3e Encore vs Ordway
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3e Encore
Manage all your event tickets in one place on your smartphone. Instantly download purchased tickets, transfer them to friends, and access events using your digital QR code. Receive important event updates via push notifications.
- Instant ticket download
- Ticket transfer via phone number
- Digital QR code entry
- Event information push notifications
- Centralized ticket management
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3e Encore is a state-of-the-art mobile ticketing application designed to enhance customer experience. Keep all of your tickets in one convenient place - your smartphone! With the app, you can: 1-Download your purchased tickets instantly to your smartphone for easy access at the event. 2-Transfer tickets to your friends or family through the ticket transfer option using only their phone number. The transfer takes just a few seconds. 3-Access the event with your digital tickets in a quick and easy way by presenting your QR code on entry. 4-Keep up to date with any important event information with push notifications."
Ordway
Manage your event tickets, discover upcoming shows, and easily transfer tickets to friends and family. Access your purchased tickets seamlessly by signing in with your existing account.
- Seamless ticket access
- Event discovery and purchase
- Ticket transfer to others
- Sign in with existing account
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Welcome to the brand new app for Ordway Access and transfer your tickets for upcoming events, browse our event listings and easily purchase tickets for future shows Seamless Ticket Access - simply sign in with the same account you used to purchase your ticket Discover our upcoming events - check availability, and secure your spot with just a few taps Ticket Transfer - easily share tickets with friends and family from within the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ordway at 4.5 against 3e Encore's 2.3. Ordway also leads on ratings volume (367 vs 15). 3e Encore's advantage is review sentiment (29% vs 10%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Ordway holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ordway has 367 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of 3e Encore's written reviews are positive against 10% of Ordway's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
3e Encore ships an update every 6 months, Ordway every 5 months. Both last shipped on September 9, 2026.
| Parameter | 3e Encore | Ordway |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (15 ratings) | 4.5 (367 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 367 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SecuTix | Ordway Center for the Performing Arts |
Customer experience
3e Encore
Ordway
In-app purchases
3e Encore
No in-app purchases
Ordway
No in-app purchases
