Brushfire vs Ticketor Gate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brushfire
Transform any device into an event management tool for attendee check-in and sales. Quickly scan QR codes or search for manual check-ins to streamline entry. Offer self-service kiosks for attendees and support flexible printing options for tickets and receipts.
- Attendee check-in
- Point-of-Sale (POS) for ticket sales
- QR code scanning
- Manual attendee search
- Self-service kiosk mode
- Ticket, name badge, and receipt printing
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Turn any device into a powerful Attendee Check-in and Point-of-Sale tool for your event. The Brushfire mobile app allows Event Organizers to quickly check in attendees and sell tickets or registrations. Eliminate time spent waiting in line by scanning an attendee, order, or group QR code. Alternatively, perform detailed searches for manual check-in. Need to provide attendees with a self-service option? Configure any iPad to operate as a self-service check-in or sales kiosk. The Brushfire mobile app also supports flexible options for ticket, name badge, or receipt printing.
Ticketor Gate
This utility app validates tickets for events hosted on Ticketor websites. It checks for validity and prevents duplicate entries using the phone's camera or an external scanner. Features include offline scanning and searching by attendee details.
- Ticket validation
- Duplicate ticket detection
- Camera or external scanner support
- Offline and online scanning
- Search by name, email, or confirmation number
- Exit for re-entry
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This app is the gate control utility for Ticketor based websites. Ticketor Gate app can be used at the gate to validate tickets to ensure the tickets are both valid and not a duplicate (have not been used before). It can be used either with the phone camera or an external (bluetooth or USB) barcode scanner. Full instruction for using the app can be find in your website help section under Control Panel > Help & Support > Help & Instructions > Gate Control & E-Ticket Validation Other features include: Exit for re-entry Offline and online scanning Search by name, email or confirmation number. Please note that to use this app you need to have a Ticketor account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ticketor Gate at 4.0 against Brushfire's 3.5. Ticketor Gate also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Brushfire's advantage is ratings volume (66 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ticketor Gate holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brushfire has 66 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Brushfire ships an update monthly, Ticketor Gate every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brushfire | Ticketor Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (66 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brushfire Technology | Ticketor |
Customer experience
Brushfire
Ticketor Gate
In-app purchases
Brushfire
No in-app purchases
Ticketor Gate
No in-app purchases
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