ScanFast vs PatronManager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScanFast
Transform your iOS device into a ticket scanner. Connect via Wi-Fi to download tickets and quickly verify barcodes for any event.
- Ticket scanning
- Barcode verification
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Event ticket management
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Start scanning your tickets today with ScanFast. Install the app to turn your iOS device into a fully functional ticket scanner.* Connect to Wi-Fi to download your tickets, and in seconds, you'll be ready to verify barcodes on all types of tickets for your events.
PatronManager
This app streamlines patron and visitor check-ins with a modern interface. It offers real-time attendance statistics, a clear door list, and efficient group scanning for multiple tickets.
- Patron and visitor check-in
- State-of-the-art interface
- Crystal clear scan results
- Real-time attendance stats
- Streamlined door list
- Group scanning
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Welcome to the PatronManager scanning app for iOS. Easily check in patrons and visitors in a state-of-the-art interface featuring crystal clear scan results, real-time attendance stats, a streamlined door list, group scanning to quickly check in multiple tickets, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PatronManager at 100% against ScanFast's 0%. PatronManager also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PatronManager holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ScanFast's written reviews are positive against 100% of PatronManager's.
ScanFast ships an update every 4 months, PatronManager every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScanFast | PatronManager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leap Event Technology | PatronManager Inc. |
Customer experience
ScanFast
PatronManager
In-app purchases
ScanFast
No in-app purchases
PatronManager
No in-app purchases
Questions
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