UVscanner vs XL Sidekick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UVscanner
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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.
XL Sidekick
Enhance manufacturing productivity with a companion app for XL devices. Enter data, view real-time production insights, and mirror operator displays on your mobile device. Securely access information from anywhere on your plant floor.
- Data entry via action screens
- Real-time production data visualization
- Operator display mirroring (scoreboard)
- Secure local network access
- Free to use and support
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XL Sidekick is an integral part of Vorne’s next generation platform for improving manufacturing productivity, accelerating your digital transformation, and fostering a culture of productivity. Interact with any XL devices running version 2.21 or later. Sidekick provides an alternative to using barcode scanners for data entry, and adds simple data visualization on a tablet or smartphone from anywhere in your plant: Use action screens to assign a reason when the line goes down, enter reject quantities, start the next part, and more. Use data screens to view detailed, real-time production data for the shift, part, and hour. For XL HD, XL HD+, and XL Touch models, use the scoreboard screen to see exactly what operators on the line are seeing. Once you enable access through XL device configuration, Sidekick works on your local network safely behind your firewall, just like your XL devices. Sidekick is free, and technical support for Sidekick is free. So, if you have any questions, just contact us at support@vorne.com. XL Sidekick collects diagnostic and other data that is not linked to you for app functionality. The data transmitted from Sidekick to the XL device is typically the same information entered at the Vorne XL device using barcodes and/or a touchscreen interface. Data sent off the device does not identify you or your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: UVscanner at every 4 weeks against XL Sidekick's every 3 months. UVscanner also leads on iOS requirement (11.1 vs 15.1). 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, XL Sidekick every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UVscanner | XL Sidekick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Venue Management Systems, Inc. | Vorne Industries, Inc. |
In-app purchases
UVscanner
No in-app purchases
XL Sidekick
No in-app purchases









