GTCF MobileScan vs TACAC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GTCF MobileScan
This app allows college representatives to efficiently scan student barcodes at college fairs. It enables manual entry, adding notes to student profiles, and quick follow-up rankings. Real-time scan counts and direct uploads streamline the recruitment process.
- Scan paper and mobile barcodes
- Connect student records to events
- Manual barcode entry backup
- Add notes to student profiles
- Quick follow-up ranking (hot, med, cold)
- Real-time scan and upload counts
- Direct upload from device
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Description: The GTCF mobile app offers you the convenience of having a gotocollegefairs.com (GTCF) scanner on your phone! With increased functionality and unique features, this mobile scanning app is the perfect companion for a college representative during a busy recruiting season. Functions/Features: - Can scan information from paper barcodes and mobile devices - Has the ability to connect your student records to the event in which they were scanned (if you cannot find your event on the list provided on the app, you can manually enter event) - Manual entry back up - in the event that you are unable to scan the students barcode, you can manually enter in the barcode number-never miss a student! - Add notes to a student profile - reps have the ability to add any pertinent notes from the conversation to aid in the follow up later (must be done before the next student is scanned) - Quick follow up ranking – one touch ranking of each student so the most important prospects are noted (rank options – hot, med and cold). This also must be done before the next student is scanned - Real time count of total scans and total uploaded - Upload the scans directly from your device Note: The device running the application must have internet access in order to launch the application and upload leads. You don’t need internet access to collect scans! Compatibility: * Minimum phone requirements – iPhone iOS 10 and up.
TACAC
This application helps members and attendees of various events stay connected. It provides schedules, venue details, and sponsor information for events like the Annual Conference and Middle Management Institute. Attendees can use it to navigate events seamlessly.
- Event schedules
- Venue details
- Sponsor information
- Exhibitor information
- Event navigation
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Want to stay connected with TACAC's most popular events? This app is for members and attendees of various TACAC events including our Annual Conference, Admission and College Counseling Institute and the Middle Management Institute. The app features schedules, venue details, sponsor/exhibitor information and so much more! Attendees can use this app to seamlessly navigate TACAC events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TACAC at 5.0 against GTCF MobileScan's 4.7. GTCF MobileScan's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (84 vs 2). 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.
TACAC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GTCF MobileScan has 84 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GTCF MobileScan ships an update every 3 weeks, TACAC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GTCF MobileScan | TACAC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (84 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 98.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fairstop, LLC | Texas Association for College Admission Counseling Inc. |
Customer experience
GTCF MobileScan
TACAC
Bugs and requests
GTCF MobileScan
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes
- Unable to log in
- Scans not recognized
- Lost scans (not in uploaded or not uploaded)
- Removed rapid scan feature causing delays
Requested features
2 requests- Continue evolving the app with new features.
- Ensure all fairs utilize this efficient system.
TACAC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GTCF MobileScan
No in-app purchases
TACAC
No in-app purchases







