Comparison

RA Ticket Scanner vs Helpling Partner

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

Head to head
About

RA Ticket Scanner

This app allows event promoters to manage ticket sales and entry for club nights and festivals. It supports scanning various ticket types, managing guestlists, and provides real-time event statistics. The app works offline and allows for live syncing between multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Manage ticket sales and allocations
  • Scan paper, e-tickets, and mobile tickets
  • Control and import guestlists
  • Live syncing across multiple devices
  • Offline functionality
  • Real-time event statistics
Features
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The RA Ticket Scanner is the easiest way to manage entry to RA ticketed events. The app has been developed by a team that understands club culture and the needs of venues and promoters. To use this app you will need to be registered as a promoter on www.residentadvisor.net. Features - Manage your club night or festival from the palm of your hand. Update ticket allocations, stop and start sales and view detailed, real-time stats on your event. - Scan paper tickets, e-tickets, Apple Wallet and tickets displayed on smartphones. No more need for printed lists—the app does the hard work for you. - Take control of the guestlist. Import your guestlist to the app and add new guests at a touch of a button. - Live syncing between devices means multiple users can manage entry to your venue. - The app works offline, which means it's useful for when there’s no reception or wi-fi. - You can reject ticket holders by swiping left, which is useful for helping ticket holders get refunds when they are turned away for legitimate reasons. - Manage which users can access events stats and prevent junior members of your team adding new people to the guestlist. About RA Tickets Integrated with Resident Advisor’s comprehensive international event listings, RA’s ticketing service allows promoters to manage ticket sales for electronic music shows. RA has extensive experience in ticketing everything from club shows in London, to warehouse parties in LA, rooftops in Barcelona, and major festivals. RA Tickets is the preferred ticketing partner for a significant number of established brands in electronic music.

About

Helpling Partner

Manage your cleaning jobs and appointments on the go with this app. Receive live updates, communicate with customers, and track payments. Ideal for service providers on the Helpling platform.

Highlights
  • Manage appointments and bookings
  • Track payments and transfers
  • Receive live job updates and reminders
  • Communicate with customers via chat
  • Calendar view of jobs and offers
  • Integrated map for navigation
  • Upload documents
Features
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Helpling Partner is the app for service providers working with the Helpling platform to receive and manage cleaning jobs easily via smartphone. Whether at home on the sofa or on the way to your next job, you can manage your business anytime and anywhere. With the notification function, you receive live updates about your jobs on the go. The app is available for cleaners working with Helpling in France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, United Kingdom, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland and Australia. ••• FEATURES ••• + Manage Your Appointments: Choose to accept new bookings and change requests from existing customers. + Payments and Transfers: Claim payment for completed jobs and view previous payments + Live updates about your jobs - including reminders about upcoming jobs and notifications of changes to any jobs. + Push customer notifications: you can now be notified about new customers by receiving push notifications. Click on the notification to see more information about the new customer in the app and respond quickly and easily from the app without using your SMS quota. + Chat feature: you can now chat with your customers directly from the app. Introduce yourself to new customers, ask questions about the booking and build better relationships by keeping the conversation flowing. + Calendar View: See all your confirmed jobs and job offers in the calendar view, including customer address, to help you manage your schedule. + Maps Integration: Individual job overviews contain a map with the customer location, to help you navigate between jobs. + Potential cleaners can now upload documents via app For any questions about the Partner App, please go to https://www.helpling.com or write an email to apps@helpling.com.

Screenshots

RA Ticket Scanner4 screens
Helpling Partner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RA Ticket Scanner at 4.8 against Helpling Partner's 3.0. RA Ticket Scanner also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 18%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Helpling Partner's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

RA Ticket Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of RA Ticket Scanner's written reviews are positive against 18% of Helpling Partner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RA Ticket Scanner ships an update every 2 months, Helpling Partner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
RA Ticket Scanner versus Helpling Partner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRA Ticket ScannerHelpling Partner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better17.8% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB131 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperResident AdvisorHelpling GmbH

Customer experience

RA Ticket Scanner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Helpling Partner

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive17.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative80.8%

In-app purchases

None

RA Ticket Scanner

No in-app purchases

None

Helpling Partner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RA Ticket Scanner free?
RA Ticket Scanner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Helpling Partner free?
Helpling Partner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RA Ticket Scanner or Helpling Partner?
RA Ticket Scanner is rated higher. RA Ticket Scanner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Helpling Partner averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do RA Ticket Scanner or Helpling Partner have ads?
Neither RA Ticket Scanner nor Helpling Partner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RA Ticket Scanner or Helpling Partner?
RA Ticket Scanner ships an update every 2 months, and Helpling Partner every 2 weeks. Most recently, RA Ticket Scanner was updated on October 8, 2026 and Helpling Partner on October 14, 2026.

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