Comparison

Holladay! vs Shabanga

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

Head to head
About

Holladay!

Never forget important dates again. This app helps you track birthdays and other special occasions, providing timely reminders. It also stores contact addresses to facilitate sending gifts.

Highlights
  • Track birthdays
  • Track special occasions
  • Get reminders
  • Store addresses for gifts
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Keep tracks people's birthdays and other special occasions Get reminders of upcoming occasions Know their address so you can send them a gift

About

Shabanga

Easily create and manage events, sell tickets, and handle check-ins. The app allows for flexible ticket tiers, guest list generation, and real-time sales tracking. It also supports in-person sales and contactless payments directly from your iPhone.

Highlights
  • Event creation from scratch or link
  • Tiered ticket sales
  • Live sales and check-in tracking
  • Guest list and VIP management
  • Discount codes
  • Contactless payments via iPhone
  • In-app ordering for attendees
Features
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FOR THE PERSON THROWING IT • Build an event from scratch, from a link, or just by describing it Set tiers that open as the cheaper ones sell out Transfer tickets to your friends, they can only be used once • See sold, remaining and checked-in on one screen, live • Generate passes, guests list, Artists, VIP’s, with comps, plus-ones and perk allotments Discount codes, single-use or shared Add production costs so you can see everything at once • Message everyone holding a ticket when something changes Get an alert on your phone the moment a ticket sells Promoter and Artist profiles Apple Pay and Credit Cards, online and in person with Tap to Pay on iPhone Throwing a free party? Turn on donations and guests can chip in AT THE DOOR Scan tickets with your phone camera. Text a link to whoever is working the door and they scan too. No account, just the app and a PIN you give them. Can't scan a code? Search by name. TAP TO PAY ON IPHONE Sell tickets, drinks and merch to walk-ups with nothing but your iPhone. Your guest holds their card, iPhone or Apple Watch near the top of your phone and the sale is done. No card reader to buy, charge, pair or lose. Enable it once in Account Settings and it's ready at every event you run. Requires iPhone XS or later with iOS 18. THE COUNTER Once a guest checks in and is verified, their menu opens on their phone. They order from where they're standing, you get the order at the counter, and one code covers the whole round. No line, no tab, no card machine. Prop any tablet at the counter and open a link, the order queue runs in the browser, so there's nothing to install on it. DONATIONS Free event? Turn on donations and a card appears on your event page where guests can chip in, with a few suggested amounts or one of their own. Print the Donate code for the door and anyone can scan it and give on the spot. You choose whether the fee comes out of the gift or sits on top. FOR THE PERSON GOING • Buy in seconds as a guest no account, ever, no sign in. We’re tired of that • Tickets live in the app, email and in Apple Wallet • Order from the counter from your seat once you're inside Browse what's on, by soonest, newest, most popular or cheapest WHAT PEOPLE PUT ON WITH IT Club nights and day parties. Concerts, album releases and listening sessions. Comedy, drag, burlesque and open mics. Art openings, markets and pop-ups. Supper clubs and tasting nights. Film screenings and workshops. Fundraisers, block parties and backyard sets. Weddings, birthdays and private parties. Anything with a door, a guest list, or a bar. ABOUT THE FEES One fee per order, not per ticket. Buy four tickets or items together and you pay it once, the more of you there are, the less each person carries. It is the whole reason the fee works the way it does, and it is the opposite of how this usually goes. Organizers keep what they price. No monthly fee, no listing fee, no charge to create an event. Shabanga is built for the organizer that wants to keep the numbers in one place from the tickets to the counter. One payout. No POS, no running power cables, no dealing with wifi. Self healing, if a phone dies, pick up another one and carry on. It’s the whole Shabanga.

Screenshots

Holladay!4 screens
Shabanga4 screens

Verdict

The call

Holladay! and Shabanga are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Holladay! against 5.0 for Shabanga. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Holladay! versus Shabanga: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHolladay!Shabanga
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPattakin, Inc.Shabanga LLC

Customer experience

Holladay!

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Shabanga

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Holladay!

No in-app purchases

None

Shabanga

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Holladay! free?
Holladay! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shabanga free?
Shabanga is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Holladay! or Shabanga?
Holladay! and Shabanga are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Holladay! or Shabanga have ads?
Neither Holladay! nor Shabanga shows ads.

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