Comparison

GTCF MobileScan vs MobileEventPad

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

MobileEventPad

Capture student details at recruitment events offline on iPads. Easily collect information, customize forms, and sync data to your CRM when connected. Ensures data security and GDPR compliance.

Highlights
  • Offline data capture on iPads
  • Customizable enquiry forms
  • Temporary on-device storage
  • Automatic data synchronization
  • GDPR compliant consent collection
  • Secure student data handling
Features
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Use your university’s iPads to capture students' details at student recruitment events, even with no WiFi. MobileEventPad is for Student Recruitment teams working for universities and colleges who need to capture students' details at HE and FE recruitment events anywhere in the world. On an iPad. Even with no WiFi. MobileEventPad makes it easy to capture each enquirer’s name, address, email, mobile, year of entry, course of interest and much more magical information at recruitment events. You decide which events you are attending, what information to collect, and how each enquiry form looks. Then just ask each student who comes to your stand to tap in their details. These are stored temporarily on your iPad during the recruitment event, and are then synchronised off your iPad and up into your Student CRM when you next get an Internet connection. The beauty is you don’t even need an internet connection to start collecting students' details. Simply capture, sync and send our automated emails or SMSs, whilst you go to the next event. All you need to get started is a paid subscription to MobileEventPad running in your Student CRM account. Yay! So not only do you eliminate the risk of ever leaving students’ names and numbers on the train on the way home, you no longer have to type up scrappy notes or waste time deciphering other people’s handwriting. What’s more, you comply with the new Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR, keeping students’ details safe and secure, and collecting proper GDPR consents and topics.

Screenshots

GTCF MobileScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: GTCF MobileScan at free against MobileEventPad's subscription. GTCF MobileScan also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). MobileEventPad's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

GTCF MobileScan ships an update every 3 weeks, MobileEventPad every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
GTCF MobileScan versus MobileEventPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGTCF MobileScanMobileEventPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (84 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFairstop, LLCData Harvesting

Customer experience

GTCF MobileScan

All ratings83 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.5%

MobileEventPad

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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.

MobileEventPad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

GTCF MobileScan

No in-app purchases

None

MobileEventPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GTCF MobileScan free?
GTCF MobileScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MobileEventPad free?
MobileEventPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GTCF MobileScan or MobileEventPad have ads?
Neither GTCF MobileScan nor MobileEventPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GTCF MobileScan or MobileEventPad?
GTCF MobileScan ships an update every 3 weeks, and MobileEventPad every 2 months. Most recently, GTCF MobileScan was updated on October 23, 2026 and MobileEventPad on October 7, 2026.

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