Comparison

AttendStar Scanner vs Trackside Promoter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • QR code ticket scanning
  • Audible feedback for valid/invalid scans
  • Offline scanning with live sync
  • Configurable scanning settings
  • Optimized battery life
  • Flashlight mode
Features
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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

About

Trackside Promoter

Features
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Turn your phone into an extension of Trackside. Trackside Promoter helps you manage your event by giving you a window into Trackside from your phone or tablet where you can update racer info, transfer racers to different classes, provide real-time staging/race order/gate pick info to your staging personnel, and info your race announcers can use.

Screenshots

AttendStar Scanner4 screens
Trackside Promoter4 screens

Verdict

The call

AttendStar Scanner and Trackside Promoter are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AttendStar Scanner ships an update every 2 months, Trackside Promoter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AttendStar Scanner versus Trackside Promoter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAttendStar ScannerTrackside Promoter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAttendStarGabe Ellett

In-app purchases

None

AttendStar Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Trackside Promoter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AttendStar Scanner free?
AttendStar Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trackside Promoter free?
Trackside Promoter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AttendStar Scanner or Trackside Promoter have ads?
Neither AttendStar Scanner nor Trackside Promoter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AttendStar Scanner or Trackside Promoter?
AttendStar Scanner ships an update every 2 months, and Trackside Promoter every 6 weeks. Most recently, AttendStar Scanner was updated on November 1, 2026 and Trackside Promoter on November 7, 2026.

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