AttendStar Scanner vs Bold Type Tickets Box Office
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AttendStar Scanner
This app transforms your mobile device into a powerful ticket scanner for events. Validate tickets quickly and efficiently with QR code scanning, audible feedback, and offline capabilities. Designed for seamless event entry management.
- QR code ticket scanning
- Audible feedback for valid/invalid scans
- Offline scanning with live sync
- Configurable scanning settings
- Optimized battery life
- Flashlight mode
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Discover the future of seamless event management with AttendStar Scanner App. You've sold your tickets using AttendStar, great! Now it's the day of your event. Simply pull out your mobile device, login to your AttendStar account, and in seconds, you've got a fully featured ticket scanner working with the power of AttendStar to validate your tickets onsite. Please note this app requires an active account with attendstar.com. KEY FEATURES • Audible Feedback: Instantly know ticket status with audible beeps for valid or invalid scans. • Quick Scan & Lookup Tickets in One Click: Swiftly manage attendee entry with QR code scanning. • Offline Scanning & Live Ticket Sync: Ensure uninterrupted operations with real-time data sync, even offline. • Configurable Settings by Device & Ticket: Tailor scanning options for diverse devices and ticket types. • Optimized Battery Life: Maximize device uptime with our efficient app design. • Enhanced User Experience: Streamlined interface for seamless tasks, ideal for volunteers and gate attendants. • Flashlight Mode: Easily toggle flashlight for visibility in dimly lit environments. FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS: Please share questions or concerns to our mobile app team: apps@attendstar.com
Bold Type Tickets Box Office
Streamline event entry by scanning and validating tickets with QR codes. This app also allows for selling and printing tickets, syncing data to servers for real-time duplicate ticket prevention. It supports manual credit card entry or swiping, and Bluetooth printing.
- QR code ticket scanning
- Real-time ticket validation
- Syncs sold tickets to device
- Uploads scans to servers
- Sell and print tickets
- Credit card processing
- Bluetooth printer support
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Scan in, sell, and print tickets to your events quickly and easily with the Bold Type Tickets Box Office app! Just point your iPhone or iPod Touch at the QR code on your customers' tickets and immediately know if a ticket is valid for entry. The app syncs all sold tickets to your device, and also uploads successful scans to our servers. When connected to the internet, you can operate several scanners at a time and never worry about duplicate tickets! You can also sell and print tickets with the Bold Type Tickets Box Office App. Credit cards can be entered manually or swiped using a Miura credit card reader, and ticket printing can be done through Bluetooth-enabled Boca or Star printers. All equipment can be rented from Bold Type Tickets. Contact support@boldtypetickets.com for more information. An event organizer account on BoldTypeTickets.com is required to use the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bold Type Tickets Box Office at 5.0 against AttendStar Scanner's 4.0. Bold Type Tickets Box Office also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). AttendStar Scanner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 70 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.
Bold Type Tickets Box Office holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively.
AttendStar Scanner ships an update every 2 months, Bold Type Tickets Box Office every 70 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AttendStar Scanner | Bold Type Tickets Box Office |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 70 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AttendStar | Noisy Creek, Inc. |
Customer experience
AttendStar Scanner
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In-app purchases
AttendStar Scanner
No in-app purchases
Bold Type Tickets Box Office
No in-app purchases
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