Scoutabout vs Tradeshow Scouter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scoutabout
This app helps you create professional notes and reports for tradeshows. Document suppliers, their products with pictures, and share your findings easily via PDF through various methods. It's designed for professional usability on iPads.
- Create tradeshow and supplier information
- Document products with pictures
- Import supplier data via QR code
- Share reports via AirDrop, email, or cloud
- Print and open reports in other apps
- Professional usability design
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Welcome to Scoutabout, the powerful app to create notes and professional reports of tradeshows. You can use iPad, iPad Air and iPad mini to report easily the tradeshows, the suppliers you visited and document their products. Create: • tradeshows and type in the information which will be shown on your report • supplier information and type in contact details • detailed product information and add pictures • use the QR Code (needs internet connection) to import all information provided from supplier (if supplier also use scoutabout) and add pictures Share: • send your PDF with Air Drop to others near you • send your report by email • open your PDF in other Applications • print your report • save your report in iBooks, dropbox or in any other cloud Scoutabout was carefully designed to experience a professional usability.
Tradeshow Scouter
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Organize notes and photographs collected at industry Tradeshows. Generate PDF reports or export all your data for use in proprietary report formats (PowerPoint, Word, etc.). Create "Prompts" to customize your reports and answer the questions that matter to your company.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scoutabout at every 2 months against Tradeshow Scouter's every 5 months. Scoutabout also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). On price, 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.
Scoutabout ships an update every 2 months, Tradeshow Scouter every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scoutabout | Tradeshow Scouter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mi Appsolutions KG | Christian Stevenson |
In-app purchases
Scoutabout
No in-app purchases
Tradeshow Scouter
No in-app purchases
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