Comparison

MailerLite Manager vs RA Scan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MailerLite Manager

Manage email campaigns, subscribers, and analyze performance from your mobile device. Create, edit, schedule, and review campaigns, while also adding subscribers and tracking form and workflow conversions.

Highlights
  • Create and edit email campaigns
  • Schedule campaigns
  • Manage subscribers
  • Analyze campaign performance
  • Track form and workflow conversions
  • Switch between accounts
Features
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The new MailerLite Manager iOS app is designed to work with the new MailerLite platform. You must have an account on the new MailerLite in order to use the MailerLite Manager app. For those of you with a MailerLite Classic account, you can download the MailerLite Classic Manager iOS app. Stay connected to subscribers and manage campaigns on the go with the MailerLite iOS app. Email campaigns - Create new campaigns using a rich-text editor. - Edit campaign content, subject lines, recipients and more. - Schedule your completed draft campaigns for now or later. - Preview or cancel campaigns waiting in the outbox. - Review the performance of sent campaigns. Subscribers - Add new subscribers on the fly. - Get a high-level overview of subscriber engagement in the main dashboard. - Review the performance of all subscribers or specific groups and segments. And much more! - Analyze the conversion rates of your forms, landing pages and websites. - Review the engagement of automated workflows. - Check campaign survey results. - Quickly switch between accounts.

About

RA Scan

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RA Scan: Total Door Control Check in guests in a tap with RA Scan — the fast, reliable door tool for clubs and festivals. Sync tickets and guestlists, and track entry in real time, even offline. Join thousands of promoters worldwide who trust RA for access control at every kind of event. WHY PROMOTERS CHOOSE RA SCAN • Ultra-fast scanning to keep queues moving • Offline mode — scan anywhere, even with no signal • All-in-one — scan RA tickets, guestlists and external tickets in one place • Unlimited devices — run as many scanners as you like in parallel, all syncing in real time • Name search — check guests in manually whenever you need to • Door stats — monitor venue occupancy in real time • Secure access — give staff scanning-only logins with no sensitive data exposed • RA Pro integration — sync guestlists, manage staff access and track hourly people-flow with post-event data Part of the RA Pro suite. Built by Resident Advisor for the electronic music community. https://support.ra.co/article/504-ra-scan

Screenshots

MailerLite Manager4 screens
RA Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

MailerLite Manager and RA Scan are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MailerLite Manager ships an update every 4 weeks, RA Scan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MailerLite Manager versus RA Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMailerLite ManagerRA Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMailerLite, Inc.Resident Advisor

Bugs and requests

MailerLite Manager

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to switch between accounts
  • Inconsistent data display and refresh issues
  • Login problems and account access limitations

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to create and edit campaigns from the app
  • More advanced email design and formatting options in the app
  • Improved integration with other platforms and services
  • Faster and more reliable performance

RA Scan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MailerLite Manager

No in-app purchases

None

RA Scan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MailerLite Manager free?
MailerLite Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RA Scan free?
RA Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MailerLite Manager or RA Scan have ads?
Neither MailerLite Manager nor RA Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MailerLite Manager or RA Scan?
MailerLite Manager ships an update every 4 weeks, and RA Scan fortnightly. Most recently, MailerLite Manager was updated on November 11, 2026 and RA Scan on November 9, 2026.

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