Comparison

TM Scanner vs ticktBox

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

Head to head

About

TM Scanner

Read full description

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.

About

ticktBox

Features

Read full description

Our ticktBox mobile app is designed to help facilitate the redemption of passes to advance screenings created through the ticktBox desktop platform. With this app, publicists and screening agents can quickly verify passes using their own handheld devices. This data is then automatically forwarded to our database, allowing for accurate, fast and nearly hands-off data accumulation, processing, and management. If you manage screenings created through the ticktBox platform, you'll want the ticktBox app! Features: Intuitive interface Allows users to quickly verify hundreds of guest passes Reads QR codes using device's own camera Data is pushed automatically to ticktBox database Helps record booking ratio, number of redemptions, and more A simple yet effective tutorial is provided Free and easy to use – simply log in with your ticktBox credentials

Screenshots

TM Scanner4 screens

ticktBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ticktBox at every 3 months against TM Scanner's every 7 months. ticktBox also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TM Scanner ships an update every 7 months, ticktBox every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

TM Scanner versus ticktBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	TM Scanner	ticktBox
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 7 months	Every 3 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	7.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	11 MB	3 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Arts Management Systems Ltd.	TicktBox

In-app purchases

None

TM Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

ticktBox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TM Scanner free?

TM Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is ticktBox free?

ticktBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do TM Scanner or ticktBox have ads?

Neither TM Scanner nor ticktBox shows ads.

Which is updated more often, TM Scanner or ticktBox?

TM Scanner ships an update every 7 months, and ticktBox every 3 months. Most recently, TM Scanner was updated on October 8, 2026 and ticktBox on September 28, 2026.