Events by Launchmetrics vs Guestlist
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Events by Launchmetrics
Streamline event management from guest check-in to seating arrangements. This digital planner helps increase attendance and save time with real-time guest list monitoring and an interactive seating chart. It supports barcode or RFID scanning and offers offline mode for uninterrupted use.
- Guest check-in
- Real-time guest list monitoring
- Interactive seating chart
- Barcode/RFID scanner
- Offline mode
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Make your event impactful from beginning to end. Save time and increase your attendance with Events by Launchmetrics as your digital event planner. Feature highlights: - Check-in your guests quickly and efficiently - Monitor the status of your guest list in real time - Interactive seating chart to manage and assign seating on the fly - Use barcode or RFID scanner to check-in guests - Offline Mode for times when there is no internet connection **NOTE: In order to use this app you must be a Launchmetrics Events client. Visit: http://launchmetrics.com or email sales@launchmetrics.com
Guestlist
Streamline event management and guest check-in with this powerful tool. Easily import guests, scan tickets, print badges, and track arrivals in real-time or offline. Perfect for event professionals and organizers seeking an efficient alternative to paper lists.
- Guest list management
- Automated device synchronization
- Quick and simple check-in
- Import guests from Excel
- Scan tickets (QR, UPC, EAN)
- Print guest badges
- Event analytics
- Offline mode
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Host events, create event pages, sell tickets and check in guests. Guestlist gives you everything you need to host unforgettable events. Guestlist is the perfect solution to host events and manage guests for event professionals, organizers, PR agencies or individuals. Use your tablet or smartphone to run an entire event and avoid the hassle of having to manage a paper guest list. • Automatically synchronized between devices Ever needed to add a guest at the last minute? Well now you can. All your guests are synchronized across all the devices so updating your guest list is always possible. • Quick & simple check in We understand how important it is for you to have the check in be as efficient as possible and get your guests inside your event. • Import guests from Excel Have your guests in an Excel file? Import them into Guestlist using the template from our website. • Scan tickets Check in guests by scanning codes from tickets or e-mail invitations. Support for a wide range of codes available (eg. QR codes, UPC, EAN and more). • Print guest badges Automatically print guest badges when you check in your guests using label printers from Brother. • Analytics Keep a detailed overview and audit of your guests' arrivals. Stay on top of your event and adjust accordingly. • Offline mode Use the app even offline without an internet connection for the duration of the entire event. --- Try Guestlist for free today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Guestlist at 55% against Events by Launchmetrics's 0%. Guestlist also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (407 vs 7). Events by Launchmetrics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Guestlist sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Events by Launchmetrics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Guestlist holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guestlist has 407 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Events by Launchmetrics's written reviews are positive against 55% of Guestlist's.
Events by Launchmetrics ships an update every 5 weeks, Guestlist every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Events by Launchmetrics | Guestlist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (407 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 407 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fashion GPS | Pixable s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Events by Launchmetrics
Guestlist
Bugs and requests
Events by Launchmetrics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Guestlist
Reported bugs
1 issue- No mention of guest cap upfront
Requested features
4 requests- Allow importing from address book
- Smaller payment increments for extra guests
- Customizable fields
- Option to delete account easily
In-app purchases
Events by Launchmetrics
No in-app purchases
Guestlist
- 200 guests$19.99
- 500 guests$39.99
- 200 guests$39.99
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- 1000 guests$99.99
- 500 guests$99.99
- 1500 guests$119.99
- 2000 guests$139.99
- 1000 guests$199.99
Questions
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