Comparison

Ticketry vs One Big Widget

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

Head to head
About

Ticketry

This app helps you preserve memories of events like concerts and exhibitions by scanning tickets and programs. It automatically extracts details, organizes them into a timeline and map, and provides insights into your cultural habits. You can also rate events with custom dimensions and share your experiences.

Highlights
  • Smart ticket scanning with AI detail extraction
  • Organized timeline and venue map
  • Multi-dimensional event ratings
  • Cultural habit and spending insights
  • Customizable shareable memory cards
  • Offline functionality and local storage
  • Event calendar and annual statistics
Features
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Ticketry is a personal journal for exhibitions, live music, theater, and travel, designed to preserve every place you’ve been and every moment you’ve experienced with clarity and care. Simply scan a ticket or program, and Ticketry automatically recognizes the title, venue, artist, date, and time. Your entries then flow into a clean timeline, an interactive venue map, spending insights, and cultural analytics—turning your experiences into something readable, traceable, and worth revisiting. [Smart Ticket Scan] — Fast & Accurate Snap any ticket and let the AI extract all key details in seconds: event name, performers, venue, date, seat, and price. Supports multilingual layouts, with a precision mode for complex designs. - Record in under 30 seconds—perfect for pre-show or post-show moments - Automatic EXIF removal to protect your privacy - Gentle next-day reminders: “Still have thoughts about last night’s show?” [One App for All Your Cultural Tickets] Not just for concerts. Classical music, festivals, musicals, theater, dance, stand-up comedy, museums, and gallery exhibitions. All your travels and cultural experiences collected in one place. [Multi-Dimensional Ratings] — Your Own Review Style Say goodbye to single-score ratings. Ticketry provides tailored rating dimensions for different event types: - Concerts: Vocals, Sound, Lights, Atmosphere, Setlist - Classical: Technique, Expression, Tone, Ensemble, Acoustics - Exhibitions: Collection, Curation, Lighting, Flow, Experience - Theater: Acting, Script, Director, Stage Design, Pacing - Want to rate "Audience Etiquette"? It's entirely up to you! [Insights That Reveal Your Cultural Trail] Over time, Ticketry will reveal the stories behind your habits: - Which venues you visit the most - How many composers you’ve heard - How much you’ve invested in culture - Which month you attend the most shows - A venue map traces your footsteps, annual summaries outline your preferences, and keyword clouds form your personal taste spectrum. [8 Share Templates] — Tell the Story of Your Night Out Choose from eight beautifully crafted share cards: - Minimal • Vintage Ticket • Poster • Rating • Timeline • Gradient • Hand-drawn • Avant-garde - Customize colors, fields, and overlays to create a memory card that feels entirely yours. [Privacy First] — Your Data, Your Choice - All records are stored locally and work fully offline - Optional iCloud sync—you decide when to back up - Export a complete ZIP archive anytime [And There’s More] - Event calendar and annual statistics - Spending insights with 20+ currencies and automatic conversion - Markdown export for full notes - ICS export for system calendar - Bilingual interface with light/dark theme support

About

One Big Widget

Features
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Put any web page on your Home Screen. Pick a site, crop to the part you actually care about, and the widget keeps a fresh snapshot of it. A price, a scoreboard, a headline, a launch countdown, an RSS feed, a dashboard you check ten times a day. Kept fresh in the background, and refreshed every time you open the app. That is the Web Widget, and it is why most people install One Big Widget. The rest of the app is a full widget builder with no subscription trap: a genuinely generous free tier, and a one-time unlock if you want everything. AT A GLANCE One smart widget that shows what matters right now: your next event, reminders due today, a severe weather alert, an upcoming birthday, or a low battery warning. It ranks them by urgency so you only see the one that counts. Everything is gathered on your device. THE BUILDER Pick a template. Tap a few colors. Drop it on your home screen. Three taps to something beautiful, with a deeper editor underneath when you want to control every detail. WIDGET TYPES - Photo widgets in every size - Countdown widgets that update to the day, hour, and minute - Digital and analog clocks - Custom text and bundled quotes - Gradient backgrounds with multi-color blends - Animated GIFs straight from your photo library - Lock Screen widgets: circular, rectangular, and inline EVERY SIZE Small, medium, large, and extra large, plus Lock Screen. All from the same builder, with no upsell to unlock the size you actually need. THE FREE TIER, ACTUALLY FREE - Unlimited widgets, no count cap - Every widget size - 82 of the 127 designs - Custom colors - No ads in the editor, ever UNLOCK EVERYTHING A one-time purchase unlocks all 127 designs, including the Web Widget and At a Glance, plus every future addition. Pay once, yours forever. PRIVACY No accounts. No tracking. No analytics. No third-party SDKs. Your photos, calendar, reminders, and contacts never leave your device. The only thing that ever leaves is feedback you type and send us from Settings — nothing about your widgets goes with it. Built by Hello Good Day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://hellogoodday.com/onebigwidget/terms Privacy Policy: https://hellogoodday.com/onebigwidget/privacy

Screenshots

Ticketry4 screens
One Big Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ticketry at none against One Big Widget's 1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. One Big Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ticketry asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ticketry ships an update every 3 weeks, One Big Widget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Ticketry versus One Big Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTicketryOne Big Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB16 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperQiqian ShiHello Good Day LLC

In-app purchases

None

Ticketry

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

One Big Widget

One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Ticketry free?
Ticketry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is One Big Widget free?
One Big Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ticketry or One Big Widget have ads?
Neither Ticketry nor One Big Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ticketry or One Big Widget?
Ticketry ships an update every 3 weeks, and One Big Widget fortnightly. Most recently, Ticketry was updated on October 30, 2026 and One Big Widget on October 25, 2026.

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