Comparison

On vs Event Staff App

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

Head to head
About

On

Streamline event management with real-time participant registration and check-in. This tool eliminates paper forms and long queues, offering quick access to registrant details and status updates, even without a network connection.

Highlights
  • On-site registration
  • Participant check-in
  • QR scanner for quick lookup
  • Predictive search for registrants
  • View registrant details
  • Manual or QR bib number assignment
  • Waiver status tracking
Features
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ACTIVE On-Site allows you to quickly REGISTER and CHECK-IN participants on-site at your event (requires ACTIVEWorks Endurance). See a graphical representation of real time progress on the Event home screen and dig into Event details to see total number of registrations, number of spots available and total number of check-ins (overall, or by device). Lower your stress level on race day by eliminating paper registration forms and long lines! On-site registration: * Select from open categories at the event. * Type in contact information and responses to registration form questions (including custom questions). * Select merchandise (when applicable) during participant registration. * Enter in payment details or use the device camera to easily import them. * You're done! On-site check-in (regardless of network connectivity): * Quickly locate registrants with the new QR scanner that works with ACTIVEWorks Endurance. * Predictively search for registrants who forgot their QR confirmation email by name, team name, email address, or phone number. * Easily view registrant details: name, email address, birth date, team name, category, and price type description. * View custom questions & answers. * Quickly see if merchandise has been purchased or not. * Assign/edit a bib number manually or via QR scanner. * Check waiver status and after signing, mark waivers as signed. * You're done!

About

Event Staff App

Automate staff scheduling, management, and communication. Easily determine staff availability, send shift details, and track clock-in/out times. Streamline payroll by exporting timesheet data.

Highlights
  • Automated staff scheduling
  • Staff availability check
  • Shift detail communication
  • In-app clock in/out
  • Timesheet data export
  • Reduced management time
Features
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Event Staff App helps you automate the work around scheduling, managing, and communicating with your staff. Figure out which of your staff is free to work via text messages. Easily schedule your staff and communicate all work shift details. Have your staff clock in & out via the app, and then export the timesheet data to your payroll platform. Businesses that use our software cut down on 80% of the management time that they spend with their staff each week.

Screenshots

On1 screens
Event Staff App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Event Staff App at 88% against On's 50%. Event Staff App also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (485 vs 8). On's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Event Staff App holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Event Staff App has 485 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of On's written reviews are positive against 88% of Event Staff App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

On ships an update every 2 months, Event Staff App every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
On versus Event Staff App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnEvent Staff App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings)4.8 (485 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8485 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1312.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperActive Network, LLCEvent Staff App, LLC

Customer experience

On

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Event Staff App

All ratings376 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

On

No in-app purchases

None

Event Staff App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is On free?
On is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Event Staff App free?
Event Staff App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, On or Event Staff App?
Event Staff App is rated higher. On averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Event Staff App averages 4.8 from 485 ratings.
Do On or Event Staff App have ads?
Neither On nor Event Staff App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, On or Event Staff App?
On ships an update every 2 months, and Event Staff App every 16 months. Most recently, On was updated on November 1, 2026 and Event Staff App on November 11, 2026.

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