Comparison

BocaPrinter vs Glownet Gatekeeper

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

Head to head
About

BocaPrinter

Configure and test your Boca Systems Thermal Ticket printer directly from your iPad. Easily demonstrate communication capabilities and send various print commands, including FGL commands, text strings, and image files. Supports multiple connectivity options like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Highlights
  • Printer configuration and testing
  • Send FGL commands for test prints
  • Print custom marketing tickets
  • Print monochrome BMP images
  • Convert and print color images (BMP, PNG, JPG, PDF)
  • Driver Print functionality for network printers
  • Retrieve printer status information
Features
Read full description

BocaPrinter is an application with an intended use of testing and configuring your Boca Systems Thermal Ticket printer. BocaPrinter makes demonstrating communication capabilities between your iPad and printer easy and streamlined. Boca Systems printers equipped with Bluetooth, Ethernet, or Wi-Fi interfaces are the targeted equipment for this app. Connectivity Overview • The Wi-Fi connection can be established through a Wi-Fi capable router, using the printers hard cable Ethernet interface or via Wi-Fi interface in the printer. • The Bluetooth Classic connection can be established by pairing the devices together in the settings app and then clicking the BlueTooth connect button. • The BlueTooth LE connection can be established by typing in the printer serial number in the field next to the BlueTooth button and then pressing said button. Main Features • Functional tests can be performed by sending FGL commands to the device to print a test ticket, a custom marketing ticket, or a monochrome BMP image. • Color BMP, PNG, JPG, and PDF images are now converted to monochrome BMP images. • After conversion the file/image is then printed, scaled to fill a ticket or manually set to actual size. • If a third party driver communication app is installed on a network, Driver Print will allow users to print through a printer driver to Boca Systems printers installed on the network. • The application can be used to send text strings and text files to the printer including FGL commands. • Status can also be retrieved from the printer to ascertain the printers current state. • Other features include the ability to control the printer path (Multi-path printers), DPI resolution settings, orientation and stock size. [Supports IOS 14.4+]

About

Glownet Gatekeeper

This app allows for efficient scanning and validation of event tickets, supporting both mobile and paper formats. It offers manual search, live validation, and offline synchronization for seamless check-ins, even in challenging environments. The system is optimized for high-volume processing.

Highlights
  • QR code scanning
  • Manual ticket search
  • Live ticket validation
  • Offline ticket synchronization
  • High-volume ticket processing
Features
Read full description

Scan and validate your event tickets without missing a beat: - QR scanning of mobile and paper tickets - Manual search and check-in - Live validation of tickets - Synchronize your tickets for offline validation - Check in tickets offline without interrupting sales - Process over 1,000 tickets per hour per scanner This app was designed and optimized for operational efficiency, resilience and contingency in challenging, mission critical environments.

Screenshots

Glownet Gatekeeper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BocaPrinter at every 2 months against Glownet Gatekeeper's every 6 months. Glownet Gatekeeper's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.4). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BocaPrinter against 5.0 for Glownet Gatekeeper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BocaPrinter ships an update every 2 months, Glownet Gatekeeper every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
BocaPrinter versus Glownet Gatekeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBocaPrinterGlownet Gatekeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.412.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoca SystemsDigiMe FZ LLC

Customer experience

BocaPrinter

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Glownet Gatekeeper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BocaPrinter

No in-app purchases

None

Glownet Gatekeeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BocaPrinter free?
BocaPrinter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glownet Gatekeeper free?
Glownet Gatekeeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BocaPrinter or Glownet Gatekeeper?
BocaPrinter and Glownet Gatekeeper are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do BocaPrinter or Glownet Gatekeeper have ads?
Neither BocaPrinter nor Glownet Gatekeeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BocaPrinter or Glownet Gatekeeper?
BocaPrinter ships an update every 2 months, and Glownet Gatekeeper every 6 months. Most recently, BocaPrinter was updated on July 7, 2026 and Glownet Gatekeeper on June 5, 2026.

Other comparisons