giffgaff vs Native Scanning App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
giffgaff
Manage your mobile account effortlessly. Track data usage, renew plans, and access WiFi hotspots across the UK. This app provides a comprehensive overview of your mobile services and allows for easy top-ups and account management.
- Check data usage
- Buy or renew plans
- Plan expiry notifications
- Add credit/auto top-up
- WiFi Extra access
- Community access
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The giffgaff mobile app lets you manage your giffgaff account with the tap of your phone. You can check your data use on the go and connect to literally thousands of WiFi hotspots all across the UK with WiFI Extra. But that's just the start of what the app can do. It's a bitesize wonder. - Check how much data you have left - Buy or renew a plan - Keep an eye on when your plan expires - Add credit or turn on auto top up - Pay with a saved card or PayPal - Redeem a voucher - Access the community - Add multiple giffgaff accounts - Access thousands of WiFi hotspots across the UK with WiFi Extra You'll need your giffgaff member name and password to log in. If you're new to giffgaff, order your free SIM card now: https://www.giffgaff.com/orders/free-sim
Native Scanning App
This app helps event organizers manage ticket sales and entry efficiently. It allows for quick scanning of tickets or searching names, real-time syncing across devices, and offline access to ticket data. Organizers can also view attendance analytics and sell tickets directly through a built-in box office.
- Scan tickets or search names for entry
- Real-time syncing across multiple devices
- Offline mode for ticket access
- Attendance analytics
- Built-in box office for in-person sales
- Secure unlimited account users
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The native scanning app is the perfect tool for event organisers using native for ticket sales to manage their entry. Take a look at the app's features that organisers will automatically have available as part of their existing account. - Quickly and easily allow entry by scanning tickets or directly searching names. - Automatically sync your ticket sales in realtime and across multiple devices. - Use offline mode to download tickets to your device for when you don't have internet, and have it synced back the moment you do. - View analytics on attendance information, clearly showing who has been admitted and who hasn’t. - Sell tickets in person using the box office built into the app, keeping your ticket allocations in one place. It's simple and quick to use and tickets are emailed directly to your customers, just as if the tickets were booked online. - Support unlimited account users securely. Provide access to your scanning account but restrict access only to the events they need to see. Please report any feedback to team@native.fm
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: giffgaff at 4.5 against Native Scanning App's 1.0. giffgaff also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 0%) and ratings volume (1K vs 1). 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.
giffgaff holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: giffgaff has 1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of giffgaff's written reviews are positive against 0% of Native Scanning App's.
giffgaff ships an update every 3 weeks, Native Scanning App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | giffgaff | Native Scanning App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | giffgaff | Radar Leisure Tech ltd |
Customer experience
giffgaff
Native Scanning App
Bugs and requests
giffgaff
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen freezes
- Inability to update payment methods
- Inconsistent app behavior across devices
- Unreliable app performance after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Detailed data usage tracking
- Ability to manage family accounts
- Landscape mode support for tablets
- Seamless SIM card switching
Native Scanning App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
giffgaff
No in-app purchases
Native Scanning App
No in-app purchases
