest no account, ever, no sign in. We’re tired of that • Tickets live in the app, email and in Apple Wallet • Order from the counter from your seat once you're inside Browse what's on, by soonest, newest, most popular or cheapest WHAT PEOPLE PUT ON WITH IT Club nights and day parties. Concerts, album releases and listening sessions. Comedy, drag, burlesque and open mics. Art openings, markets and pop-ups. Supper clubs and tasting nights. Film screenings and workshops. Fundraisers, block parties and backyard sets. Weddings, birthdays and private parties. Anything with a door, a guest list, or a bar. ABOUT THE FEES One fee per order, not per ticket. Buy four tickets or items together and you pay it once, the more of you there are, the less each person carries. It is the whole reason the fee works the way it does, and it is the opposite of how this usually goes. Organizers keep what they price. No monthly fee, no listing fee, no charge to create an event. Shabanga is built for the organizer that wants to keep the numbers in one place from the tickets to the counter. One payout. No POS, no running power cables, no dealing with wifi. Self healing, if a phone dies, pick up another one and carry on. It’s the whole Shabanga.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shabanga at 100% against SmarTouch Digital's 32%. Shabanga also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). SmarTouch Digital's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). 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.
Shabanga holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmarTouch Digital has 42 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of SmarTouch Digital's written reviews are positive against 100% of Shabanga's.
SmarTouch Digital ships an update every 7 months, Shabanga fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmarTouch Digital | Shabanga |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American Concepts | Shabanga LLC |
Customer experience
SmarTouch Digital
Shabanga
In-app purchases
SmarTouch Digital
No in-app purchases
Shabanga
No in-app purchases
Questions
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