Comparison

Award Expert vs ticktBox Scan

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

Head to head
About

Award Expert

This app allows users to predict the winners of major movie awards like the Oscars and Golden Globes. Users can track friends, create watchlists, and analyze award races with community rankings and charts. Compete with others on leaderboards and track your prediction history.

Highlights
  • Predict Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA
  • Follow friends and track updates
  • Add films to watchlist
  • Analyze award races with charts
  • Compete on leaderboards
  • Track prediction history
Features
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The largest social awards predictions platform in the world • Predict Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA, and more • Follow friends, track their prediction updates • Join the conversation with active social feed • Analyze the race with aggregate community rankings and detailed charts • Compete in leaderboards, compare your performance to your friends • Automatically track your updates history Auto-renewing subscriptions available: - Award Expert Plus - monthly 5.99/mo USD (1-week free) - yearly 49.99/yr USD (1-week free) By using this app, you agree to the standard Apple Terms of Service (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/oscarexpert-predictawards/privacy

About

ticktBox Scan

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The ticktBox Verify mobile app has been updated to make scanning passes for advance screenings and events even easier. This app enables more efficient scanning and event management for screenings run on ticktBox platforms. Now studio and field teams and their scanning reps can quickly scan passes, and even manage guest lists on site, with data syncing in real time to other scanners and the ticktBox platforms. Features: • Cleaner interface • Allows users to quickly verify hundreds of guest passes • Reads QR codes using device's own camera • Data is pushed automatically to ticktBox database • Helps record booking ratio, number of redemptions, and more • Free and easy to use – simply log in with your ticktBox credentials

Screenshots

Award Expert4 screens
ticktBox Scan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ticktBox Scan at none against Award Expert's 2. ticktBox Scan also leads on ads (none vs shown). Award Expert's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Award Expert sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. ticktBox Scan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Award Expert ships an update weekly, ticktBox Scan monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Award Expert versus ticktBox Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAward ExpertticktBox Scan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (251 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.5% of reviews
Number of ratings251 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB37 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJustin JaegerTicktBox

Bugs and requests

Award Expert

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes
  • No live updates
  • Cannot access account (Twitter login removed)
  • App closes almost at random on iPad
  • Predictions not saving
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  • Ineligible films in selections
  • App crashes within seconds of opening

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add music award shows
  • Add casting section
  • Add stunts/choreography section
  • Create a 'personal awards pick' list separate from official predictions
  • Add a 'next' button to move to the next category
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  • Ability to make predictions for next year's films
  • Improve elimination of ineligible films
  • Add a search function for movies
  • Add TV award predictions
  • Notification system for new followers
  • Add 'Peaches' from the Mario movie to Original Song

ticktBox Scan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Award Expert

Subscriptions2
  • Award Expert Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Award Expert Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

ticktBox Scan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Award Expert free?
Award Expert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ticktBox Scan free?
ticktBox Scan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Award Expert or ticktBox Scan have ads?
Award Expert shows ads; ticktBox Scan does not.
Which is updated more often, Award Expert or ticktBox Scan?
Award Expert ships an update weekly, and ticktBox Scan monthly. Most recently, Award Expert was updated on September 22, 2026 and ticktBox Scan on September 23, 2026.

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