TM Scanner vs Ink Touch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
TM Scanner
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TM Scanner is a companion product to the Venue Manager & Theatre Manager CRMs -- all-in-one: box office, development, personnel, and facility management. If you have Venue Manager or Theatre Manager, the scanner software is used to manage entry into your venue by scanning printed thermal tickets, PDF tickets, or digital wallet tickets. With this app, you will have full control of the ticket lifecycle from creation, sale, and attendance tracking -- as well as determining who did not use their tickets. The app is a camera-based scanner, and it can be enhanced with Linea Pro scanning hardware for faster scanning and a more professional look (contact us to obtain one). Manual keyboard entry is also supported. Your Venue Manager or Theatre Manager system must be licensed for the ticket scanning module in order to use this app.
Ink Touch
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Ink Touch is a complete Passenger Services solution for airlines, airports and ground handlers to run their operation without desktop hardware. Check-in and board passengers and even do full bag drop without using or paying for legacy airport infrastructure. Run over 3G/4G or Wi-fi. No private or airport network needed. Modernise your passenger experience: - Full Departure Control System (DCS) - Print IATA compliant baggage tags from mobile printers - Print Boarding Passes from mobile printers - Process US Secure Flight, Canadian Watchlist, Mexican and CARICOM APIS, UK eBorders and more - Board passengers and count passengers as they embark - Avoid cumbersome, expensive old school airport CUTE fees - Operational Postflight and BSM baggage messaging - Roaming agents can do bag drop at conveyor belts - Mobile Bag Drop outside airports: in hotels, train stations - Turnaround management - capture events and trigger automated actions - Backed up by awesome reporting and thorough activity auditing NOTE: Active account on Ink Cloud required NOTE: Hardware required for some functions supplied by Ink MODULES: 1. Flight Management 2. Turnaround Coordination 3. Pre-tag (print tags before bag drop) 4. Check-in 5. Bag Drop 6. Pax Check (IATA Timatic) 7. Security (scanning boarding passes to go airside) 8. Border Control 9. Gate Tags 10. Boarding 11. BRS 12. Ramp 13. Cabin Counts (FREE) 14. Voucher Printing (FREE) 15. Schedule Management 16. Vehicles 17. Rush Tags
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ink Touch at 9.0 against TM Scanner's 13.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TM Scanner ships an update every 7 months, Ink Touch every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | TM Scanner | Ink Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arts Management Systems Ltd. | Ink Aviation |
In-app purchases
TM Scanner
No in-app purchases
Ink Touch
No in-app purchases









