Ticketbud vs HappsNow Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ticketbud
Manage your events and sell tickets directly from your iOS device. This app allows you to view all your events, check in attendees in real-time, and monitor sales data. It utilizes your device's camera to validate tickets and streamline guest check-ins.
- Event management
- Ticket sales
- Attendee check-in
- Real-time sales data
- Ticket validation via camera
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The Ticketbud Organizer helps you manage your events and sell tickets right from iOS. Browse all of the events in your account, check in attendees, and view sales information. Ticketbud uses the camera on your device to validate the Ticketbud tickets you have sold or given away and also to check-in your guests in real time. You will need an account on https://ticketbud.com/ to use this application.
HappsNow Access
Manage event ticket sales, including different ticket types and printing directly from your device. Track customer information, resend confirmations, and process secure payments for tickets and merchandise.
- Manage ticket sales by type
- Print tickets from mobile
- View customer contact info
- Track recent purchases
- Resend purchase confirmations
- Secure payment processing
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With HappsNow Access, you can: Manage ticket sales for your event all the way down to ticket type. Print tickets right from your mobile device. View customer contact information, track recent purchases, and resend purchase confirmations. Never miss a chance to sell by conducting fast, secure payment for tickets and merchandise.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HappsNow Access at 5.0 against Ticketbud's 4.4. Ticketbud's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). 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.
HappsNow Access holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
Ticketbud ships an update monthly, HappsNow Access every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ticketbud | HappsNow Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ideabud, Inc. | SI Tickets, Inc. |
Customer experience
Ticketbud
HappsNow Access
In-app purchases
Ticketbud
No in-app purchases
HappsNow Access
No in-app purchases
Questions
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