Comparison

Sold Out! vs BookCon

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

Head to head
About

Sold Out!

Manage event ticket sales and point-of-sale transactions with ease. This app supports general admission and reserved seating, offering features like discounts, coupons, and various payment options. Print or email tickets directly to customers.

Highlights
  • Point-of-sale transactions
  • General admission & reserved seating
  • Discounts and coupons
  • Multiple payment types
  • Partial and split tender payments
  • Ticket printing and emailing
Features
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With the Sold Out box office app from Leap Event Technology, you can sell tickets for both general admission and reserved seating events. While supporting features like discounts and coupons, the app lets you create reservations, run multiple payment types, take partial payments, and split payments. Plus, you can connect with Boca thermal ticket printers, print from your own laser printer, or email tickets to your customers right from the app. For more information about our flexible box office solutions, visit https://leapevent.tech/solutions/event-ticketing/.

About

BookCon

Navigate a literary convention with ease. Access schedules for panels and programming, find guest and exhibitor details, and receive important show updates via push notifications. Digital maps help you explore the event like a pro.

Highlights
  • Event schedule access
  • Guest and exhibitor info
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Digital event maps
  • Show navigation
Features
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The BookCon Mobile App is not just your ticket to the show, but also your guide to all things BookCon! Here you will have easy access to the schedule for all panels and programming, guest and exhibitor information, and be able to receive push notifications for show updates throughout the weekend. Best of all, we've included digital maps so that you can navigate the show like a pro.

Screenshots

Sold Out!2 screens
BookCon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BookCon at 2.7 against Sold Out!'s 1.2. BookCon also leads on review sentiment (30% vs 0%). Sold Out!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BookCon holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 101 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Sold Out!'s written reviews are positive against 30% of BookCon's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sold Out! versus BookCon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSold Out!BookCon
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.2 (53 ratings)2.7 (101 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews30.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53101 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNortap Technology, incReed Elsevier Inc.

Customer experience

Sold Out!

All ratings45 ratings
Positive2.2%
Neutral2.2%
Negative95.6%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative95.0%

BookCon

All ratings101 ratings
Positive36.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative57.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sold Out!

No in-app purchases

None

BookCon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sold Out! free?
Sold Out! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BookCon free?
BookCon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sold Out! or BookCon?
BookCon is rated higher. Sold Out! averages 1.2 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while BookCon averages 2.7 from 101 ratings.
Do Sold Out! or BookCon have ads?
BookCon shows ads; Sold Out! does not.

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