Comparison

Picsaurus vs ScaryGood Box Office

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

Head to head
About

Picsaurus

Features
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Grow your marketing library on autopilot with Picsaurus. Picsaurus integrates with your existing Reservation & Waiver systems, to capture the photos your guests are already taking. When guests share awesome, in the moment shots with each other, you get authentic marketing material. The kind of marketing content that actually drives organic bookings. Set it up once, the sit back and let the magic happen.

About

ScaryGood Box Office

This app provides a fast and efficient way to sell and scan tickets for haunted houses. It supports various payment methods, integrates with multiple scanners, and offers features like digital waivers, receipt printing, and detailed analytics.

Highlights
  • Ticket sales and scanning
  • Multiple payment integrations
  • Device camera or external scanner support
  • Digital waiver signing
  • Receipt printing and cash drawer integration
  • Order lookup and management
  • Sales and traffic analytics
  • Self-service kiosk mode
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ScaryGood Box Office turns your iPhone or iPad into a lightning fast ticket selling & scanning machine for your haunted house. With the full suite of features from ScaryGood at your fingertips, you'll always be able to tell exactly how your night is going and assist customers with any issue. - Take payments with Apple Tap to Pay, Square Reader, Square Stand, and Square Reader for magstripe. - Lightning fast ticket scanning with your devices built-in camera, or connect any physical Bluetooth 2D barcode scanner that supports HID Keyboard mode, or a Zebra CS6080, DS2278, DS3678, or DS8178. - Attendees can sign waivers directly in the app or scan a QR code to sign on their own devices. - Support for receipt printing and auto-opening cash drawers with Star Micronics Bluetooth printers (see our online support page for more information on how to set up printers). - Full order lookup and management right in the app. - All of your analytics at your fingertips, including: sales, scans, breakdowns by ticket or add-on, traffic sources, and more. - A built-in self service Kiosk mode that allows attendees to purchase their own tickets on iPad with Square Stand. - Tools to keep track of your unused decorations, props, costumes, and inspiration, including checking out props and costumes.

Screenshots

Picsaurus4 screens
ScaryGood Box Office4 screens

Verdict

The call

Picsaurus and ScaryGood Box Office are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Picsaurus ships an update fortnightly, ScaryGood Box Office every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Picsaurus versus ScaryGood Box Office: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicsaurusScaryGood Box Office
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB101 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAdventure Soup IncScaryGood

In-app purchases

None

Picsaurus

No in-app purchases

None

ScaryGood Box Office

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Picsaurus free?
Picsaurus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScaryGood Box Office free?
ScaryGood Box Office is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Picsaurus or ScaryGood Box Office have ads?
Neither Picsaurus nor ScaryGood Box Office shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Picsaurus or ScaryGood Box Office?
Picsaurus ships an update fortnightly, and ScaryGood Box Office every 2 weeks. Most recently, Picsaurus was updated on October 19, 2026 and ScaryGood Box Office on October 24, 2026.

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