RapidScan vs Spotlight Door Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RapidScan
This app helps event promoters quickly scan tickets and verify customer entry for events sold through Skiddle. It also offers a box office feature to sell tickets on-site, accepting various payment methods. Real-time entry stats and synchronization across multiple devices are available.
- Scan RapidScan tickets
- Lookup by customer name
- Instant ticket verification
- Box office sales
- Accept cash, card, Apple Pay
- View entry stats
- Multi-device synchronization
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This app is for Event Promoters who use Skiddle to sell tickets for their events. * Quickly and easily scan RapidScan tickets or lookup by customer name. * Instant verification or rejection of tickets. * RapidScan Box Office - sell tickets for your event to walk-up customers, accepting cash, debit/credit card and Apple Pay. * Verify customers who have already purchased online tickets through Skiddle.com or the Skiddle app as they enter your event using your iPhone or iPad. * Keep tickets on sale once your doors open to maximise sales (Wifi/4G/3G connection required). * Filter available tickets to allow different customers to enter at different entrances. * View entry stats showing who's entered and who's yet to attend. * Synchronisation with multiple devices so you can have more than one person working on the door (Wifi/4G/3G connection required). * Data is sent to your Promotion Centre so you can analyse later. Please note, you need a free Skiddle Promoter account to use this app, please see https://promotioncentre.co.uk To use the new Box Office functionality to sell tickets, you can get started straight away accepting cash payments. Card payments require an iZettle card reader, available from https://www.izettle.com/gb/skiddle Find out more https://promotioncentre.co.uk/tour-boxoffice.php NOTE: Please report all feedback to dev@skiddle.com so we can improve this app.
Spotlight Door Scanner
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Manage your door entry easily with Spotlight Door Scanner. With a built in QR scanner and simple user interface managing your guests at the door has never been easier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RapidScan at every 6 weeks against Spotlight Door Scanner's every 4 months. 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.
RapidScan ships an update every 6 weeks, Spotlight Door Scanner every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and May 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RapidScan | Spotlight Door Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skiddle.com | Ibiza Spotlight S.L. |
In-app purchases
RapidScan
No in-app purchases
Spotlight Door Scanner
No in-app purchases
Questions
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