TN5250 Lite vs TicketManager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TN5250 Lite
This app provides access to IBM iSeries (AS/400) midrange servers, acting as a terminal emulator for business applications. It supports various emulation features, secure connections, and multiple barcode scanner options for efficient data entry.
- 5250 emulation
- Alternate screen sizes
- SSL/TLS support
- Barcode scanner integration
- Customizable colors
- Auto login
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The AS/400 - also called the "IBM iSeries," is a midrange server from IBM, designed for the business world. TN5250 is a terminal emulator which provides access to an AS/400. Wants to receive print jobs from an AS/400, try Mocha TN3812 for iPhone/iPad. LITE VERSION: The full version does not require a coffee break (30 seconds) on the Server after 5 minutes use. FEATURES: - Supports all standard 5250 emulation features - Alternate screen size (24x80 or 27x132) - SSL/TLS (Secure Socket Layer) - Zoom and scroll as the Safari browser - Auto login - Hardware barcode scanners from SocketMobile and Linea - Support for Zebra RFD8500, CS4070 and LI3678 barcode scanner. - Camera as barcode scanner - Support for 10 different EBCDIC code pages - Colors can be customized - Device name support - Hotspots
TicketManager
This app helps businesses manage client entertainment, including sports and concert tickets. It streamlines event organization, ensures compliance with regulations, and provides insights into entertainment ROI. Track all client interactions and assets in one centralized platform.
- Manage sports and concert tickets
- Organize company events
- Ensure legal and tax compliance
- Integrate with Salesforce and Outlook
- Create seamless RSVPs and check-ins
- Track client entertainment ROI
- Generate custom reports
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Entertaining your customers is supposed to be easy. So why is it so hard? How can you strategically use your sports and concert tickets to drive revenue? Enter TicketManager. TicketManager is the best way to manage all of your client entertainment. Our web and mobile products help companies manage their sports and concerts tickets, organize company events, and stay compliant with all legal & tax regulations around client entertainment. With TicketManager you can easily: • See all your client entertainment in one place - sports tickets, events, invitations, meetings, conferences, etc.• Find, request, approve and distribute your client entertainment assets.• Integrate with Salesforce, Concur, Microsoft Outlook and many more.• Create seamless RSVPs, mobile check-ins, event registration.• Provide the most memorable event with VIP experiences, in-event upgrades, and souvenirs.• Gain full control over who sees and uses your client entertainment assets.• Easily ensure compliance.• Create custom reports at your fingertips. Who went? Why? How are regions/departments/business units entertaining customers? What’s the ROI? See why over 4,000 companies use TicketManager to drive revenue from their client entertainment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TicketManager at 4.0 against TN5250 Lite's 2.6. TicketManager also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 55%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
TicketManager holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of TN5250 Lite's written reviews are positive against 88% of TicketManager's.
TN5250 Lite ships an update every 5 months, TicketManager every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TN5250 Lite | TicketManager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (7 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MochaSoft | Spotlight Ticket Management |
Customer experience
TN5250 Lite
TicketManager
In-app purchases
TN5250 Lite
No in-app purchases
TicketManager
No in-app purchases
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