UVscanner vs TicketReturn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UVscanner
Read full descriptionHide full description
Access your UrVenue account through our scanner app to swiftly check in your guests. Select your venue, the date, a room and you’re ready to begin scanning. You can check in guests with the scanner or you can do it manually. Urvenue scanner was created to checkin ticket sales processed through UrVenue. However, you can also import ticket sales processed through a third party to scan through our app.
TicketReturn
Read full descriptionHide full description
FOR TICKETRETURN VENUE OPERATORS. REQUIRES EXISTING LOGIN CREDENTIALS. TR Scan allows TicketReturn Venue Operators the ability to scan tickets from a specified mobile device. Contact TicketReturn for approved devices.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TicketReturn at every 2 days against UVscanner's every 4 weeks. TicketReturn also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UVscanner ships an update every 4 weeks, TicketReturn every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 3, 2026.
| Parameter | UVscanner | TicketReturn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.1 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Venue Management Systems, Inc. | TicketReturn LLC |
In-app purchases
UVscanner
No in-app purchases
TicketReturn
No in-app purchases
