iRFR Preview vs AudienceView Professional
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iRFR Preview
This app offers a view-only display of active cue lists for lighting consoles. It's designed for professionals needing to monitor current and upcoming cues. iPad users can also take and export notes on cues.
- View-only cue list display
- Monitor current and pending cues
- Note-taking on iPad
- Export notes to text file
- Works on iPhone and iPad
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The Preview iRFR application for the Eos family of products - Eos, Ion and Element - provides a view-only Cue List display of the active cue list. ideal for lighting designers and stage managers who need to only see current and pending cues, this application works on the iPhone, iPad Touch and iPad products. On the iPad, this application makes it possible for designers to take notes on cues, copy those notes to a text file and email them as needed.
AudienceView Professional
This companion app allows event staff to scan and validate tickets using their mobile device. It supports both the device's camera and an external laser scanner for efficient entry management. Users log in with their existing credentials to access event lists and scan tickets.
- Ticket barcode scanning
- Built-in camera scanning
- External LineaPro scanner support
- Automatic event list synchronization
- Login with existing credentials
- Ticket validation
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AudienceView Professional for iOS is the companion app for scanning admissions to events sold by organizations using the AudienceView Professional ticketing system. This app features ticket barcode scanning using the built-in camera as well as the LineaPro external scanner. - Login with the AudienceView Professional credentials (email and password). The user must have the permission Scan tickets in the Box Office section. - Automatic synchronization with the list of events so that tickets can be scanned and validated. - Scan barcodes with the LineaPro external laser scanner - Scan barcodes with the built-in camera
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Verdict
iRFR Preview and AudienceView Professional both sit at 2.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of AudienceView Professional's written reviews are positive against 0% of iRFR Preview's. AudienceView Professional also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.8 for iRFR Preview against 2.8 for AudienceView Professional. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of iRFR Preview's written reviews are positive against 50% of AudienceView Professional's.
iRFR Preview ships an update every 12 months, AudienceView Professional fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iRFR Preview | AudienceView Professional |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 2.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. | AudienceView Ticketing Corporation |
Customer experience
iRFR Preview
AudienceView Professional
In-app purchases
iRFR Preview
No in-app purchases
AudienceView Professional
No in-app purchases
Questions
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