Prekindle Event Entry vs StubWire.com Ticket Scanning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prekindle Event Entry
This app transforms your iPhone into a fast and efficient ticket scanning system for event organizers. It supports various ticket formats and allows multiple devices to sync for high-volume entry. Manual entry is available for unreadable barcodes.
- High throughput ticket scanning
- Supports multiple ticket formats
- Syncs across multiple devices
- On-screen attendee confirmation
- Manual entry option
- Laser scanning with device attachment
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For event organizers, the Event Entry app turns your iPhone into a professional, high throughput ticket scanning solution to admit crowds of any size quickly and easily. Use multiple devices for even better throughput. Event Entry keeps all devices in sync. Features: - Easy check-in by scanning barcoded tickets - Scan print-at-home PDF's, printed tickets, or mobile device screens reliably - Laser scanning with attached device - On-screen confirmation of attendee's section, pricing, and/or seat assignment - Manual entry in case barcode is not readable - Use multiple devices at the same time, all devices stay in sync
StubWire.com Ticket Scanning
This app is designed for promoters and venue staff to manage event entry. It facilitates the scanning of tickets for access control. It is not intended for ticket purchasers.
- Ticket scanning for entry
- Event access control
- Venue staff tool
- Promoter management
- Backoffice integration
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You must be a promoter or venue staff member that has access into the Backoffice. This is app is not for ticket buyers, to purchase tickets please visit http://www.stubwire.com. If you are looking for low cost ticket printing with an easy way to sell and scan tickets please visit http://www.stubwire.com/services/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: StubWire.com Ticket Scanning at 67% against Prekindle Event Entry's 5%. StubWire.com Ticket Scanning also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.4) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). Prekindle Event Entry's advantage is ratings volume (34 vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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.
StubWire.com Ticket Scanning holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prekindle Event Entry has 34 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of Prekindle Event Entry's written reviews are positive against 67% of StubWire.com Ticket Scanning's.
Prekindle Event Entry ships an update every 12 months, StubWire.com Ticket Scanning every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prekindle Event Entry | StubWire.com Ticket Scanning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prekindle | StubWire.com |
Customer experience
Prekindle Event Entry
StubWire.com Ticket Scanning
In-app purchases
Prekindle Event Entry
No in-app purchases
StubWire.com Ticket Scanning
No in-app purchases
Questions
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