Shotgun Scan vs Poool Preview
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shotgun Scan
Scan event participant tickets quickly and efficiently. This utility works offline, ensuring seamless operation even without an internet connection. Manage your event entry with ease.
- Offline ticket scanning
- Event participant management
- Fast and efficient scanning
- User-friendly interface
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Shotgun Scan allows you to scan the tickets of your event participants. The application works offline!
Poool Preview
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Preview your Access and Engage appearances on a real device Poool Preview is the companion app to the Poool dashboard. It lets teams integrating the Poool mobile SDKs view their appearances directly on a device, exactly as they will look inside their own application. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the Preview page of your appearance / form / Engage element in the Poool dashboard 2. Scan the QR code displayed on screen 3. The appearance loads on your device, rendered by the native SDK WHAT YOU CAN PREVIEW - Access: advanced appearances - Forms - Engage elements FEATURES - Native rendering, identical to the output of the Access and Engage SDKs - Real-time sync: any change made in the dashboard is reflected immediately on the device - Choice of display mode - Switch widgets on the fly from an Access appearance, without scanning again REQUIREMENTS A Poool account with dashboard access is required. The app has no use outside this context: it only works with a QR code generated from the dashboard. ABOUT POOOL Poool is an audience monetization and engagement solution for media publishers: Access for paywalls and subscription journeys, Engage for on-site engagement elements.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shotgun Scan at 13.4 against Poool Preview's 15.0. 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.
| Parameter | Shotgun Scan | Poool Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Shotgun | Poool.tech |
In-app purchases
Shotgun Scan
No in-app purchases
Poool Preview
No in-app purchases
Questions
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