Official Comic vs Sold Out!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Official Comic
Access the official digital guide for San Diego Comic-Con International and WonderCon. Find event schedules, maps, exhibitor details, guest information, and exclusive item listings.
- Event schedules
- Interactive maps
- Exhibitor directory
- Special guest listings
- Exclusive item information
- Latest news
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Get the official digital guide to San Diego Comic-Con International and WonderCon. Download this free app for the latest event schedules, maps, exhibitors, special guests, exclusive items, news and more!
Sold Out!
Manage event ticket sales and point-of-sale transactions with ease. This app supports general admission and reserved seating, offering features like discounts, coupons, and various payment options. Print or email tickets directly to customers.
- Point-of-sale transactions
- General admission & reserved seating
- Discounts and coupons
- Multiple payment types
- Partial and split tender payments
- Ticket printing and emailing
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With the Sold Out box office app from Leap Event Technology, you can sell tickets for both general admission and reserved seating events. While supporting features like discounts and coupons, the app lets you create reservations, run multiple payment types, take partial payments, and split payments. Plus, you can connect with Boca thermal ticket printers, print from your own laser printer, or email tickets to your customers right from the app. For more information about our flexible box office solutions, visit https://leapevent.tech/solutions/event-ticketing/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Official Comic at 3.1 against Sold Out!'s 1.2. Official Comic also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 0%) and ratings volume (459 vs 53). Sold Out!'s advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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.
Official Comic holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Official Comic has 459 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Official Comic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sold Out!'s.
Official Comic ships an update every 3 months, Sold Out! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 5, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Official Comic | Sold Out! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (459 ratings) — better | 1.2 (53 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 459 — better | 53 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | San Diego Comic Convention Inc | Nortap Technology, inc |
Customer experience
Official Comic
Sold Out!
Bugs and requests
Official Comic
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch or during use
- Login credentials not working
- Sync issues between app and website
- Incorrect or missing schedule data
- Navigation issues and confusing UI
Requested features
5 requests- Add search functionality for schedules and events
- Improve syncing and account management
- Provide more detailed event information
- Enhance map features with better resolution and interactivity
- Implement a grid-style schedule view
Sold Out!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Official Comic
No in-app purchases
Sold Out!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Official Comic free?
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